Thread: Pouncing on Head

This morning I awoke with 4 puncture wounds in my forehead from Raggles 3-00am attack!
He attacks at least one of us every night, but it is just me he bites and he is not gentle with it either......

It may sound harsh, but after a week or so of Mufasa's nightime antics when he first arrived and after he had woken all of us up numerous times every night, there was nothing to do but separate him and put him in the kitchen at night. He seems to be quite happy in there, he has his own armchair, scratching post, toys, big conservatory windows for nightime garden viewing etc. In fact the kitchen is technically 3 rooms so we call it his boudoir and the utility room with the litter tray his ensuite. Each night now when he feels it's time, he retires to his boudoir under his own steam and we simply say good night and shut the door. A few weeks ago I did leave the door open so that he could come upstairs if he wanted but he woke us all up again wailing and thundering around.

Originally Posted by Fozzie

It may sound harsh, but after a week or so of Mufasa's nightime antics when he first arrived and after he had woken all of us up numerous times every night, there was nothing to do but separate him and put him in the kitchen at night. He seems to be quite happy in there, he has his own armchair, scratching post, toys, big conservatory windows for nightime garden viewing etc. In fact the kitchen is technically 3 rooms so we call it his boudoir and the utility room with the litter tray his ensuite. Each night now when he feels it's time, he retires to his boudoir under his own steam and we simply say good night and shut the door. A few weeks ago I did leave the door open so that he could come upstairs if he wanted but he woke us all up again wailing and thundering around.

I don't think it sounds harsh. Sometimes you really need to get a good night's sleep, and as adorable as our cats are, they do have a habit of keeping you awake. If Kenny comes into our bedroom he starts off on the bed, then jumps up on the window cill, but everytime one of us turns over in bed he jumps down again and starts meowing at us as if to say "Come on you must be awake now to play with me".

Originally Posted by Fozzie

It may sound harsh, but after a week or so of Mufasa's nightime antics when he first arrived and after he had woken all of us up numerous times every night, there was nothing to do but separate him and put him in the kitchen at night. He seems to be quite happy in there, he has his own armchair, scratching post, toys, big conservatory windows for nightime garden viewing etc. In fact the kitchen is technically 3 rooms so we call it his boudoir and the utility room with the litter tray his ensuite. Each night now when he feels it's time, he retires to his boudoir under his own steam and we simply say good night and shut the door. A few weeks ago I did leave the door open so that he could come upstairs if he wanted but he woke us all up again wailing and thundering around.

I also agree with the not being harsh,animals are like children & should know & respect their place as much as I love them,daughter would never have been allowed into our bedroom & although animals come in for their cuddles they are not allowed to sleep there either,unless they are poorly & then they don't feel like pouncing anyway.In the early days our dogs & moggies slept in the kitchen but when we extended to give us a room for hubby to keep his drums & guitars etc in {got fed up with sharing the dining room with them}we doubled it up for the animals bedroom as well.We had friends stay last night & they got great amusement seeing our lot line up outside the utility room door while I prepared supper & then open the door to the room in they troop to their respective feeding stations,a goodnight cuddle all round door shut peace reigns,good nights sleep all round...!

When my 2 y.o. girls were little they never pounced on us. i wanted them to sleep in the same bed with us to cuddle, and they did, but they preferred to
lie at the feet level where they had more space. I could never make them sleep close to the pillows. Then at age 1.5 y.o. they suddenly decided that they are
no longer teens and stopped coming to bed with us. We have 2 extra beds and 5 couches for them to sleep but they choose their own kitty beds for night time.
I agree, cats need to be discouraged from pouncing as early as possible although it is harder to do with male cats who are more driven to hunt.

I guess I'm half lucky with my two :-)

Moshi is the softest, sweetest cuddle ball and has to sleep lying next to me, head on pillow, either wrapped around my arm, or at the minimum one paw touching me.

Moto, on the other hand, takes his queue from the light going out as it's time to play fetch. It takes him all of 2 seconds to plonk himself on the bed (and he's nearly 17lbs now, so it's a hefty plonk!). If I attempt to ignore him, whatever it is he's chosen to want to play with (variety of balls, fluffy things, toys etc), ends up on my face, as his subtle hint. He then goes for about 10 minutes, back and forth, back and forth, until he's had enough. I know when he has, because he fetches said toy onto the bed and promptly lies on it!!

The only time he gets antsy is if I choose to lie in longer than he deems fit. My head then turns into a toy, he wraps himself around the top of it and kicks and paws until he gets shouted at - the indication that I'm well and truly awake!

Love them both though ;-))

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