Asshoke trained the cat to be like this and is now mad. The nta people are idiots.

Aww, poor baby! He's screaming because you taught him to scream for food! Orange cats are special, I have my own vocal orange boy, but this behavior is the humans fault.

Have the vet check his thyroid. My cousin had a cat that was like that. She was always healthy and fine except when going to the vet She acted like a little demon and they would have to put the carrier in the gas chamber to knock her out before they could touch her. She was losing wt and was given an expensive thyroid cream to go on her ears. She got bony skinny and ate all the time. The meds stopped working and she had her put to sleep at home when she was 18 or 19. The vet said she had dementia.

They are baby-ing the cat too much. I called it abuse if you overfeed your cat and make them obese. Also, I wonder if the cat has enough play time to release its stamina.

I have two 14 year old cats. Both of them scream at me all day every day. It never ends. Mostly they do it because they like it when I talk back to them. One of them likes to sing, but between screaming at me, screaming at each other, or screaming at nothing, it's constant. But they are really sweet.

Get the cat a friend. Simple. He will have someone to 'talk' to an focus less on food an anxiety.

This is a clear situation of rewarding bad behaviour. Set up a feeding schedule, and stick to it. A timed feeder might help the wife not give in to the cat's demands. It does 't have to be three times a day. Find one that will dispense a small portion every hour if that's how often the cat wants to eat. Set up an area to put the cat overnight. Laundry room, garage, basement. Give him food, water, toys, and his preferred bed, and let him cope for 8 hours while you sleep. Put up aluminium foil where he scratches (use masking tape), and give him a scratching post/pad. After the habit is broken, you can remove the foil. Cats need firm boundries, because they are perfectly willing to be antisocial little jerks to get their way. Walk back the ultimation, get a book on cat training, and have a family meeting to set up a realistic plan for managing his behaviour. Some stuff, like him wanting to be in the middle of everything, are normal cat behaviour you'll have to live with.

Sometimes people new to pets needs some guidance. And if illness is not an issue, routines are a must if you want a stable environment in the household. My SIL has a new dog (I know, I know, the post is about a cat but I think this example applies anyway) and was struggling so after some advice she is happy now with the new routine for the doggie, making her life a little bit easier. (edited for spelling)

If the vet says "I don't know" and still keeps testing and taking you money, it's time to find a new vet. Do some research, read reviews, ask questions. Make the quiet place for this cat, food and water readily available, until the cat calms down. '

I don't think OP deserves YTA, but I agree with the person wondering if they actually did any meaningful work/training with the cat. Especially after reading that they can't leave the cat in the garage, because "wife thinks it will feel abandoned"! It sounds like wife projects human feelings on the cat and overindulges it, giving in to cat's demands and whining... So, she's not putting any boundaries on cat's behavior, doesn't allow her husband to do so, and they're both surprised nothing changes.

I'm in a fundation to help cats, and I make adoptions regularly. Few years ago, a young woman adopted an ederly cat I fostered. She was used to take old cats to give them a good few years and that's what happened. The cat, Arletty, was a queen ! Because she had 2 years max to live, her mom would let her do whatever she wanted and it was adorable. When Arletty passed away, I showed the grieving mother a young female cat and the woman adopted her. The cat, Vega, Was 2 at the time, and I told the woman not to do the same things she did with the older ones. Vega needed rules and laws. The woman didn't listen at first, and Vega became a real tyran just like that orange cat ! When I explained the lady she was being trained by her cat, she began to follow my instructions. 2 years later, Vega is an adorable cat with a big personnality but who obeys most of the time (she's still a very spoiled cat !) and who finally lets her mother sleep !

This is why we don't have cats. Once they start, they don't stop.

hes deff the ah. clearly not every option was explored and he trained the cat to order them around. he wouldnt b in this situation if he had just researched ways to handle this kind of situation. a simple google search couldve saved him alot of trouble. he says he wont listen to his kids bc they never put effort in? hate to break it to the OP but neither did he. like in all honestly id love to tell the op "congrats u got a cat and made urself its servant".