Boyfriend does an Otis

I am a dreadful sleeper and after spending most of the previous night awake
and then working all day I was looking forward to unconsciousness last
night.
I was woken up at 4 a.m. by Boyfriend meowing loudly outside my bedroom
door. It was just getting light and I did not appreciate it one bit. "Go
away" I said with a tone in my voice. He did. For ten minutes. I was just
dropping off to sleep again and MEOW pause MEow pause...etc.
I told him in no uncertain terms in a very irritated voice that if he didn't
want a clip round his ear he should go away until later. 20 minutes later
he was back and started up again. Meow, get up, Meow, meowmie, get up
NOW.."
I started to worry then. I thought what if the house is on fire downstairs
or there's a flood or something and he's trying to warn me (given that he's
never done this before.) ~sort of like Lassie with her Tommy's down the
well thing ;-)
So I stumbled down the stairs to put the fire out or call the fire brigade
or something. There was no fire or flood.

Do you know what he did???? He marched over to his food bowl, smirked, and
said "any chance of breakfast yet, meowmie, seeing as you're up now?"

I was livid. I picked him up and put him in the conservatory and shut the
back door. As I went back to bed I could hear him wowling to come back in.
There's a cat bed in there, he can get outside, and the weather is warm, I
knew he would be ok.

When I got up and opened the back door he rushed inside. I told him very
firmly that he must not wake me in the night, as it's meowmie who gets him
the money for toonas and she cannot do it if he wakes her by being a
greedyboy.
It's not a punishment for him to be put in the conservatory, it's just to
make him realise that he will not be fed if he wakes me 4 a.m.
If I *had* fed him at 4 a.m. it would have reinforced his idea that it's OK
to wake me up to feed him, which it isn't. Instead he had a negative
experience and I doubt he will do it again.
Let's see what happens tomorrow. Will he wake me at 4 a.m for breakfast? I
don't think he will.
Let's start a book, who thinks he will and who thinks he won't.
Would be interesting to see who would had let their cat get away with it.

Tweed

if i didn't free feed because of nurotic tiger i would have done same as
you, Lee
"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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I am a dreadful sleeper and after spending most of the previous night awake
and then working all day I was looking forward to unconsciousness last
night.
I was woken up at 4 a.m. by Boyfriend meowing loudly outside my bedroom
door. It was just getting light and I did not appreciate it one bit.
"Go away" I said with a tone in my voice. He did. For ten minutes. I
was just dropping off to sleep again and MEOW pause MEow pause...etc.
I told him in no uncertain terms in a very irritated voice that if he
didn't want a clip round his ear he should go away until later. 20
minutes later he was back and started up again. Meow, get up, Meow,
meowmie, get up NOW.."
I started to worry then. I thought what if the house is on fire
downstairs or there's a flood or something and he's trying to warn me
(given that he's never done this before.) ~sort of like Lassie with her
Tommy's down the well thing ;-)
So I stumbled down the stairs to put the fire out or call the fire brigade
or something. There was no fire or flood.

Do you know what he did???? He marched over to his food bowl, smirked,
and said "any chance of breakfast yet, meowmie, seeing as you're up now?"

I was livid. I picked him up and put him in the conservatory and shut the
back door. As I went back to bed I could hear him wowling to come back
in. There's a cat bed in there, he can get outside, and the weather is
warm, I knew he would be ok.

When I got up and opened the back door he rushed inside. I told him very
firmly that he must not wake me in the night, as it's meowmie who gets him
the money for toonas and she cannot do it if he wakes her by being a
greedyboy.
It's not a punishment for him to be put in the conservatory, it's just to
make him realise that he will not be fed if he wakes me 4 a.m.
If I *had* fed him at 4 a.m. it would have reinforced his idea that it's
OK to wake me up to feed him, which it isn't. Instead he had a negative
experience and I doubt he will do it again.
Let's see what happens tomorrow. Will he wake me at 4 a.m for breakfast?
I don't think he will.
Let's start a book, who thinks he will and who thinks he won't.
Would be interesting to see who would had let their cat get away with it.

Tweed

Christina Websell wrote:
I am a dreadful sleeper and after spending most of the previous night
awake and then working all day I was looking forward to
unconsciousness last night.
I was woken up at 4 a.m. by Boyfriend meowing loudly outside my
bedroom door. It was just getting light and I did not appreciate it
one bit. "Go away" I said with a tone in my voice. He did. For
ten minutes. I was just dropping off to sleep again and MEOW pause
MEow pause...etc. I told him in no uncertain terms in a very irritated
voice that if he
didn't want a clip round his ear he should go away until later. 20
minutes later he was back and started up again. Meow, get up, Meow,
meowmie, get up NOW.."
I started to worry then. I thought what if the house is on fire
downstairs or there's a flood or something and he's trying to warn me
(given that he's never done this before.) ~sort of like Lassie with
her Tommy's down the well thing ;-)
So I stumbled down the stairs to put the fire out or call the fire
brigade or something. There was no fire or flood.

Do you know what he did???? He marched over to his food bowl,
smirked, and said "any chance of breakfast yet, meowmie, seeing as
you're up now?"
I was livid. I picked him up and put him in the conservatory and
shut the back door. As I went back to bed I could hear him wowling
to come back in. There's a cat bed in there, he can get outside, and
the weather is warm, I knew he would be ok.

When I got up and opened the back door he rushed inside. I told him
very firmly that he must not wake me in the night, as it's meowmie
who gets him the money for toonas and she cannot do it if he wakes
her by being a greedyboy.
It's not a punishment for him to be put in the conservatory, it's
just to make him realise that he will not be fed if he wakes me 4 a.m.
If I *had* fed him at 4 a.m. it would have reinforced his idea that
it's OK to wake me up to feed him, which it isn't. Instead he had a
negative experience and I doubt he will do it again.
Let's see what happens tomorrow. Will he wake me at 4 a.m for
breakfast? I don't think he will.
Let's start a book, who thinks he will and who thinks he won't.
Would be interesting to see who would had let their cat get away with
it.
Tweed

He might let you sleep in 'till 4:30 tomorrow. eg
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

"hopitus" wrote in message
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On Jul 1, 9:04 am, "Christina Websell"
wrote:

Do you know what he did???? He marched over to his food bowl, smirked, and
said "any chance of breakfast yet, meowmie, seeing as you're up now?"

I was livid. I picked him up and put him in the conservatory and shut the
back door. As I went back to bed I could hear him wowling to come back in.
There's a cat bed in there, he can get outside, and the weather is warm, I
knew he would be ok.

Let's start a book, who thinks he will and who thinks he won't.
Would be interesting to see who would had let their cat get away with it.


Is there some Merkin word for a conservatory? It sounds like
(conserve) maybe
a pantry? Nah, you wouldn't stick him in a pantry, unless in the UK
they are
very big. Besides....we keep *food* in pantries!

A conservatory is a room made of glass, often attached to the back of your
house.. I don't know what it's called in American.
A pantry is something else.

Tweed

hopitus kirjoitti:
Is there some Merkin word for a conservatory? It sounds like
(conserve) maybe
a pantry? Nah, you wouldn't stick him in a pantry, unless in the UK
they are
very big. Besides....we keep *food* in pantries!

I would hazard a guess that it's a kind of "winter garden" or "green
room" - a glassed in verandah/porch kinda thingy where one might grow
plants in pots and maybe have some furniture so one might take a meal
when the weather's nice etc. Kinda like a balcony in an apartment, but
probably big as a room.

--
Christine in Finland
christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com

"Christina Websell" wrote in
message ...
I am a dreadful sleeper and after spending most of the previous
night awake and then working all day I was looking forward to
unconsciousness last night.
I was woken up at 4 a.m. by Boyfriend meowing loudly outside my
bedroom door. It was just getting light and I did not appreciate
it one bit. "Go away" I said with a tone in my voice. He did.
For ten minutes. I was just dropping off to sleep again and MEOW
pause MEow pause...etc.
I told him in no uncertain terms in a very irritated voice that if
he didn't want a clip round his ear he should go away until later.
20 minutes later he was back and started up again. Meow, get up,
Meow, meowmie, get up NOW.."
I started to worry then. I thought what if the house is on fire
downstairs or there's a flood or something and he's trying to warn
me (given that he's never done this before.) ~sort of like Lassie
with her Tommy's down the well thing ;-)
So I stumbled down the stairs to put the fire out or call the fire
brigade or something. There was no fire or flood.

Do you know what he did???? He marched over to his food bowl,
smirked, and said "any chance of breakfast yet, meowmie, seeing as
you're up now?"

I was livid. I picked him up and put him in the conservatory and
shut the back door. As I went back to bed I could hear him
wowling to come back in. There's a cat bed in there, he can get
outside, and the weather is warm, I knew he would be ok.

When I got up and opened the back door he rushed inside. I told
him very firmly that he must not wake me in the night, as it's
meowmie who gets him the money for toonas and she cannot do it if
he wakes her by being a greedyboy.
It's not a punishment for him to be put in the conservatory, it's
just to make him realise that he will not be fed if he wakes me 4
a.m.
If I *had* fed him at 4 a.m. it would have reinforced his idea
that it's OK to wake me up to feed him, which it isn't. Instead
he had a negative experience and I doubt he will do it again.
Let's see what happens tomorrow. Will he wake me at 4 a.m for
breakfast? I don't think he will.
Let's start a book, who thinks he will and who thinks he won't.
Would be interesting to see who would had let their cat get away
with it.

Tweed


My bet is that if you are tired enough you will put him in the
conservatory before you go to bed.

Jo

"Christina Websell" wrote in
message ...

"hopitus" wrote in message
...
On Jul 1, 9:04 am, "Christina Websell"
wrote:

Do you know what he did???? He marched over to his food bowl,
smirked, and
said "any chance of breakfast yet, meowmie, seeing as you're up
now?"

I was livid. I picked him up and put him in the conservatory and
shut the
back door. As I went back to bed I could hear him wowling to come
back in.
There's a cat bed in there, he can get outside, and the weather
is warm, I
knew he would be ok.

Let's start a book, who thinks he will and who thinks he won't.
Would be interesting to see who would had let their cat get away
with it.


Is there some Merkin word for a conservatory? It sounds like
(conserve) maybe
a pantry? Nah, you wouldn't stick him in a pantry, unless in the
UK
they are
very big. Besides....we keep *food* in pantries!

A conservatory is a room made of glass, often attached to the back
of your house.. I don't know what it's called in American.
A pantry is something else.

Usually here it would be a sun porch. If you are high toned and
live in the north east you might call it a conservatory. Often the
room where you would keep house plants, and one you might well not
heat in the winter.

Jo

On Jul 1, 11:56*am, Christine BA wrote:

I would hazard a guess that it's a kind of "winter garden" or "green
room" - a glassed in verandah/porch kinda thingy where one might grow
plants in pots and maybe have some furniture so one might take a meal
when the weather's nice etc. Kinda like a balcony in an apartment, but
probably big as a room.


That is what I have, an enclosed balcony, aka an atrium.
It is Rusty's room where he sleeps, eats,
and uses his litter box. The door is closed at night and he waits
patiently for me
to get up in the morning to let him out andd feed him.

Winnie

Christina Websell wrote:
snippers
Let's see what happens tomorrow. Will he wake me at 4 a.m for breakfast? I
don't think he will.
Let's start a book, who thinks he will and who thinks he won't.
Would be interesting to see who would had let their cat get away with it.

I think you have a better chance of teaching him manners if you ignore
him completely when he meows outside your door. Don't yell back at him,
not even to tell him to shut up. He will be pleased at any kind of
attention, even if it's negative. It will encourage him to continue.


--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban.
In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
...
I am a dreadful sleeper and after spending most of the previous night awake
and then working all day I was looking forward to unconsciousness last
night.
(snippage)
If I *had* fed him at 4 a.m. it would have reinforced his idea that it's
OK to wake me up to feed him, which it isn't. Instead he had a negative
experience and I doubt he will do it again.
Let's see what happens tomorrow. Will he wake me at 4 a.m for breakfast?
I don't think he will.
Let's start a book, who thinks he will and who thinks he won't.
Would be interesting to see who would had let their cat get away with it.

Tweed

Persia wakes me at 6AM, but that's what time I used to get up to go to work.
She's tried to get me up earlier but the answer is "It's not TIME yet!" I
don't sleep well, either, so I do not appreciate a 4AM wake-up call. If I'd
gotten out of bed to put her somewhere else, however, I wouldn't be able to
get back to sleep.

Jill