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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. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "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) |
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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. -- Dennis Carr - Brilliant. The voice of reason. I love that solution. It's exactly what I'd do. Sherry |
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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. -- Dennis Carr - Brilliant. The voice of reason. I love that solution. It's exactly what I'd do. Sherry |
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Hi Mark,
I don't want you to have to give away or put down the cat over this, either. It's normal cat behavior. That said, yes people need to sleep, so let me ask you a few questions and make a few suggestions. Firstly, how old is the cat? If it's under a year old, then you're probaboy just looking at kitten behavior that will mitigate in a pretty short period of time. Like human babies, cat babies can't sleep through the night. Secondly, how long have you had the cat? If the cat came to you recently, then it probably just hasn't acclimated to your schedule and it will, in time. Our schedules are opposite to a cats natural schedule (make a ruckus at dawn and dusk and hunt during the night and snooze during the day), so it does take some time living with the humans to adjust to how things are done around your house. Things you can try: I agree that if the cat digs the cabinet, that you might as well leave it open if there's nothing inportant in there. Why not? You've probably created a game with the squirt bottle by now (i.e. cats goal is to avoid being squirted, not to avoid the behavior causing the squirting), so forget that and try some new techniques. Firstly, do play with the cat a bit before bedtime. Sometimes 15 minutes is enough to relax a cat and send it into mellow zone during the period you are falling asleep. Secondly, do express some dismay in cat terms when the cat wakes you up. He needs to understand that you don't like it - i.e hiss at the cat when he ****es you off. They know EXACTLY what that means. If hissing doesn't stop the behavior, then the next thing I'd try is a time out. Namely if the cat engages in the behavior, you hiss, and the cat does it again, then gently pick him up, bring a toy and a blanket and the food and place him in another room with all doors closed (an extra bedroom or the bathroom). He may make some noise, but let him spend the night there. My guess would be that the next night or even the night after that, he'll stop the behavior immediately when you hiss or get up and move towards him. You should be able to discourage it in just a few days. It is possible that you simply have a very bright and energetic cat and if he's home by himself all day, he may just be too jazzed in the evening to be able to sleep all night. It may well be that a 2nd cat would keep him occupied during the day so he wouldn't sleep all day and therefore zing around all night. Assuming this is an indoor cat, that may well be his problem. Good luck and try to hang in there and improve the situation. The cat is only expressing a desire to interact with you. He just doesn't have his timing down yet. |
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Hi Mark,
I don't want you to have to give away or put down the cat over this, either. It's normal cat behavior. That said, yes people need to sleep, so let me ask you a few questions and make a few suggestions. Firstly, how old is the cat? If it's under a year old, then you're probaboy just looking at kitten behavior that will mitigate in a pretty short period of time. Like human babies, cat babies can't sleep through the night. Secondly, how long have you had the cat? If the cat came to you recently, then it probably just hasn't acclimated to your schedule and it will, in time. Our schedules are opposite to a cats natural schedule (make a ruckus at dawn and dusk and hunt during the night and snooze during the day), so it does take some time living with the humans to adjust to how things are done around your house. Things you can try: I agree that if the cat digs the cabinet, that you might as well leave it open if there's nothing inportant in there. Why not? You've probably created a game with the squirt bottle by now (i.e. cats goal is to avoid being squirted, not to avoid the behavior causing the squirting), so forget that and try some new techniques. Firstly, do play with the cat a bit before bedtime. Sometimes 15 minutes is enough to relax a cat and send it into mellow zone during the period you are falling asleep. Secondly, do express some dismay in cat terms when the cat wakes you up. He needs to understand that you don't like it - i.e hiss at the cat when he ****es you off. They know EXACTLY what that means. If hissing doesn't stop the behavior, then the next thing I'd try is a time out. Namely if the cat engages in the behavior, you hiss, and the cat does it again, then gently pick him up, bring a toy and a blanket and the food and place him in another room with all doors closed (an extra bedroom or the bathroom). He may make some noise, but let him spend the night there. My guess would be that the next night or even the night after that, he'll stop the behavior immediately when you hiss or get up and move towards him. You should be able to discourage it in just a few days. It is possible that you simply have a very bright and energetic cat and if he's home by himself all day, he may just be too jazzed in the evening to be able to sleep all night. It may well be that a 2nd cat would keep him occupied during the day so he wouldn't sleep all day and therefore zing around all night. Assuming this is an indoor cat, that may well be his problem. Good luck and try to hang in there and improve the situation. The cat is only expressing a desire to interact with you. He just doesn't have his timing down yet. |
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Cats hate loud noises. Get a large can and put a handful of marbles or
pennies in it. When the cat makes a noise, shake the can hard. He will run from the room. After a few nights of this he will probably leave you alone. ---MIKE--- |
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Cats hate loud noises. Get a large can and put a handful of marbles or
pennies in it. When the cat makes a noise, shake the can hard. He will run from the room. After a few nights of this he will probably leave you alone. ---MIKE--- |
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