Cat likes to make noise when I'm trying to fall asleep

This had been happening for a while then stopped now he is doing it
again. When I'm trying to go to sleep the cat starts to scratch on a
cabinet in my bedroom like when they want you to open a door. There
is nothing in the cabinet, consequently nothing to interest him. He
only does this when I'm trying to sleep. I keep a squirt bottle by
the bed and shoot him whenever he starts. Now he stop's and runs away
when I reach for the bottle but he still starts the scratching again.

It's getting to be a real problem. The cycle of scratch, squirt,
doze, scratch, squirt doze....can go on for hours. If I lock him out
of the room he scratches the door.

I don't want to give him away or have him put down but this has to
stop. I am literally losing sleep over this.


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Have you tried having a play session with him before you go to sleep?

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"Mark Healey" wrote in message
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This had been happening for a while then stopped now he is doing it
again. When I'm trying to go to sleep the cat starts to scratch on a
cabinet in my bedroom like when they want you to open a door. There
is nothing in the cabinet, consequently nothing to interest him. He
only does this when I'm trying to sleep. I keep a squirt bottle by
the bed and shoot him whenever he starts. Now he stop's and runs away
when I reach for the bottle but he still starts the scratching again.

It's getting to be a real problem. The cycle of scratch, squirt,
doze, scratch, squirt doze....can go on for hours. If I lock him out
of the room he scratches the door.

I don't want to give him away or have him put down but this has to
stop. I am literally losing sleep over this.


--
Mark Heaely
marknews(at)healeyonline(dot)com

Have you tried having a play session with him before you go to sleep?

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"Mark Healey" wrote in message
...
This had been happening for a while then stopped now he is doing it
again. When I'm trying to go to sleep the cat starts to scratch on a
cabinet in my bedroom like when they want you to open a door. There
is nothing in the cabinet, consequently nothing to interest him. He
only does this when I'm trying to sleep. I keep a squirt bottle by
the bed and shoot him whenever he starts. Now he stop's and runs away
when I reach for the bottle but he still starts the scratching again.

It's getting to be a real problem. The cycle of scratch, squirt,
doze, scratch, squirt doze....can go on for hours. If I lock him out
of the room he scratches the door.

I don't want to give him away or have him put down but this has to
stop. I am literally losing sleep over this.


--
Mark Heaely
marknews(at)healeyonline(dot)com

The twit (Mark Healey) who uses the nickname writes

..."When I'm trying to go to sleep the cat starts to scratch on a
cabinet in my bedroom like when they want you to open a door...I keep a
squirt bottle by the bed and shoot him whenever he starts.
...It's getting to be a real problem. ...I don't want to give him away or
have him put down but this has to
stop...."

It sounds like you have absolutely no clue that this squirt bottle has been
useless....you keep using it despite the failure of this method. You actually
are thinking to "put him down" for this behavior that is not too far from a
normal type behavior. Why do you have any pets at all? Your cat sounds like he
is bored. Maybe some exercise and attention to tire him out might help. You
probably don't have a clue that cats are nocturnal and don't go by our
timeclock. If there's nothing in this cabinet, why not leave it open? If the
cat scratches at the door, can you pad the door to muffle the scratches? You
didn't list any positive reinforcement or behavior modification that didnt'
involve punishment.

The twit (Mark Healey) who uses the nickname writes

..."When I'm trying to go to sleep the cat starts to scratch on a
cabinet in my bedroom like when they want you to open a door...I keep a
squirt bottle by the bed and shoot him whenever he starts.
...It's getting to be a real problem. ...I don't want to give him away or
have him put down but this has to
stop...."

It sounds like you have absolutely no clue that this squirt bottle has been
useless....you keep using it despite the failure of this method. You actually
are thinking to "put him down" for this behavior that is not too far from a
normal type behavior. Why do you have any pets at all? Your cat sounds like he
is bored. Maybe some exercise and attention to tire him out might help. You
probably don't have a clue that cats are nocturnal and don't go by our
timeclock. If there's nothing in this cabinet, why not leave it open? If the
cat scratches at the door, can you pad the door to muffle the scratches? You
didn't list any positive reinforcement or behavior modification that didnt'
involve punishment.

I don't want to give him away or have him put down but this has to
stop

Please don't kill your cat for normal cat behavior. How old is he? If he's a
kitten, he will eventually calm down. Play with him before bed as others
mentioned and leave the cabinet open. Have you tried ear plugs? Get him toys
he can play with at night in the other room, a tall cat tree, a way to look out
windows, etc.

Candace
(take the litter out before replying by e-mail)

See my cats:
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"One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other
than human." (Loren Eisely)

I don't want to give him away or have him put down but this has to
stop

Please don't kill your cat for normal cat behavior. How old is he? If he's a
kitten, he will eventually calm down. Play with him before bed as others
mentioned and leave the cabinet open. Have you tried ear plugs? Get him toys
he can play with at night in the other room, a tall cat tree, a way to look out
windows, etc.

Candace
(take the litter out before replying by e-mail)

See my cats:
http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace

"One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other
than human." (Loren Eisely)

On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 06:09:15 +0000, Mark Healey wrote:

I don't want to give him away or have him put down but this has to
stop. I am literally losing sleep over this.

Open the cabinet.

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On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 06:09:15 +0000, Mark Healey wrote:

I don't want to give him away or have him put down but this has to
stop. I am literally losing sleep over this.

Open the cabinet.

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Dennis Carr - KE6ISF | I may be out of my mind,
http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way.
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I agree not to kill an animal for normal behavior. Besides when you fall
asleep you hardly hear them scratching. Al;so maybe besides playing with the
feline before bedtime that the human should consider getting another feline
for this cat to play with.

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"MacCandace" wrote in message
news:20040705144816.11031.00001108@mb-
Please don't kill your cat for normal cat behavior. How old is he? If
he's a
kitten, he will eventually calm down. Play with him before bed as others
mentioned and leave the cabinet open. Have you tried ear plugs? Get him
toys
he can play with at night in the other room, a tall cat tree, a way to
look out
windows, etc.

Candace
(take the litter out before replying by e-mail)

See my cats:
http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace

"One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye
other
than human." (Loren Eisely)