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Hi, I am a first time cat owner. i have adopted a male neutered cat and he is around 12-13 months old.
He had a rocky start to life and was abandoned and then placed in a cattery before being fostered and now adopted.
That being said, he is very friendly and tolerates my children (both of whom have high functioning autism) very well.
He is allowed to roam the neighbourhood in the day but he never goes far and is more than happy to return every few hours for food or petting and a sleep.
My question is why does he insist on waking me up early morning? He purrs and walks around the bed, if I don't get up, he gently nips me with his teeth. Some mornings he seems content with a head tickle, other days he nips until I actually get out of bed and take him downstairs. Which is puzzling as he has access to downstairs and a supply of dry food and water at all times. He chooses to sleep at the bottom of my or the boys bed. Hoping someone knows why he does this. I need my sleep!
He had a rocky start to life and was abandoned and then placed in a cattery before being fostered and now adopted.
That being said, he is very friendly and tolerates my children (both of whom have high functioning autism) very well.
He is allowed to roam the neighbourhood in the day but he never goes far and is more than happy to return every few hours for food or petting and a sleep.
My question is why does he insist on waking me up early morning? He purrs and walks around the bed, if I don't get up, he gently nips me with his teeth. Some mornings he seems content with a head tickle, other days he nips until I actually get out of bed and take him downstairs. Which is puzzling as he has access to downstairs and a supply of dry food and water at all times. He chooses to sleep at the bottom of my or the boys bed. Hoping someone knows why he does this. I need my sleep!