How does your cat wake you up?
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Dovydaitis
Official fishco fish groupie
my little 'darling' has taken to launching herself bewteen my legs and getting her claws into my bits. not the best wake up call in the world!
then, when im up, she nicks the pillow i was sleeping on, curls up, and tries to go to sleep! i try and keep her awake though
she woke me up, only fair!
then, when im up, she nicks the pillow i was sleeping on, curls up, and tries to go to sleep! i try and keep her awake though
she woke me up, only fair!
geminisnake
a complex mass of conflicting ideas
The cat doesn't get upstairs so she can't wake me up 
(I have sleep issues ok
)
(I have sleep issues ok
)mysterygirl
Stealth visit from work
spacemonkey, sorry for your loss. my cat is 19 and I know it won't be lonng for me either. Im dreading it. 
To the OP : he starts with purring. Then he miaows at a gradually increasing volume. Then he progresses to patting me with his paw, any bit of me that he can reach. If that doesn't work, then he scratches me. If that doesn't work, he bites me. Hard. Anywhere he can reach but given the choice (and as somebody else has already mentioned) he prefers the soft bits that hurt the most - inner arm, face, eyelids are good as is the mouth. Oh - and toes. Now that does hurt!
The entire process starts at around 6 am, perhaps a little later. It doesn't take very long (around 30 minutes average probably) and is vastly preferred if i've been drinking the night before. The more I had to drink ,the earlier it starts and the more vicious the attacks are.
Give him his due though, if I do manage to get all of me under the duvet (easier in the winter when it's cold & dark) he will eventually shut up and go away, but mostly I feel honour bound to get up. This is because
a) the dog has most likely eaten the biscuits I have carefully left out the night before to prevent the early morning assault:
b ) he has an overactive thyroid gland and is probably genuinely hungry, enhanced by the fact that when he gets too hungry he's sick, and
c) Im far too soft. This would be the overriding factor.
To the OP : he starts with purring. Then he miaows at a gradually increasing volume. Then he progresses to patting me with his paw, any bit of me that he can reach. If that doesn't work, then he scratches me. If that doesn't work, he bites me. Hard. Anywhere he can reach but given the choice (and as somebody else has already mentioned) he prefers the soft bits that hurt the most - inner arm, face, eyelids are good as is the mouth. Oh - and toes. Now that does hurt!
The entire process starts at around 6 am, perhaps a little later. It doesn't take very long (around 30 minutes average probably) and is vastly preferred if i've been drinking the night before. The more I had to drink ,the earlier it starts and the more vicious the attacks are.
Give him his due though, if I do manage to get all of me under the duvet (easier in the winter when it's cold & dark) he will eventually shut up and go away, but mostly I feel honour bound to get up. This is because
a) the dog has most likely eaten the biscuits I have carefully left out the night before to prevent the early morning assault:
b ) he has an overactive thyroid gland and is probably genuinely hungry, enhanced by the fact that when he gets too hungry he's sick, and
c) Im far too soft. This would be the overriding factor.
ScallyWag II
New Member
mysterygirl said:spacemonkey, sorry for your loss. my cat is 19 and I know it won't be lonng for me either. Im dreading it.
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Same here spacemonkey, they leave quite a gap
My Skitz died just over three years ago and I still miss her, but fond memories . And Skoda, her sister, is really going downhill pretty quickly at the ripe old age of 20+ Get the feeling its not going to be long for her either On a lighter note, was woken up this morning by Stevie chewing my ear
owwwch!
