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My cat likes jumping from my dresser to the top of the bedroom door. This makes me nervous to see him balancing up there, so I always try to get him down. He also likes to stick his paws and face in the part where the door hinges and I don't want him to get pinched! The main problem is he has been wanting to do this at night. I leave the door open a crack so he can go out to use the box or eat, but he opens the door so he can jump up and scare me in the middle of the night. Then it's a process of me getting out of bed, turning on the lights, and getting him down in some way, making me nervous and awake. I know when cats are riled up at night it's best to ignore them, but I can't ignore him when I worry about his safety. I like having him in the bedroom with me at night, but I end up closing the door completely and leaving him out eventually. I usually tap on the dresser for a few minutes to get him to jump down or I shake a treat bag or put a treat on the dresser, but I don't want to reward him for jumping up there. Should I just ignore him? Does he do this for attention? Maybe I need to get a tall cat tree for the bedroom? He does this when I'm settling in and just getting into bed and he does this in the middle of the night. Otherwise he sleeps in the bed or on my pillow. I would hate to lock him out every night. Any tips?
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