Hi. I’m new to this forum, so apologies if you’ve answered this a million times.
I have a 2 year-old calico. Ideally, I’d like her to sleep in my bed at night, but she jumps on it, gets real hyper and starts ripping into the sheets. Then she gets under the covers, and claws me and takes little bites, which makes it hard to sleep. So now I keep her out of the bedroom. The problem with that is she cries at my bedroom door A LOT in the morning. I try to ignore it but it’s very loud. I usually wait until she’s silent for a moment, then I open the door. She’ll follow me around the apartment, then eventually calms down. Sometimes she ends up sleeping on my lap on the couch. But all this usually happens earlier than I’d like to get up. It’s a real problem because I’m losing sleep every night. The vet doesn’t think there’s anything physical going on.
Things I’ve tried:
— giving her Solliquin and Purina Calming Probiotic everyday (recommended by vet)
— automatic feeder that dispenses dry treats four times in the early morning
— set up my Sonos to start playing cat relax music around 7am
— I have a cat tree and bed in the bedroom, and a taller cat tree, bed, window perch, and One Fast Cat wheel in the living room.
— Feliway diffusers
I feel like my choices are:
1. Find a way to let her in the bedroom but keep her off of the bed
2. Keep her out of the bedroom, but eliminate morning crying
Which is the most achievable?
Thank you for any help!
TK
I have a 2 year-old calico. Ideally, I’d like her to sleep in my bed at night, but she jumps on it, gets real hyper and starts ripping into the sheets. Then she gets under the covers, and claws me and takes little bites, which makes it hard to sleep. So now I keep her out of the bedroom. The problem with that is she cries at my bedroom door A LOT in the morning. I try to ignore it but it’s very loud. I usually wait until she’s silent for a moment, then I open the door. She’ll follow me around the apartment, then eventually calms down. Sometimes she ends up sleeping on my lap on the couch. But all this usually happens earlier than I’d like to get up. It’s a real problem because I’m losing sleep every night. The vet doesn’t think there’s anything physical going on.
Things I’ve tried:
— giving her Solliquin and Purina Calming Probiotic everyday (recommended by vet)
— automatic feeder that dispenses dry treats four times in the early morning
— set up my Sonos to start playing cat relax music around 7am
— I have a cat tree and bed in the bedroom, and a taller cat tree, bed, window perch, and One Fast Cat wheel in the living room.
— Feliway diffusers
I feel like my choices are:
1. Find a way to let her in the bedroom but keep her off of the bed
2. Keep her out of the bedroom, but eliminate morning crying
Which is the most achievable?
Thank you for any help!
TK