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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / November 2005How do I "set back" Amber?
Tonight we set the clocks back one hour. My problem is that Amber usually wakes me up about 5AM. That's OK because I usually get up about that time. Tomorrow (and for the next six months) what Amber thinks is 5 will actually be 4. I DON'T want to get up that early. I will explain this to her but I doubt if it will do any good. ---MIKE--- >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') > Tonight we set the clocks back one hour. My problem is that Amber > usually wakes me up about 5AM. That's OK because I usually get up about > that time. Tomorrow (and for the next six months) what Amber thinks is > 5 will actually be 4. I DON'T want to get up that early. I will > explain this to her but I doubt if it will do any good. Speak slowly. :)  SignatureWeb site: http://www.slywy.com/ Message board: http://www.slywy.com/phpBB2/ Journal: http://slywy.diaryland.com/ ---MIKE--- <twinmountain@webtv.net> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: > Tonight we set the clocks back one hour. My problem is that Amber > usually wakes me up about 5AM. That's OK because I usually get up > about that time. Tomorrow (and for the next six months) what > Amber thinks is 5 will actually be 4. I DON'T want to get up that > early. I will explain this to her but I doubt if it will do any > good. LOL! Interesting problem. SignatureBrandy Alexandre® http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx Well, would you? Our cats are triggered by the alarm in the morning. Now that the time will change, they likely will as well. In saying that, my husband and I believe the older cat has an atomic clock built in her as she will start fussing if the alarm doesn't go off (like on weekends) and will give us 10 minutes to get moving. If we do not, she starts eating my hair, meowing, scratching the window screen etc. We just set her outside the door until she starts pawing at that and we just give up. Is your cat triggered by your alarm? If so, that may make things easier. If not, I think she will likely take the hint. Signature.oO rach Oo. Tonight we set the clocks back one hour. My problem is that Amber usually wakes me up about 5AM. That's OK because I usually get up about that time. Tomorrow (and for the next six months) what Amber thinks is 5 will actually be 4. I DON'T want to get up that early. I will explain this to her but I doubt if it will do any good. ---MIKE--- >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') .oO rach Oo. <reachin@anewrefutationoftimeandspace.com> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: > Our cats are triggered by the alarm in the morning. Now that the > time will change, they likely will as well. In saying that, my [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Is your cat triggered by your alarm? If so, that may make things > easier. If not, I think she will likely take the hint. I finally got Kami to trigger only when the TV comes on (I have the TV turn on rather than an alarm). I know she sits there staring at me and the second the TV clicks she's meowing. Let's see what happens with the time change. SignatureBrandy Alexandre® http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx Well, would you? Tonight we set the clocks back one hour. My problem is that Amber usually wakes me up about 5AM. That's OK because I usually get up about that time. Tomorrow (and for the next six months) what Amber thinks is 5 will actually be 4. I DON'T want to get up that early. I will explain this to her but I doubt if it will do any good. ---------------- I got an automatic feeder a few years ago to solve this problem. This takes the association of being fed away from the humans and they learn that food comes from the feeder. It's worked for the most part, they don't bug me so much in the morning. Signature-Kelly water filled spray bottle works every time * * * * * * just kidding :-) maybe Tonight we set the clocks back one hour. My problem is that Amber usually wakes me up about 5AM. That's OK because I usually get up about that time. Tomorrow (and for the next six months) what Amber thinks is 5 will actually be 4. I DON'T want to get up that early. I will explain this to her but I doubt if it will do any good. *rubs eyes*, I uhh feel your pain !! Me awake at ...well I have not changed the clocks back but its 5:12, so really it's 4:12...grrrrrrrr. ;) me over in N.E.O. ---MIKE--- >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') DON'T want to get up that early. I will > explain this to her but I doubt if it will do any good. har har I've recently learned that my cat, Charley, is psychic. You see, I just wasn't giving him the message the right way. He was fond of meowing, not only in the morning, but whenever it suited his fancy, which could be anywhere from 1-3AM. He thought that would be a great time for me to get up and play. I decided he needed some negative reinforcement, so when he meowed in the middle of the night, I nailed him with my feather pillow. I did it two nights in a row and wondered how long I'd have to give the lesson. ON the 3rd night, as I lay down, I kept up the mantra in my head. "Keep your mouth shut or I'm going to get you with the pillow" Charley hasn't meowed in the middle of the night since. So now I don't have to throw the pillow, I just have to think about it. Michelle (Yes, I can hear the Twilight Zone music ;-) > Michelle (Yes, I can hear the Twilight Zone music ;-) maybe he is... but maybe he is just smart and got the message hope you didn't hit him with the pillow and it knock him against an old door stop and he hit his head or something just kidding! :) Actually, Charley is very smart--sometimes too smart for his own good--so maybe he got the message with only two feather pillow treatments. But I like the psychic version better. ;-) And no, I'd never do anything to actually cause Charley pain--just surprise him a bit. Michelle Tonight we set the clocks back one hour. My problem is that Amber usually wakes me up about 5AM. That's OK because I usually get up about that time. Tomorrow (and for the next six months) what Amber thinks is 5 will actually be 4. I DON'T want to get up that early. I will explain this to her but I doubt if it will do any good. Would a wrist watch help? Paul > Tonight we set the clocks back one hour. My problem is that Amber > usually wakes me up about 5AM. That's OK because I usually get up about [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Paul This seems to be a lost cause. They are all gathered around asking for dinner (over an hour early by MY clock.) Even the shy one has swatted me on the knee, that's how convinced he is that I'm late. Sigh. > > Would a wrist watch help? > > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Sigh. Apparently you didn't get all your clocks set, then. :) SignatureWeb site: http://www.slywy.com/ Message board: http://www.slywy.com/phpBB2/ Journal: http://slywy.diaryland.com/ >Tonight we set the clocks back one hour. My problem is that Amber >usually wakes me up about 5AM. That's OK because I usually get up about >that time. Tomorrow (and for the next six months) what Amber thinks is >5 will actually be 4. I DON'T want to get up that early. I will >explain this to her but I doubt if it will do any good. You just have to find the timezone settings. Difficult with long haired cats, but with the short hair models you can usually find the controls. SignatureTonight on eye on Springfield: Just miles from your doorstep, hundreds of men are given weapons and trained to kill. The government calls it /The Army/ but a more alarmist name would be "The Kill-Bot Factory" >Tonight we set the clocks back one hour. My problem is that Amber usually wakes me up about 5AM. That's OK because I usually get up about that time. Tomorrow (and for the next six months) what Amber thinks is 5 will actually be 4. I DON'T want to get up that early. I will >explain this to her but I doubt if it will do any good. Since she's living indoors under artificial light, she should adjust to your new schedule in a week or two. Cats are crepuscular (actually matutinal and vespertine) so they usually adjust their routine to the change of seasons- shorter/longer days- not the actual time. But living indoors under artificial light throws off their biological clocks. Its kinda similar to cycling intact females that live outdoors- they only cycle in season whereas indoor intact females can cycle all year round- its the light- not the time. Phil >>Tonight we set the clocks back one hour. My problem is that Amber > usually wakes me up about 5AM. That's OK because I usually get up [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Phil Even indoors, mine are up with the sunrise. Actually, more like at the first light of day even. I had a few 4:30 wake-up pounces this summer. Now, with the gloomy late fall mornings they let me sleep in late some mornings. > >>Tonight we set the clocks back one hour. My problem is that Amber > > usually wakes me up about 5AM. That's OK because I usually get up [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Even indoors, mine are up with the sunrise. Actually, more like at the > first light of day even. In any season, right? Even though the time of the sunrises change. My two former ferals do the same, but my indoor-raised cats don't seem to come to life until someone goes into the kitchen- not the bathroom- not the living room- only the kitchen. They never learned to read the sun. ;-) I had a few 4:30 wake-up pounces this summer. > Now, with the gloomy late fall mornings they let me sleep in late some > mornings. Doncha just love some of the wild instincts they retained? ;-) Phil >> >>Tonight we set the clocks back one hour. My problem is that Amber >> > usually wakes me up about 5AM. That's OK because I usually get up [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > not the living room- only the kitchen. They never learned to read the > sun. ;-) It's more evident during the summer, as both the living room and my bedroom will get full morning light before I wake up. The last few weeks before the end of DST I had the room lights on before it was light outside and that will be the case again in mid-winter. > I had a few 4:30 wake-up pounces this summer. >> Now, with the gloomy late fall mornings they let me sleep in late >> some mornings. > > Doncha just love some of the wild instincts they retained? ;-) I could do without 4:30 wakeup pounces, but overall, I find their behaviors and interactions very fascinating. Especially in Max who seems just a little closer to his wild ancestors than the others. I know George was born and raised indoors, 3 of the others I got as older kittens or young adults but they must have been outside cats judging by their well-developed hunting skills. > >> >>Tonight we set the clocks back one hour. My problem is that Amber > >> > usually wakes me up about 5AM. That's OK because I usually get up [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > behaviors and interactions very fascinating. Especially in Max who seems > just a little closer to his wild ancestors than the others. I love watching cats- especially ferals. I love the repertoire of facial expressions and body postures they use to communicate with each other. Every colony seems to have their own culture and little community- even the cats in the shelter. I can spend the whole day watching them- sometimes I do! Utterly fascinating- even after >45 years. > I know George was born and raised indoors, 3 of the others I got as older > kittens or young adults but they must have been outside cats judging by > their well-developed hunting skills. If their mother was a good teacher, they can kill prey by the time they're 5-7 weeks old. Their hunting skills are definitely related to what their mother taught them. I love all my cats dearly- but my 2 former ferals are definitely smarter than my indoor-raised cats. I often hide their food and let them 'hunt' for it. The former ferals always find and get the food first. Sometimes I put the food in difficult places and I can actually see them figuring out how to get to it. Fascinating to watch. > > > Cats are crepuscular [..] > > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Phil Both of my cats, former ferals, are crazy wild at dusk and dawn. I love to see them that way, and allow extra time so that I can get up when they do, play, and go back to bed to get enough sleep. My little 7-lb tabby girl is wildest of all, maybe because she is younger. After we play with the feather on a string that bored her at midnight but thrills her at dawn I open the bedroom window and she blisses out on the birds beginning to sing. If I am too tired and try to roll over and go back to sleep she blows me off and gathers the comforter in to a ball and kicks it to death, hunkers down and pounces on nothing, misjudging the edge of the bed and going sailing into the pile of giftboxes on the big chair, then plays kangaroo kitty on the top of my pillow until I have to wake up and play with her. It's my favorite time of day, catwise. :) > > > > Cats are crepuscular [..] > > > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Both of my cats, former ferals, are crazy wild at dusk and > dawn. I love to see them that way, Oh yeah! I love to see their wild side. and allow extra time so that I > can get up when they do, play, and go back to bed to get enough > sleep. My little 7-lb tabby girl is wildest of all, maybe because she [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > kangaroo kitty on the top of my pillow until I have to wake up > and play with her. It's my favorite time of day, catwise. :) Here's the perfect toy- better than a laser pointer because the cats can actually catch it. They look so proud when they finally catch it! http://www.maxshouse.com/Environmental_Enrichment/catfisher-w-suggie.jpg I can lie in bed and cast the lure down the hallway (it has a 40' range) and reel it back- and jerk it away just as they're ready to pounce on it. I don't know how many meetings I've been late for or missed because I was having so much fun fishing for cats! > Here's the perfect toy- better than a laser pointer because the cats can > actually catch it. They look so proud when they finally catch it! [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > don't know how many meetings I've been late for or missed because I was > having so much fun fishing for cats! Aughghghghhhh!! Where can I get one??!! > > Here's the perfect toy- better than a laser pointer because the cats can > > actually catch it. They look so proud when they finally catch it! [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Aughghghghhhh!! Where can I get one??!! Petco- $25- worth every penny. You can buy it online from http://www.drugstore.com/qxp143265_333181_sespider/bamboo_play_catfisher/cat_toy _fishing_rod_and_real.htm for $19 with free shipping. Enjoy! Be advised that drugstore.com will spam you. > Be advised that drugstore.com will spam you. Not as much as you do with your all your "troll" posts that *includes* the spam you're complaining about. > > > Here's the perfect toy- better than a laser pointer because the cats can > > > actually catch it. They look so proud when they finally catch it! http://www.maxshouse.com/Environmental_Enrichment/catfisher-w-suggie.jpg > > > I can lie in bed and cast the lure down the hallway (it has a 40' range) > > and [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Petco- $25- worth every penny. You can buy it online from http://www.drugstore.com/qxp143265_333181_sespider/bamboo_play_catfisher/cat_toy _fishing_rod_and_real.htm > for $19 with free shipping. Yay! I will order several, one for me and some for Christmas gifts. Thanks! > > > > Here's the perfect toy- better than a laser pointer because the cats > can [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > > > Petco- $25- worth every penny. You can buy it online from http://www.drugstore.com/qxp143265_333181_sespider/bamboo_play_catfisher/cat_toy _fishing_rod_and_real.htm > > for $19 with free shipping. > > Yay! I will order several, one for me and some for Christmas gifts. Thanks! There's gonna be some happy cats in town. cybercat <boagrrl@hotmail.com> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: >> > > Cats are crepuscular [..] >> > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > wake up and play with her. It's my favorite time of day, catwise. > :) Ah, memories. Sometimes I'm glad Kami's old. The jongle ball banging and clattering all over the house through the night is not quite that missed, but watching her when I'm actually awake was good, cheap entertainment. You should get a peacock feather. Those made her just insane. SignatureBrandy Alexandre® http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx Well, would you? |
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