Brianna
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- May 2, 2014
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I have a 5 month old kitten who is super exploratory and playful. When I first got her she would play all day and nap a bit but then we would sleep all night together so I didn't mind her in my bed.
I work from home so when I go into my office she keeps herself busy or i'll throw a pen on the floor and she'll go crazy for hours but lately no matter how much I play with her or keep her busy during the day she is wide awake at night. She walks all over my face and licks my eyes or will pur in my ear for hours. When I wake up in the middle of the night to her purring I will pet her and give her some love for five minutes as I'm half asleep and sometimes she'll be satisfied and leave but sometimes she won't stop for a while.
I also always make sure she has food in her bowl before I go to bed so I know she's not bugging me for food. I'm not sure what to do. The past two weeks i've been exhausted all day on account of her waking me up every hour. When I close my door she screeches and cries and I feel horrible. And she has three beds throughout the house, when she takes quick naps during the day she has no problem leaving me and sleeping in one of her beds downstairs or in the other room with her litter box so I'm not sure why she feels the need to bug me all day.
I'm not sure what to do and I can't keep spending hours each day trying to keep her awake so she sleeps at night. Is this just a case of adjusting her to my sleep schedule since she's still just a kitten or is there another solution that i'm not trying? Maybe I should keep my door closed and wait out her crying? I also thought of buying a hot water bottle to put under her bed at night?
Sorry for such a long message but any ideas would be greatly appreciated! Thanks a bunch!
Brianna.
I work from home so when I go into my office she keeps herself busy or i'll throw a pen on the floor and she'll go crazy for hours but lately no matter how much I play with her or keep her busy during the day she is wide awake at night. She walks all over my face and licks my eyes or will pur in my ear for hours. When I wake up in the middle of the night to her purring I will pet her and give her some love for five minutes as I'm half asleep and sometimes she'll be satisfied and leave but sometimes she won't stop for a while.
I also always make sure she has food in her bowl before I go to bed so I know she's not bugging me for food. I'm not sure what to do. The past two weeks i've been exhausted all day on account of her waking me up every hour. When I close my door she screeches and cries and I feel horrible. And she has three beds throughout the house, when she takes quick naps during the day she has no problem leaving me and sleeping in one of her beds downstairs or in the other room with her litter box so I'm not sure why she feels the need to bug me all day.
I'm not sure what to do and I can't keep spending hours each day trying to keep her awake so she sleeps at night. Is this just a case of adjusting her to my sleep schedule since she's still just a kitten or is there another solution that i'm not trying? Maybe I should keep my door closed and wait out her crying? I also thought of buying a hot water bottle to put under her bed at night?
Sorry for such a long message but any ideas would be greatly appreciated! Thanks a bunch!
Brianna.