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Dno_ca New Member  Posts: 8 |
posted 01-27-2004 09:00 AM
 
HI all, I have an amber eyed, white turkish angora cat who loves me sooo much that she wants me to pet her at 5:30am every morning. she is content with a few minutes of petting and then falls asleep on top of my hand. If I don't pet her right away she starts to lick my hand, then paw at whatever body part is poking out of the covers, and has even playfully bite me twice. If I push her off the bed she thinks its a game. What can I do? Thanks, IP: Logged |
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MaryNH Member  Posts: 240 |
posted 01-27-2004 09:50 AM
stop giving in to her demands at 5:30am (I know...easier said than done) eventually she'll get the idea and stop. But everytime you do what she wants you to do you encourage her. Amazing how our animals can train us isn't it IP: Logged |
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Chessmind Member Posts: 701 |
posted 01-27-2004 12:53 PM
I agree with Marynh. Just keep your whole body and head under those blankets. Also, you may want to try giving her the largest meal at night. IP: Logged |
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Dno_ca New Member Posts: 8 |
posted 01-27-2004 03:03 PM
Those are great things that I may not have the heart to try. She is sooo pretty.  I will post a pic here soon so you will all see how it's hard to ignore her... :PAnywho, I will try feeding her at night now instead of the morning. And I will hide myself under the covers no matter what! I was worried that I may have to try adn get another cat but I think she may not like a new cat. Or another suggestion was to lock her in the storage room with some food, the litter, and a nicec warm blanket... That seems a bit cruel to me. Dunno what y'all think... IP: Logged |
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footsie Member Posts: 123 |
posted 01-27-2004 04:56 PM
Unless you're in a studio I don't see how a storage room is the best solution. Perhaps just don't let her sleep in your room, but give her the run of the rest of your home. My cat does the same thing. But instead of wanting to be petted he wants to be played with. He waked me up around 6am, usually with a painful bite to my wrist or hand. I've started putting him out of my room as soon as he does this. He meows at my door for about 45 minutes, but I hope/expect that he'll eventually learn. IP: Logged |
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Chessmind Member Posts: 701 |
posted 01-27-2004 05:39 PM
quote: I didn't say to only feed her once a day. I said to give her the largest meal at night. She'll be nice and full and it can make her more restful. Do you only feed her in the morning? Cats should have small meals throughout the day. However, a lot of people can not do this, as they work. I'm very lucky, as I get to go home for lunch. So, Handsome gets fed 3x a day. If you can not feed her three times a day, feed her in the morning, then leave hard food out for her when you are gone and then feed her again at night. This is assuming you feed hard and soft food. If you only feed her hard food, make sure she has food available to her at all times, unless of course she's on a special diet for various reasons, such as being over weight. IP: Logged |
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Dno_ca New Member Posts: 8 |
posted 01-28-2004 12:01 PM
Hehe, yes I do feed her only at morning and at night. She gets soft cat food from my gf and she has three bowls of food lying around the house... Yes she is spoiled. She was also 22 pounds when we got her. Now she is down to around 16. Because there is only one cat in the house, she does not over eat and each bowl has food in it at all times. I grew up in a house with four cats and two dogs. What the cats didnt clean up, the dogs did. Well, last night I gave Jazzy a big meal right before I went to bed. I also gave her a lot of fresh water and set out two of her cat nip toys near her while she checked out her food bowl. Then at 5am when she came looking for me, I hid underneath the covers. She laid down beside me and went quietly to sleep. Now, if I can just get her not to try and wake me up by meowing and pawing... Thanks again guys! IP: Logged |
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Samsintentions Member Posts: 944 |
posted 01-28-2004 12:12 PM
Good luck. When I got Annibelle she would do it all night long. I think she had a serious case of separateion axiety. Over time she got used to her new situation and quit. IP: Logged |
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Yahdah Member Posts: 75 |
posted 01-29-2004 03:20 AM
cats are creatures of habit and love it when things are the same all the time. In fact I often say they like things to be run like a prison. They get fed at a certain time, they go to the toilet at a certain time, they get excercise at a certain time and go to bed at a certain time. If something goes wrong, there's a riot ! Its all in the body clock memory. I'm lucky in the sense that all the cats I live with have a strict routine that fits with mine. It took many months for this to happen, but at the moment , its perfect: The cats sleep on the bed until I wake up ( there is no such thing as a snooze button on a cat, when the alarm goes off, the cats are awake and practically drag me out of bed !) The cats all rush to their favourite litter trays ( I have 14 all over the house ) and go to the toilet. Then they are in the kitchen asking for breakfast. While they eat, I clean the litter trays and get ready for work. When one cats body clock is out of wack and tries to wake me at 5 in the morning, its a firm 'no' and pushed off the bed until the message is quiet clear : dont bother mother when she's sleeping, she gets very cranky. IP: Logged |
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Dno_ca New Member Posts: 8 |
posted 01-29-2004 11:05 AM
You sound like my mother! Her nickname is KatMama. She keeps taking in sick cats from the Petting Farm down the road for her and nursing them back to health. Some she keeps and some need to go back to the farm. But 14 litter trays throughout your house! I think you have her beat! Jazzy has gotten better,with me feeding her a big meal at night instead of just a bit of dry cat food. Then I am really strict when she bothers me at night. I don't give in no matter what. My girlfriend actually gave in a bit last night and I told her not to. I wonder how long it will take to get my cat to change her body clock? She may be a little more affectionate because since December I have gone to Hong Kong for a week for work, then home to Winnipeg for two weeks at Xmas, then for a week to Cancun on vacation. She does not have Seperation Anxiety Disorder, but I can't help but feel she misses me and wants to spend all the time I am at home with me. I had my girlfriend take care of her the first two trips and then another animal lover take care of her the last trip. Maybe she will calm down in a few more days. IP: Logged |
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