Will we ever sleep again!!!!
Help! My 9-month old Siberian Mountain Cat (soooo beautiful) is keeping us awake at night. This is something that started about a month ago when my husband and I went away for the weekend. He has always been an overly loving kitty but since we came back, he jumps up onto the bed (mind you, he's 9 pounds at 9 months so he's heavy) and either purrs in our faces, touches our faces with his paws, nudges us, brings toys into the bed (God knows where he's coming up with some of these things), scratches the bed posts, scratches the doors, jumps on our dresser, gets into the laundry basket in the bedroom closet, etc., etc.,... anything that he can do to wake us up. And this all goes on about 4:00 in the morning until one of us gets out of bed. I've tried everything. I've tried tiring him out before we go to bed. Sacha fetches, so I throw his scrunchy toy to him for a full hour - he fetches it and brings it back - until he is exhausted. I've tried feeding him different foods, giving him something to eat before bedtime, grooming him, etc. Any suggestions would be great. My husband is thinking of putting him in the basement at night - I love his cuddles, just not so early.
Help! My 9-month old Siberian Mountain Cat (soooo beautiful) is keeping us awake at night. This is something that started about a month ago when my husband and I went away for the weekend. He has always been an overly loving kitty but since we came back, he jumps up onto the bed (mind you, he's 9 pounds at 9 months so he's heavy) and either purrs in our faces, touches our faces with his paws, nudges us, brings toys into the bed (God knows where he's coming up with some of these things), scratches the bed posts, scratches the doors, jumps on our dresser, gets into the laundry basket in the bedroom closet, etc., etc.,... anything that he can do to wake us up. And this all goes on about 4:00 in the morning until one of us gets out of bed. I've tried everything. I've tried tiring him out before we go to bed. Sacha fetches, so I throw his scrunchy toy to him for a full hour - he fetches it and brings it back - until he is exhausted. I've tried feeding him different foods, giving him something to eat before bedtime, grooming him, etc. Any suggestions would be great. My husband is thinking of putting him in the basement at night - I love his cuddles, just not so early.