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So I have an adorable 10 month old kitten called Mocha and lately she has been waking me up in the night by banging on my door and then when I open it, she runs away making her talking voice. I go back to bed and then she does it again. I get up for the 3rd or 4th time and this time she gets into bed with me and goes to sleep. But it's every single night and I am getting tired of her bullshit games. If I don't get up, she will continue to bang at my door and make that squeaking talking noise which keeps me awake so I just get up to her. What does everyone think? Is this her way of just playing a cat and mouse game or could she possibly want me to feed her? I have dried food out for her all the time. How can I stop this?
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Leave your door open?
I tend to have very little patience for things like this but all of my experience is with dogs and not cats. If it were a dog I would either ignore it until they stopped or spend an hour or two a night training them. I would try closing the door and acting like you were going to sleep and as soon as they started opening it and correcting the behavior or doing something that corrected the behavior maybe a noise that she doesnt like when she does it.
Im not sure how well cats can be trained but hopefully its in the realm of what dogs can be. Most of the dogs Ive had to train get the idea very quickly but you have to make sure to keep up the training until they fully understand.
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I can't leave my door open as I have air con on at night. I might have to yell at her and tell her No. I had an issue with her biting me on my bum when I went to the toilet a while ago. I would get up to go to the toilet and she would follow me and then when I was on the toilet seat, she would jump up and bite me on my ass. After the third night in a row I yelled at her "Mocha NO" and she stopped. When she wakes me tonight just to run off I will try telling her firmly NO.
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you're the one getting trained
cats are smarter than what they're given credit for
they're also nocturnal
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I am very aware that cats are nocturnal, which is why I let them play at night and come inside by the cat door when they feel like sleeping.
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I am very aware that cats are nocturnal, which is why I let them play at night and come inside by the cat door when they feel like sleeping.
so you know then that you are playing the game at night Mocha likes and she taught you how to play
your question was how to stop it
the answer is Ignore her and Stop playing her game
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You already let her in just leave the door open.
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You already let her in just leave the door open.
I have air con running in my bedroom at night.
So update...last night I woke up to Mocha banging and banging on my door. I didn't get up for a while, I just let her bang and cry away. When I opened my door she got into bed next to me.
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I have air con running in my bedroom at night.
So update...last night I woke up to Mocha banging and banging on my door. I didn't get up for a while, I just let her bang and cry away. When I opened my door she got into bed next to me.
So? I have an air conditioner and my cats sleep in my room during the summer.
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I have air con running in my bedroom at night.
So update...last night I woke up to Mocha banging and banging on my door. I didn't get up for a while, I just let her bang and cry away. When I opened my door she got into bed next to me.
Cheers!!!
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Hopefully she is a good girl tonight too.
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I can't leave my door open as I have air con on at night. I might have to yell at her and tell her No. I had an issue with her biting me on my bum when I went to the toilet a while ago. I would get up to go to the toilet and she would follow me and then when I was on the toilet seat, she would jump up and bite me on my ass. After the third night in a row I yelled at her "Mocha NO" and she stopped. When she wakes me tonight just to run off I will try telling her firmly NO.
sorry, that was me. Couldn't help it. :-[
they have an motion-sensing sprayer for cheap that you can put at your door at night and if she comes close it will sparay water and that can detract her from doing the behavior. Or really try to tire her out before you go to bed.
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She started her bullshit games again last night. I wish she would come to me when she is tired and ready to sleep and not try to get a bit of a play in with me.
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She started her bullshit games again last night. I wish she would come to me when she is tired and ready to sleep and not try to get a bit of a play in with me.
doggie door?
I like migs idea of the motion sensor sprayer too.
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doggie door?
I like migs idea of the motion sensor sprayer too.
I've got a cat door and she uses it and plays outside until she is ready to come in for the night. So she should be plenty tired by the time she comes to me. She's a lazy little thing...she sleeps all day in my bedroom with the air con on. If she comes out to eat during the day she goes straight back to my room to the air con. I like the idea of the motion sensor sprayer but I don't want to be mean.
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So she likes to be in a room with aircon huh? Dont put the aircon on for the night in your own bedroom and put a mobile aircon in another room she likes to be in...ill bet she goes there pretty soon to sleep for the night so you can then turn your aircon on again and go to sleep too....
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So she likes to be in a room with aircon huh? Dont put the aircon on for the night in your own bedroom and put a mobile aircon in another room she likes to be in...ill bet she goes there pretty soon to sleep for the night so you can then turn your aircon on again and go to sleep too....
No she likes my bed and sleeping next to me in bed. I don't have spare bedrooms as my teenagers occupy a room each. She did it to me again last night..played her little game. The second time she did it I ignored her and in the end I went back to sleep. She woke me again to come inside my room and when I opened the door she got into bed with me.
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Is this a euphemism, boots?
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No she likes my bed and sleeping next to me in bed. I don't have spare bedrooms as my teenagers occupy a room each. She did it to me again last night..played her little game. The second time she did it I ignored her and in the end I went back to sleep. She woke me again to come inside my room and when I opened the door she got into bed with me.
But if you dont want her inside your bedroom ..why are you opening your door?
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So by you not responding anymore Booty i guess the problem is solved?... :)
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So by you not responding anymore Booty i guess the problem is solved?... :)
Well I haven't responded for 24 hours because there has been no internet or phone lines from Cairns to brisbane. I have been monitoring Mochas behaviour the past few days but she has started to play other games now. For the past couple of nights she has been getting on my chest when I am sleeping on my back and that is fine, I am used to it however now she hits me in the face with her paw to wake me up. I guess she wants me to talk to her or pet her etc.
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But if you dont want her inside your bedroom ..why are you opening your door?
Sorry I didn't see this. I do want her inside my bedroom but I just want her to come inside when she bangs on the door and not run away because she does this several times and it just disturbs my sleep.
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Sorry I didn't see this. I do want her inside my bedroom but I just want her to come inside when she bangs on the door and not run away because she does this several times and it just disturbs my sleep.
Then leave the door open when you go to bed so she can enter your bedroom when ever she feels like it, and she doesnt have to wake you up because the door is closed. Thats doesnt leave much room for her to make it into a game...
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Hopefully she grows out of it.....cats are also nocturnal so if she's outside at night she's still probably worked up and ready to play when she first comes in.
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Hopefully she grows out of it.....cats are also nocturnal so if she's outside at night she's still probably worked up and ready to play when she first comes in.
Yeah I think you are right Calvin. When Mocha comes to me at night she is all worked up and wants to play and not sleep straight away. I hope she does grow out of it, as she is only still a kitten. Right now she is sleeping in my bed with the air con on and she will stay like this all day until the evening.
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Then leave the door open when you go to bed so she can enter your bedroom when ever she feels like it, and she doesnt have to wake you up because the door is closed. Thats doesnt leave much room for her to make it into a game...
If it wasn't summer here I would but it's extremely hot and I have my air con on in my bedroom. Leaving the door open for her would make my air con work too hard and therefore possibly shorten the life of it.
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If it wasn't summer here I would but it's extremely hot and I have my air con on in my bedroom. Leaving the door open for her would make my air con work too hard and therefore possibly shorten the life of it.
Ok...you choose then...shorten the life of your ac or shorten your own life for not getting enough sleep... 8)
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Ok...you choose then...shorten the life of your ac or shorten your own life for not getting enough sleep... 8)
she doesn't have to leave the door wide open for a kitten to get thru , put a robe over the top of the door to block some spce and voila' hardly any cold air escapes
thus lessening the risk of the overuse of an air conditioner that she lets her kitten sleep in all day
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Ok...you choose then...shorten the life of your ac or shorten your own life for not getting enough sleep... 8)
I need my air con, the heat here currently is brutal.
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Sounds like Mocha is making a mockery of your "training" her.
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Sounds like Mocha is making a mockery of your "training" her.
I think she's the boss Calvin and she knows how to manipulate me and get her own way.
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So I have an adorable 10 month old kitten called Mocha and lately she has been waking me up in the night by banging on my door and then when I open it, she runs away making her talking voice. I go back to bed and then she does it again. I get up for the 3rd or 4th time and this time she gets into bed with me and goes to sleep. But it's every single night and I am getting tired of her bullshit games. If I don't get up, she will continue to bang at my door and make that squeaking talking noise which keeps me awake so I just get up to her. What does everyone think? Is this her way of just playing a cat and mouse game or could she possibly want me to feed her? I have dried food out for her all the time. How can I stop this?
Cats do sometimes cry for attention especially when young. That could be it. Or she is hungry and wants a snack. Or she could be in pain. I'd take her to the vet if it continues just to rule out any kind of UTI's or health problems if she appears to be in pain. She just might be missing her mum (biological mum) and needs a cuddle.
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Cats do sometimes cry for attention especially when young. That could be it. Or she is hungry and wants a snack. Or she could be in pain. I'd take her to the vet if it continues just to rule out any kind of UTI's or health problems if she appears to be in pain. She just might be missing her mum (biological mum) and needs a cuddle.
I have her mother here with me so it can't be that and I have had her checked out by the vet and she is in perfect health. The food thing is ruled out also because I have dried food out for her 24/7 so she can eat as many times a day as she wants to. I think she just wants attention and to play, although it's been better the last couple of nights...Mocha hasn't been banging on my door and running away.
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Put a cat door on your bedroom door.