Today, my cat has a new ritual: As soon as he sees a human, he meows for a good ten minutes straight. Pettings, brushes, and toys have yet to get him to stop. His new favorite time to do it is 5 AM. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my dog won't stop barking at his own shadow, my cat won't stop purring while kneading on me, and my new kitten won't stop squeaking. It's all very cute, but I can't sleep at all. FML
Today, my cat was incessantly meowing trying to get me to wake up and feed him. Because it was 6 a.m., and I'd hardly slept at all last night, my brain decided that the best solution to get him to shut up would be to hug him. The result was a normally docile and lazy cat giving me a nasty scratch next to my left eye. FML
Today, my cat has made a habit of waking me and my husband up every morning by meowing in front of our bedroom door until we get up. This morning, I finally got her to stop, so I went back to bed hoping to sleep in for a while… Only to be kept awake by my husband’s snoring. FML
Today, my incredibly needy rescue cat - who knows she doesn't get to go into my bedroom at night - decided that she needed to wail and scratch the bedroom door from midnight until 5 a.m. Now that I'm awake, she's ignoring me because she knows I'm mad at her. FML
Today, I've realized that my cat doesn't give me the time of day, unless I'm trying to do something that's difficult with a cat present, or at the very least makes it impossible for me to give him attention. Then he's all over me. It's a vicious cycle, with no end in sight. FML
Today, as every day for the past three weeks, my girlfriend's cat kept us up from 3:30am crying nonstop. We've tried everything, and even exiled my well-behaved cat to keep him company. Now she cries because she feels she's being punished. Starting around 4am. FML
Today, at the age of 20, I still have a bed time. It is strictly enforced by my cat via endless meows if I am up past 11 pm. FML
Today, my only day off this week, my cat decided that she wanted feeding at 5am and wouldn’t stop meowing till I filled up her bowl. She then refused to eat it. FML
Today, trying to make a good impression and be helpful, I volunteered to look after my manager's cat while she moves house. The cat hasn't stopped meowing since he got here this evening, it's now 4 am and I have work in the morning. FML
Today, after struggling to fall asleep due to stress, my cat decided to wake me up by standing on me and meowing until I got up. Just for me to show him that my boyfriend had already put food in his dish. FML
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Anderling 33
Of course petting, brushing and toys didn't get him to stop. You're rewarding him for being loud by giving him what he wanted. If you want to wean him off this behavior, try ignoring him entirely, or using a plant mister something else harmless that he dislikes.
Chazzster 32
I had a cat once who didn’t seem to understand weekends. On the weekend when I would sleep in he’d meow at me to wake me up to feed him. I did and then the meow progressively got earlier and earlier until he was doing it before it even got light. I learned to ignore it and he eventually stopped.
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Anderling 33
Of course petting, brushing and toys didn't get him to stop. You're rewarding him for being loud by giving him what he wanted. If you want to wean him off this behavior, try ignoring him entirely, or using a plant mister something else harmless that he dislikes.
XObunniiOX 2
I don’t like this advice.. I just commented this but I actually think it’s lack of stimulation (hunting/playing.)
Chazzster 32
I had a cat once who didn’t seem to understand weekends. On the weekend when I would sleep in he’d meow at me to wake me up to feed him. I did and then the meow progressively got earlier and earlier until he was doing it before it even got light. I learned to ignore it and he eventually stopped.
RichardPencil 32
Hello, Cat Shelter. Maybe someone will find this cute and they'll be a good match. If not, evolution will take its course.
noonereally 6
Get him a sibling
XObunniiOX 2
my cats used to do this a lot. three tips for you, the first one being the most important; make sure you give your cat hunting exercise (playing) for 2 hours a day minimum. second, get your cat a motorized chaser for outside of the two hour hunting time in case they get energetic and need to play more. three, get a treat puzzle. those will keep your cat entertained for a while. your cat isn’t getting enough stimulation, so just pay attention to what your cat interacts with and lean into that- the motorized chaser and/or the treat puzzle. and there’s many other options for how to provide your cat with stimulating activities.
2deployments1divorce 11
Close your bedroom door. He won't be able to see you.