Why is my cat hell bent on waking me up between 2 & 3 am?
I’ve owned 9 cats since 1980. All with completely different personalities. I’ve rescued them all from either the streets of the SPCA.
No one wanted this one “Smokey” at the SPCA because he was very shy and not very friendly. When I got him home he was terrified of everything including me. I worked with him for hours every day for 3 weeks to get him to come out of his little cubical. It took many months of petting him and playing with string and feathers to get him to relax. Over time he has really gotten comfortable with me and our house. But he gets huge personality swings at night when he wants into our bedroom.
Early in the morning Smokey will slam his body into our bedroom door making a loud noise repeatedly until we let him in. Then he settles down and sleeps until 2 or 3 am and then starts walking all over me and even gets on top of the bed head board and jumps down on me. He is relentless. When I put him back outside our bedroom then the body slamming against the door begins again.
This cute shy cat is so sweet and lovable during the day but turns into a little monster each night. I don’t think he wants food. As I feed him at 3 am he doesn’t seem like he’s hungry. He nibbles a bit and walks away. His intentions seems to be that he just wants me up to give him attention and affection.
What can I do to train Smokey to let me sleep at night?
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