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Hello.
So I have a recently adopted a second cat, who is seven months. I love him to bits, but I am starting to feel a bit weary about having my sleep interrupted - my children are finally sleeping through and now the bloody cat wakes me up instead!
I love having cats sleeping nearby - however, I need to find a way for him not to wake me up - usually at 5am, but this morning at 4am! He came up from the end of the bed (where he usually sleeps) purring so loudly and wants to sleep on my head pretty much. Or sleeps over my neck like a scarf! He usually will settle in a comfortable spot (for him), and then when it gets nearer to 5am and the birds start singing, he starts by tapping my face gently with his paw. When I ignore this, he starts including a pin or two! Not badly but enough for me to turn over or put my arm over my face!
Then he'll walk over my husband's head or try to sit on him - and my husband is not impressed!
So, he has dry food in his bowl in the office at all times. But what he really wants is wet food. I give him extra wet food just before bed so he is eating late. But alas, it makes no difference.
Maybe it is just because he's still a kitten really, so he wants me up and to play. I am going to start introducing him to the outside this week, so perhaps he'll burn off more energy when he gets used to that, and will therefore be more restful in the early hours of the morning?!
Any kind and useful advice or suggestions welcome.
So I have a recently adopted a second cat, who is seven months. I love him to bits, but I am starting to feel a bit weary about having my sleep interrupted - my children are finally sleeping through and now the bloody cat wakes me up instead!
I love having cats sleeping nearby - however, I need to find a way for him not to wake me up - usually at 5am, but this morning at 4am! He came up from the end of the bed (where he usually sleeps) purring so loudly and wants to sleep on my head pretty much. Or sleeps over my neck like a scarf! He usually will settle in a comfortable spot (for him), and then when it gets nearer to 5am and the birds start singing, he starts by tapping my face gently with his paw. When I ignore this, he starts including a pin or two! Not badly but enough for me to turn over or put my arm over my face!
Then he'll walk over my husband's head or try to sit on him - and my husband is not impressed!
So, he has dry food in his bowl in the office at all times. But what he really wants is wet food. I give him extra wet food just before bed so he is eating late. But alas, it makes no difference.
Maybe it is just because he's still a kitten really, so he wants me up and to play. I am going to start introducing him to the outside this week, so perhaps he'll burn off more energy when he gets used to that, and will therefore be more restful in the early hours of the morning?!
Any kind and useful advice or suggestions welcome.