"DearLadyDisdain" wrote in message
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I got my first kitten back in March. Everyday since then he has been
waking me up by crying every morning at around 5 am. I make sure to give
him lots of food the night before, and many mornings when I do get out
of bed when he starts up I check and see that his food and water are
still quite full yet. I thought that maybe he wants more attention, so I
make sure to play and pet him for a while before going to bed. But,
alas, I am still being woken up every morning.

Since he has gotten bigger, he now puts his paw under the door and
rattles it while meowing. I wouldn't mind letting him in the room at
night or in the morning if he didn't pounce all over me continuously
(thus not letting me sleep--so I lock him out of the bedroom at night).

Therein lies your problem.Cats hate closed doors. Food, water, are all fine,
but it'sthe human connection they want and will continue to seek out. The
pouncing will stop eventually, but the door rattling won't. Put up with a
little annoyance now, and prevent a lifetime of annoyance later. I cannot
understand why people shut their cats out of their bedrooms, or any room for
that matter. It just never works.