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Kneading (and more) at night
Hi,
Frank is neutered and is about 18 months old. He has been sleeping overnight with us for a good while now. He doesn't go out much because the weather is extremely cold. We try to give him blocks of playtime to tire him out, especially at night before bed. He initially settles in quite well, but when one of us gets up to answer nature's call, Frank gets into a pattern of kneading and -- well, what else can you call it -- humping. He leaves the room, goes downstairs, comes back up, gets his hand quarters in an advantageous position and goes to town, so to speak. This can happen three or four times easily in a night. Aside from shutting him out of our room (which has no heat vent and gets cold), is there any way to modify this behavior? He used to just knead a bit and settle down, but now he goes on for a good while, and the humping especially is pretty distracting. I don't like to hear him cry at the closed door, but we need our sleep. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Dave S |
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"Another Dave" wrote in message ... Hi, Frank is neutered and is about 18 months old. He has been sleeping overnight with us for a good while now. He doesn't go out much because the weather is extremely cold. We try to give him blocks of playtime to tire him out, especially at night before bed. He initially settles in quite well, but when one of us gets up to answer nature's call, Frank gets into a pattern of kneading and -- well, what else can you call it -- humping. He leaves the room, goes downstairs, comes back up, gets his hand quarters in an advantageous position and goes to town, so to speak. This can happen three or four times easily in a night. Aside from shutting him out of our room (which has no heat vent and gets cold), is there any way to modify this behavior? He used to just knead a bit and settle down, but now he goes on for a good while, and the humping especially is pretty distracting. I don't like to hear him cry at the closed door, but we need our sleep. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. My cat Cheeky, who has been extremely polite for the three years she has been with us, just started hassling me long before I wake up. She wants to play. Although this is not the same thing as what you are experiencing, the end result is the same--not enough sleep for the humans! I have begun grabbing her and hugging her and kissing her and just generally being up in her face and holding her in a way she hates every time she climbs on me and meows to wake me up.I don't think I would have the heart to try to startle her, but I imagine that might work too. With Frank you might pick him up and tussle with him or put him down on the floor--anything to break the "mood!" Good luck. |
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"Another Dave" wrote in message
... Hi, Frank is neutered and is about 18 months old. He has been sleeping overnight with us for a good while now. He doesn't go out much because the weather is extremely cold. We try to give him blocks of playtime to tire him out, especially at night before bed. He initially settles in quite well, but when one of us gets up to answer nature's call, Frank gets into a pattern of kneading and -- well, what else can you call it -- humping. He leaves the room, goes downstairs, comes back up, gets his hand quarters in an advantageous position and goes to town, so to speak. This can happen three or four times easily in a night. You may want to have your vet check him and make sure he doesn't have an undescended testicle. -- -Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net "Wake up, and smell the cat food" -TMBG |
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Another Dave wrote: gets his hand quarters in an advantageous position Whoops, that would be "hind quarters" Cats got paws; this much I knows. |
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