My 2 cats would sleep on the bed during the day, but at night, when I was in the bed & trying to sleep, they were very active. Anything moving under the covers (my feet) got pounced on. Murphy liked to take a bath near my head .... slurp, slurp, slurp ... maddening! The there was “kitty wrestling” going on and not just one ‘round’.
I finally kicked them out & kept the bedroom door shut. Murphy was NOT happy. In the morning, when she thought I should be “up”, she would hook her paws under the door & rattle it while “yowling” loudly. I slept in one Saturday, after throwing slippers at the door to stop Murph’s shenanigans. When I got up, she was sitting in the den, glaring at me with her green eyes - I noticed something dark on the floor in front of her. I didn’t have my glasses on & had to bend down for a closer look - the stinker had pooped on the floor. As I stood up straight, something else caught my eye - she had chewed the ears off a beautiful horse statue I had. She could be very vengeful, but very sweet, too. If she thought I was sad, she would get in my lap & pat my face with her paw. She was a tortoiseshell, so had a very complex personality. The other cat was a light orange/buff tabby who was very mild-mannered & very straightforward personality wise.
Revenge poop! It happens!
We lost the second half of our duo a couple of years ago, “Watson and Crick”. I always thought Crick was the healthier one. When he suddenly showed that he was crossing the rainbow bridge, I was not really ready for that event.
Those two were partners in crime, just like yours are/were. They tag teamed us during the night, but mostly kept each other company.
When Crick passed, Watson and I were both in mourning deeply, and fed off of each other trying to comfort the other. It lasted MONTHS.
I think we turned a real corner with Watson right around a year ago. He finally realized his big brother was not coming back.
*** I finally kicked them out & kept the bedroom door shut. Murphy was NOT happy. In the morning, when she thought I should be “up”, she would hook her paws under the door & rattle it while “yowling” loudly.***
I’m gobsmacked that the behavior of our collective cats is so similar. Where do they learn this? Watson does the same exact thing!
We have taken to leaving the door open when we go to sleep, but if he wakes us in the early morning, we scoot him out and close it completely. He is learning that we want our sleep.
“In the morning, when she thought I should be “up”, she would hook her paws under the door & rattle it while “yowling” loudly.”
Why my two aren’t outside EVERY NIGHT now that it’s nice again, amazes me. Eva will go out more than lazy Boyd. They’ve been BRATS all winter, just waiting for spring!
Boyd does the ‘door rattling’ when he thinks I should be up, too. This morning, he stood tall and I actually SAW the doorknob TURN - freaked me out! Glad it was daylight! Here’s hoping he doesn’t do this in the middle of the night - he might get shot, LOL!
(I don’t mind if Boyd sleeps with me. The door is shut to muffle the s-n-o-r-i-n-g from the next room...)