Hey so I love my cat to death. His name is Mars, he is 4 years old and I adopted him from the shelter last year. He never scratched me or anything. Then maybe 3 months after moving in with my boyfriend (now lived with him for about 9 months) he started scratching me while I am asleep. It is usually around 6am to 8am, though he can do it whenever we are asleep. I have tried everything to get him to stop. I have played with him, fed him wet food, given him treats and just plain put him on the floor but then he just jumps back up and starts scratching me until I wake up. I would really like to take him to a behavioral specialist but need to save up money because my boyfriend and I are poor. We make 1800 a month and I am still in high school so it is hard. I have even tried letting Mars scratch me until he gives up but before that happens he makes me bleed. The only thing I can do is cover up in a big fluffy blanket and let him scratch me but the blanket sort of protects me. Please help! I love him so much and he is a sweet cat I just don't know what to do