number 5 is a last resort let me make that clear


"Matthew" wrote in message
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Jill there are several ways to deal with this.

1 let the furball in or out of the carrier

2 as some one else pointed out it could be a behavioral by product of the
declawing depending on how long ago it was. but this I doubt from what I
have read so far

3 you can get them more toys to keep furball occupied

4 IMO sounds like the furball is training you for the attention that it
wants. It paws you open door and pay attention to it.

5 There are several ways to stop them from doing this take a coffee can
full of marbles when furball does it rattle that can like no tomorrow or
you can take a hair dryer and set it up by the door with an extension
corded the furball paws than plug in hair dryer pussy cat in both
incidents runs like the sky is falling most stop after second or third
time If not than it becomes death from above ( water )

6 Try setting up a scratching post maybe the door feels good to him
stretching his paws

7 Also try give him more attention some how some way earlier in the
evening cats are nocturnal sleeping up to 18 hours a day.

8 If this just started is there anything that has changed in the household
cats can pick up on stressful situation and act on it in our terms
peculiar ways. Example new furniture new boyfriend girlfriend new daily
routine


Me I gave up along time ago and let them in the room and put up with the
wake up calls. If they get too bad I use the OH MY GOD VOICE and they
scatter not coming back for awhile. But like most cat slaves most of us
have become tolerant of our masters needs

Ohh pss all cats our independent dogs have masters cats have slaves


"Jill" wrote in message
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Hello, I have had my cat from over a year now. He's been declawed and
neutered since I've owned him. He's never been affectionate towards me
expect when I first come home from work (and thats for about 5 mins).

Over the last 4 days, he's taken on a bad and very frustrating/annoying
behavior. Every late night/early morning (I'm talking about 3 or 4
am), he starts pawing on the closet door until he wakes me up then he
runs and hides. If he had claws it would be like he's sharpening his
claws in turbo mode.

The first time, he ran out into the kitchen where his bowl was and I
saw he was low on food and water so I topped his bowl off, thinking
that was his way of saying I'm hungry, then laid back down. About 20
mins later, he started it again. I sat up, he ran and hid. This will
continue until I'm up for the day; every 10 to 15 mins he's pawing a
door to wake me back up.

If it was just the one closet door, I'd think there was something in
there he wanted. However, I moved his carrier in front of the door, so
he then moved to the 2nd closet door. If I shut him out of the
bedroom, he paws the bedroom door until I wake up and let him in. If I
move out to try and sleep on my living room couch, he paws the front
door or the entry way coat closet door.

I've tried everything from giving him a light swat on the butt and
telling him no TO tossing a shoe at the wall near him (NOT at him, to
try and scare him away from the door; he runs, but comes back a few
mins later) TO putting him in his carrier (which he just paws at the
carrier door which is more annoying)....

I don't know what else to try, but I'm EXHAUSTED after being woken up
constantly...He doesn't like to play during waking hours and again he's
not an affectionate cat (very independent).

Can anyone suggest another idea? I'd love to get some sleep tonight.