Outsmarting the cat that wakes you up

Knight Ridder ^ | 4/4/06

[mmercier]

I don't worry about predators as far as my outdoors cats go. I rub baloney on my wife's cat in the hopes a coyote will get it, but no luck yet.

I just got a purebred bengal from my mothers shelter, am having hell night every night lately while he and the other two indoor cats work out the new order as far as who gets to walk on my head while I sleep.

We are up to four cats now, one must die somehow soon or I will have to take matters into my own hands.

[mmercier]

LMAO.

What a mess though, try a .22 subsonic.

[Alia]

Ping!

[discostu]

We had a cat that loved pouncing toes in the middle of the night, one day I decided to teach the cat the glories of sleep deprevation, every time I saw her napping I'd pester her and make her wake up. By the end of the day she looked horrid, hair disarrayed, eyes blurry. Never hassled my toes again.

Scatmats (shock pads is what they are, sting pretty good when they zap you), are pretty cool too. Put the scatmat in front of the door, close the door, no door picking annoyance, just remember to step over the thing going to the bathroom.

[alarm rider]

I told the cat population that if they awakened me in the dark wee hours, they would be advised to sprout furry little wings, because they would be flying. All it takes is once, anyway they land on their feet and we get to sleep. Cats can amuse themselves if given the correct motivation.

Sleeping on the bed is OK as long as they behave themselves.

[HOTTIEBOY]

You wake her up AND look at her eyes??!!

Man, you are working way too hard.

I guess I always wanted to be a SEAL or something like that. You know, maintain stealth, complete the mission without being discovered...

[Lady Jag]

Where there's a will and a cat, there's a way.

[hispanarepublicana]

Now if dirtboy could teach the dog not to stick her cold wet nose in the small of his back at 3AM, he'd be a lot happier.

Duh! Smear some Ben Gay or Icy Hot in the small of your back each night--it's a win-win! Your back will feel better, and it'll take one whiff for your dog to break the habit.

[Mjaye]

Cats do not have itineraries. Their minds are not capable of such a complicated thought process.<<<

Oh, sure, easy for you to say. My cats have itineraries, they plan their mischief in advance, and they often carry out their plots with the unwitting help of the dogs.

[swmobuffalo]

Thanks for creating such an entertaining thread with your post!