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How to stop my mama cat from constantly meowing when her kitten moves?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Female | unspayed | 3 years and 1 month old | 4 lbs

My mama cat wont stop meowing in the mornings when her kitten is up and moving. She continues all day when her kitten is moving. How do i get her to stop

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Answered By Dr. Elizabeth

Veterinarian

Published on August 6th, 2019

It's possible Aleria is anxious about the kitten moving around. Unfortunately, you cannot train her away from this behavior but there are a few things you can do at home which may help. Here is a great article about cat's instinctual needs: https://www.petcoach.co/article/why-every-cat-needs-a-place-to-climb/ Use a Feliway diffuser, set aside 30 minutes a day for vigorous play and you may even look into an interactive toy. This behavior will generally stop on it's own. When the kitten is 12 weeks old, I recommend to have your cat spayed. Having a cat spayed has many health and behavioral benefits. Additionally, 1 female cat can have almost 30 kittens in a year if not kept indoors and away from male cats. That's a lot of kittens/cats to care for! I hope this helps and please feel free to post any additional questions.

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