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First time cat owner...
Just got a new kitten...my dog is finally starting to accept him as a
member of the family. He is extremely energetic and extremely cuddly, too cute for words. I just have one problem. Every morning at 6 on the dot, my kitten wakes me up. Mainly its by batting, pouncing and biting my feet...but sometimes he just messes with the blinds, which is extremely noisy as well. Is it normal for a cat to wake up so regularly? Or will this pass with his kittenhood? I usually dont have to get up until 7, so this is a major annoyance. Most of the time I just wake up long enough to shut him in the bathroom (where his litterbox is). Is this proper training procedure? I have never had anything except for dogs, so I’m not exactly sure... Any replies will be greatly appreciated! Thanks... -- Posted at author's request, using moderated http://www.PetForumz.com interface Thread archive: http://www.PetForumz.com/time-cat-ow...pict72524.html |
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First time cat owner...
In article 471599_ce8f15548ff1a314686e71d3c3cbb99c@petforumz .com,
prickles_2005 wrote: Just got a new kitten...my dog is finally starting to accept him as a member of the family. He is extremely energetic and extremely cuddly, too cute for words. I just have one problem. Every morning at 6 on the dot, my kitten wakes me up. Mainly its by batting, pouncing and biting my feet...but sometimes he just messes with the blinds, which is extremely noisy as well. Is it normal for a cat to wake up so regularly? Or will this pass with his kittenhood? Many, if not all cats rise with the sun. Your new friend wants to eat and/or play. Possibly a well stocked food dish will stop him from waking you up, maybe not if he's after a playmate rather than a meal. Bubba, the Maine Coon reminds me every morning at dawn that the empty dish in the kitchen is not acceptable. I have to ration his food or else he'd be one of those "world's fattest cats" on TV. If I try to ignore him, he licks my eyelids which he knows I can't ignore. It's part of the joy of feline companionship. I probably wouldn't do it to a kitten, but if it *really* bothered me and the cat was full grown I'd close the bedroom door so they couldn't get in. |
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First time cat owner...
*Is it normal for a cat to wake up so
regularly? Or will this pass with his kittenhood? Yes. Cats have amazing internal clocks. What you're doing is fine-- just shut him in there. Don't talk to him, etc. Just be matter of fact. The key is, when you get up, do NOT feed him immediately. Take a shower, etc. and then feed him. Do the same thing when you get home from work. Eat supper, etc. THEN feed him. This will teach him that he can't associate you waking up (or coming home) with food. It might take a little time, but he will learn. And you'll be able to sleep in until your alarm goes off. |
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First time cat owner...
"prickles_2005" wrote in message
news:471599_ce8f15548ff1a314686e71d3c3cbb99c@petfo rumz.com... Just got a new kitten...my dog is finally starting to accept him as a member of the family. He is extremely energetic and extremely cuddly, too cute for words. I just have one problem. Every morning at 6 on the dot, my kitten wakes me up. Mainly its by batting, pouncing and biting my feet...but sometimes he just messes with the blinds, which is extremely noisy as well. Is it normal for a cat to wake up so regularly? Or will this pass with his kittenhood? I usually dont have to get up until 7, so this is a major annoyance. Most of the time I just wake up long enough to shut him in the bathroom (where his litterbox is). Is this proper training procedure? I have never had anything except for dogs, so I'm not exactly sure... Any replies will be greatly appreciated! Thanks... Cats are crepuscular - which means they're most active at dawn and dusk. You can't "train" him to be less active at that time, but he may calm down as he gets older. Do you feed him as soon as you get up? I put a small bowl of dry food out when mine get their evening meal of canned - this usually keeps them satisfied on the weekends when I don't get up at 6 to feed them their morning meal of canned. Hugs, CatNipped -- Posted at author's request, using moderated http://www.PetForumz.com interface Thread archive: http://www.PetForumz.com/time-cat-ow...pict72524.html |
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First time cat owner...
one thing I have learned about cats and sleep
You got two choices one allow them in your bedroom when you sleep or close your door maybe confine them to a certain part of the house I choose to allow the in my bedroom there is something about them sleeping in your arms purring away and peter pattering your arm telling you that they love you Maybe sleeping on your back purring in your ear or keeping your legs warm. Mine know they can wake me up at any time for loving a treat or some scrtiches. I call this being a good cat slave to me losing a few minutes of sleep is worth there the loss "prickles_2005" wrote in message news:471599_ce8f15548ff1a314686e71d3c3cbb99c@petfo rumz.com... Just got a new kitten...my dog is finally starting to accept him as a member of the family. He is extremely energetic and extremely cuddly, too cute for words. I just have one problem. Every morning at 6 on the dot, my kitten wakes me up. Mainly its by batting, pouncing and biting my feet...but sometimes he just messes with the blinds, which is extremely noisy as well. Is it normal for a cat to wake up so regularly? Or will this pass with his kittenhood? I usually dont have to get up until 7, so this is a major annoyance. Most of the time I just wake up long enough to shut him in the bathroom (where his litterbox is). Is this proper training procedure? I have never had anything except for dogs, so I'm not exactly sure... Any replies will be greatly appreciated! Thanks... -- Posted at author's request, using moderated http://www.PetForumz.com interface Thread archive: http://www.PetForumz.com/time-cat-ow...pict72524.html |
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First time cat owner...
On Sep 2, 2:23*am, prickles_2005 wrote:
Just got a new kitten...my dog is finally starting to accept him as a member of the family. *He is extremely energetic and extremely cuddly, too cute for words. * *I just have one problem. *Every morning at 6 on the dot, my kitten wakes me up. *Mainly its by batting, pouncing and biting my feet...but sometimes he just messes with the blinds, which is extremely noisy as well. *Is it normal for a cat to wake up so regularly? Or will this pass with his kittenhood? I usually dont have to get up until 7, so this is a major annoyance. Most of the time I just wake up long enough to shut him in the bathroom (where his litterbox is). *Is this proper training procedure? *I have never had anything except for dogs, so I’m not exactly sure.... Any replies will be greatly appreciated! *Thanks... -- Posted at author's request, using moderatedhttp://www.PetForumz.cominterface Thread archive:http://www.PetForumz.com/time-cat-ow...pict72524.html My pussy used to try to wake me including diving 3' on to me. My being too tired to wake up finally put a stop to it. Now if she jumps around she avoids stepping on me and waits till I get up. Of course she's probably full grown now and don't need to bounce around like crazy. |
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First time cat owner...
Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:23:13 -0500 from prickles_2005 :
Every morning at 6 on the dot, my kitten wakes me up. Mainly its by batting, pouncing and biting my feet...but sometimes he just messes with the blinds, which is extremely noisy as well. Is it normal for a cat to wake up so regularly? Or will this pass with his kittenhood? Every cat is different, but it is quite common for them to be most active around dawn. The good news is that in the wintertime that's after 7 AM. Milo wakes me around 6 AM now (or he would if I weren't already awake most days). This is an improvement from the beginning of July, when days were longer and he was charging around the house at 4:30. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... |
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You might try ignoring the little kitten and pretend to be sleeping until 7.
My way is just to roll with the punches and get up when the fur babies say it's time. Getting up earlier has its advantages. Barb |
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First time cat owner...
On Sep 3, 1:17*pm, "Barb" wrote:
You might try ignoring the little kitten and pretend to be sleeping until 7. My way is just to roll with the punches and get up when the fur babies say it's time. *Getting up earlier has its advantages. Barb dang...You have to know cats are by nature crepuscular. |
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