How do I "set back" Amber?

"---MIKE---" wrote in message
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Tonight we set the clocks back one hour. My problem is that Amber
usually wakes me up about 5AM. That's OK because I usually get up about
that time. Tomorrow (and for the next six months) what Amber thinks is
5 will actually be 4. I DON'T want to get up that early. I will
explain this to her but I doubt if it will do any good.


Would a wrist watch help?

Paul

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(---MIKE---) wrote:

Tonight we set the clocks back one hour. My problem is that Amber
usually wakes me up about 5AM. That's OK because I usually get up about
that time. Tomorrow (and for the next six months) what Amber thinks is
5 will actually be 4. I DON'T want to get up that early. I will
explain this to her but I doubt if it will do any good.

You just have to find the timezone settings. Difficult with long haired
cats, but with the short hair models you can usually find the controls.

--
Tonight on eye on Springfield: Just miles from your doorstep, hundreds
of men are given weapons and trained to kill. The government calls it
/The Army/ but a more alarmist name would be "The Kill-Bot Factory"

Paul M. Cook wrote:


"---MIKE---" wrote in message
...
Tonight we set the clocks back one hour. My problem is that Amber
usually wakes me up about 5AM. That's OK because I usually get up
about
that time. Tomorrow (and for the next six months) what Amber thinks is
5 will actually be 4. I DON'T want to get up that early. I will
explain this to her but I doubt if it will do any good.


Would a wrist watch help?

Paul




This seems to be a lost cause. They are all gathered around asking for
dinner (over an hour early by MY clock.) Even the shy one has swatted me
on the knee, that's how convinced he is that I'm late.

Sigh.

Actually, Charley is very smart--sometimes too smart for his own
good--so maybe he got the message with only two feather pillow
treatments. But I like the psychic version better. ;-)

And no, I'd never do anything to actually cause Charley pain--just
surprise him a bit.

Michelle

"---MIKE---" wrote in message
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Tonight we set the clocks back one hour. My problem is that Amber
usually wakes me up about 5AM. That's OK because I usually get up about
that time. Tomorrow (and for the next six months) what Amber thinks is
5 will actually be 4. I DON'T want to get up that early. I will
explain this to her but I doubt if it will do any good.


Since she's living indoors under artificial light, she should adjust to your
new schedule in a week or two.

Cats are crepuscular (actually matutinal and vespertine) so they usually
adjust their routine to the change of seasons- shorter/longer days- not the
actual time. But living indoors under artificial light throws off their
biological clocks. Its kinda similar to cycling intact females that live
outdoors- they only cycle in season whereas indoor intact females can cycle
all year round- its the light- not the time.

Phil

Phil P. wrote:


"---MIKE---" wrote in message
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Tonight we set the clocks back one hour. My problem is that Amber
usually wakes me up about 5AM. That's OK because I usually get up
about that time. Tomorrow (and for the next six months) what Amber
thinks is 5 will actually be 4. I DON'T want to get up that early. I
will
explain this to her but I doubt if it will do any good.


Since she's living indoors under artificial light, she should adjust
to your new schedule in a week or two.

Cats are crepuscular (actually matutinal and vespertine) so they
usually adjust their routine to the change of seasons- shorter/longer
days- not the actual time. But living indoors under artificial light
throws off their biological clocks. Its kinda similar to cycling
intact females that live outdoors- they only cycle in season whereas
indoor intact females can cycle all year round- its the light- not the
time.

Phil



Even indoors, mine are up with the sunrise. Actually, more like at the
first light of day even. I had a few 4:30 wake-up pounces this summer.
Now, with the gloomy late fall mornings they let me sleep in late some
mornings.

"5cats" wrote in message
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Phil P. wrote:


"---MIKE---" wrote in message
...
Tonight we set the clocks back one hour. My problem is that Amber
usually wakes me up about 5AM. That's OK because I usually get up
about that time. Tomorrow (and for the next six months) what Amber
thinks is 5 will actually be 4. I DON'T want to get up that early. I
will
explain this to her but I doubt if it will do any good.


Since she's living indoors under artificial light, she should adjust
to your new schedule in a week or two.

Cats are crepuscular (actually matutinal and vespertine) so they
usually adjust their routine to the change of seasons- shorter/longer
days- not the actual time. But living indoors under artificial light
throws off their biological clocks. Its kinda similar to cycling
intact females that live outdoors- they only cycle in season whereas
indoor intact females can cycle all year round- its the light- not the
time.

Phil



Even indoors, mine are up with the sunrise. Actually, more like at the
first light of day even.

In any season, right? Even though the time of the sunrises change. My two
former ferals do the same, but my indoor-raised cats don't seem to come to
life until someone goes into the kitchen- not the bathroom- not the living
room- only the kitchen. They never learned to read the sun. ;-)


I had a few 4:30 wake-up pounces this summer.
Now, with the gloomy late fall mornings they let me sleep in late some
mornings.

Doncha just love some of the wild instincts they retained? ;-)

Phil

Phil P. wrote:


"5cats" wrote in message
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Phil P. wrote:


"---MIKE---" wrote in message
...
Tonight we set the clocks back one hour. My problem is that Amber
usually wakes me up about 5AM. That's OK because I usually get up
about that time. Tomorrow (and for the next six months) what Amber
thinks is 5 will actually be 4. I DON'T want to get up that early.
I will
explain this to her but I doubt if it will do any good.


Since she's living indoors under artificial light, she should
adjust to your new schedule in a week or two.

Cats are crepuscular (actually matutinal and vespertine) so they
usually adjust their routine to the change of seasons-
shorter/longer days- not the actual time. But living indoors under
artificial light throws off their biological clocks. Its kinda
similar to cycling intact females that live outdoors- they only
cycle in season whereas indoor intact females can cycle all year
round- its the light- not the time.

Phil



Even indoors, mine are up with the sunrise. Actually, more like at
the first light of day even.

In any season, right? Even though the time of the sunrises change.
My two former ferals do the same, but my indoor-raised cats don't seem
to come to life until someone goes into the kitchen- not the bathroom-
not the living room- only the kitchen. They never learned to read the
sun. ;-)

It's more evident during the summer, as both the living room and my
bedroom will get full morning light before I wake up. The last few weeks
before the end of DST I had the room lights on before it was light
outside and that will be the case again in mid-winter.


I had a few 4:30 wake-up pounces this summer.
Now, with the gloomy late fall mornings they let me sleep in late
some mornings.

Doncha just love some of the wild instincts they retained? ;-)


I could do without 4:30 wakeup pounces, but overall, I find their
behaviors and interactions very fascinating. Especially in Max who seems
just a little closer to his wild ancestors than the others.

I know George was born and raised indoors, 3 of the others I got as older
kittens or young adults but they must have been outside cats judging by
their well-developed hunting skills.

"Phil P." wrote:

Cats are crepuscular [..]

Even indoors, mine are up with the sunrise. Actually, more like at the
first light of day even.

In any season, right? Even though the time of the sunrises change. My
two
former ferals do the same, but my indoor-raised cats don't seem to come to
life until someone goes into the kitchen- not the bathroom- not the living
room- only the kitchen. They never learned to read the sun. ;-)


I had a few 4:30 wake-up pounces this summer.
Now, with the gloomy late fall mornings they let me sleep in late some
mornings.

Doncha just love some of the wild instincts they retained? ;-)

Phil


Both of my cats, former ferals, are crazy wild at dusk and
dawn. I love to see them that way, and allow extra time so that I
can get up when they do, play, and go back to bed to get enough
sleep. My little 7-lb tabby girl is wildest of all, maybe because she
is younger. After we play with the feather on a string that bored
her at midnight but thrills her at dawn I open the bedroom window
and she blisses out on the birds beginning to sing. If I am too tired
and try to roll over and go back to sleep she blows me off and
gathers the comforter in to a ball and kicks it to death, hunkers
down and pounces on nothing, misjudging the edge of the bed and
going sailing into the pile of giftboxes on the big chair, then plays
kangaroo kitty on the top of my pillow until I have to wake up
and play with her. It's my favorite time of day, catwise.

"5cats" wrote in message
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Phil P. wrote:


"5cats" wrote in message
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Phil P. wrote:


"---MIKE---" wrote in message
...
Tonight we set the clocks back one hour. My problem is that Amber
usually wakes me up about 5AM. That's OK because I usually get up
about that time. Tomorrow (and for the next six months) what Amber
thinks is 5 will actually be 4. I DON'T want to get up that early.
I will
explain this to her but I doubt if it will do any good.


Since she's living indoors under artificial light, she should
adjust to your new schedule in a week or two.

Cats are crepuscular (actually matutinal and vespertine) so they
usually adjust their routine to the change of seasons-
shorter/longer days- not the actual time. But living indoors under
artificial light throws off their biological clocks. Its kinda
similar to cycling intact females that live outdoors- they only
cycle in season whereas indoor intact females can cycle all year
round- its the light- not the time.

Phil



Even indoors, mine are up with the sunrise. Actually, more like at
the first light of day even.

In any season, right? Even though the time of the sunrises change.
My two former ferals do the same, but my indoor-raised cats don't seem
to come to life until someone goes into the kitchen- not the bathroom-
not the living room- only the kitchen. They never learned to read the
sun. ;-)

It's more evident during the summer, as both the living room and my
bedroom will get full morning light before I wake up. The last few weeks
before the end of DST I had the room lights on before it was light
outside and that will be the case again in mid-winter.


I had a few 4:30 wake-up pounces this summer.
Now, with the gloomy late fall mornings they let me sleep in late
some mornings.

Doncha just love some of the wild instincts they retained? ;-)


I could do without 4:30 wakeup pounces, but overall, I find their
behaviors and interactions very fascinating. Especially in Max who seems
just a little closer to his wild ancestors than the others.


I love watching cats- especially ferals. I love the repertoire of facial
expressions and body postures they use to communicate with each other. Every
colony seems to have their own culture and little community- even the cats
in the shelter. I can spend the whole day watching them- sometimes I do!
Utterly fascinating- even after 45 years.



I know George was born and raised indoors, 3 of the others I got as older
kittens or young adults but they must have been outside cats judging by
their well-developed hunting skills.


If their mother was a good teacher, they can kill prey by the time they're
5-7 weeks old. Their hunting skills are definitely related to what their
mother taught them.

I love all my cats dearly- but my 2 former ferals are definitely smarter
than my indoor-raised cats. I often hide their food and let them 'hunt' for
it. The former ferals always find and get the food first. Sometimes I put
the food in difficult places and I can actually see them figuring out how to
get to it. Fascinating to watch.