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So, as you may all know, Sassy is very fluffy (I've attached a photo for those of you who don't know) and in the winter her coat somehow gets even thicker. She gets brushed at least 15-20 minutes a day, and thankfully she loves getting brushed, but she's still quite fastidious about bathing herself. I've had her long enough to know that she spends significantly more time bathing herself in the winter because I inevitably worry that she's doing it out of stress, allergies, and then go "Oh no, I worried about that last year, and the year before, and the year before, and the vet said she was fine."
What's new THIS year is that a few months ago she decided her favorite spot to sleep is ON ME, though eventually she moves to her usual spot at the foot of the bed. Now, this is normally cute, except that she wakes up a few times during the night and will start bathing herself vigorously, which wakes me up.
I have absolutely no idea how to get this to stop and I am exhausted. My current solution is to gently yet firmly eject her from the bed as soon as she starts bathing herself. This isn't working. If I boot her out of bed, she comes back ten to fifteen minutes later and I usually get another hour or two of sleep in before it's bath time again. It's too late in our relationship for me to tell her that she can't sleep in the bed, but I'm stumped as to how to convince her that the bed is for sleeping and NOT for bath time.
Any tips?
What's new THIS year is that a few months ago she decided her favorite spot to sleep is ON ME, though eventually she moves to her usual spot at the foot of the bed. Now, this is normally cute, except that she wakes up a few times during the night and will start bathing herself vigorously, which wakes me up.
I have absolutely no idea how to get this to stop and I am exhausted. My current solution is to gently yet firmly eject her from the bed as soon as she starts bathing herself. This isn't working. If I boot her out of bed, she comes back ten to fifteen minutes later and I usually get another hour or two of sleep in before it's bath time again. It's too late in our relationship for me to tell her that she can't sleep in the bed, but I'm stumped as to how to convince her that the bed is for sleeping and NOT for bath time.
Any tips?
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