Thread: Problems with kitty waking early!!!

Don't you just love that Simons cat,I had the book bought me for Christmas & like the film clips you can just associate with it,makes you giggle how ever often you watch them.
Do you think he might be broken of the "habit" by the time he comes back from the cattery or perhaps that is when you will have to once again "try" to be strong & ignore him for a couple of days,just warn the neighbours & hide anyhting he could hit you round the head with....!

Oh that video is sooo funny and yes like jckkerison said very much like how it is. That is good advise. I'd use that reason to hubby for getting him a playmate ;)

I can't help... we used to lock the cats in the laundry during the night and Gryfn and Charlie are ok... they go off and wake the kids...

I love Simons cat he must be a MC

Winston's a bit young yet to start spraying I wonder if something is upsetting him maybe get a Feiliway pulg in if you have'nt got one already that may also make him chill more & sleep more, we dont have that problem with Louie he either sleeps through or takes himself off into the yard Simba on the other hand ARG! he stomps all over untill I lift the quilt for him then he goes to sleep.

Heheh, glad to see its not only me thats having / had this problem.
What I have learned is:- If they wake you, and you then go downstairs to feed them / play with them / show them attention etc... They will view this as a reward. This only leads to more 'wake ups' as they think they will get something each time woken up. I ended up having a permanent furry alarm clock for 1am & 7am and every hour inbetween.

Storvenn, the heavyweight wakeup call that he is, liked to jump onto my chest and meow into my face. I used to ignore him, but this only lead to me then getting pawd, then paw'd harder and then nipped on the ear/nose/face until I couldnt ignore him.
What Ive started doing recently (a month ago), and which is gradually working better and better is to blow gently in his face. He doesnt like it and after 2 or 3 blows either lies on the bed next to me or goes off to do 'something else'.

Now..my current problem is that sometimes during the night we awake to the now familiar sound of THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP as two cats accelerate up the stairs at mind blowing speeds, only to traverse the open bedroom door in a kamakazi like leap of faith towards our bed.
Usually ends up with my wife getting her head 'run over' in an instant as Loki, chased by Storvenn, career over the top of the duvet and then over her head, only to disappear out the door before you can say "whats the noisOW!!!".

I think you may have to think about getting him a playmate. I'm not sure what time Simba wakes up. His favourate place to sleep at the moment is in my son's room, second choice my room. Daughter has banned him from her room and shuts her door. Son throws him out some mornings as he keeps grabbing his feet, with claws But generally when I wake he is playing with Elsa or Maggie or both. When I set the alarm during the week I have to be up early and I am awake before him or the dogs - these are generally quiet mornings as they stay asleep while I have a shower and then follow me downstairs bleary eyed. It must be hard for you if you are trying to let your husband sleep and not wake neighbours but I think generally ignoring him will work best. If you hold out, he will get the idea eventually but you will have to prepare yourself for some kitten tantrums. Not sure what the peeing in his cage is - maybe he wants to make sure you don't put him in there again

My kitty does the same thing, I work all week and wake up at 6:30 am, so ofcourse my little squishy gets feed and played with. On the weekends I like to sleep in late , but my baby doesn't see it that way. He constantly meows and nips for attention . I have no idea how to make him stop his little hissy fits

As I have said before in other threads & after reading all above I am pleased that I am a hard mum & cats have their own room to retire too,I get grumpy enough with his indoors musical talents during the night without cats intervention too,also have found having a room to ban them too if they misbehave also works well ,time out on their own soon makes them realise that there are certain things not expected from them,the oldest girl who still slips up on occasions takes herself off down there & when you look down the corridor she has her head out of the doorway with an oops shouldn't have done that look & she will just sit there until you tell her to come out & of course then get cuddles....All is forgiven until the next time.
With six of them {at the moment eight with daughters staying}it would be a bit of a nightmare if they were all allowed free rein,although I suppose I could always retire to their room !

Originally Posted by jckkerrison

Don't you just love that Simons cat,I had the book bought me for Christmas & like the film clips you can just associate with it,makes you giggle how ever often you watch them.
Do you think he might be broken of the "habit" by the time he comes back from the cattery or perhaps that is when you will have to once again "try" to be strong & ignore him for a couple of days,just warn the neighbours & hide anyhting he could hit you round the head with....!

I've always loved Simon's Cat, it's amazing how real it actually is

I was actually thinking that a good break in the cattery might help with his habit of getting up early. Unfortunantly we don't have a spare room to put him in at the moment. We had hoped to move to a bigger place but with the state of the Irish economy and property prices plunging, we won't get too much for our gaff. so we will have to wait for another while

Getting him another playmate is a great idea but again we probably don't have enough room for a second bundle of fluff.

Anyhow it's good to hear I'm not the only person whose kitty wakes early. Now if I can just get him to lie it until 6.30 am I'd be very happy