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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / August 2006Two cats won't let me sleep!!
I have one cat (Stewie) that is about a year and a half. I had a lot of trouble sleeping because Stewie would be sleeping all day while I was at work and then decide that hee needed to run around and be an a.shole at 3 in the morning. So recently, I got him a playmate (Cougar) who is 3. They are both male. For about a week, they were fighting and pretty hostile with each other. I kept them seperated when I was at work. Now, they are best friends. Except they still play around in the middle of the night, and I have trouble getting a good night's sleep. Is there anything I can do to keep them quiet at night. I've thought about force feeding them Jack Daniels (joke). I think I have read somewhere that cats are naturally nocturnal creatures. (I'd tell you exactly where I got that from if I remembered...) Even though you got your original cat a playmate, I think you may want to consider playing with them for a bit before you go to bed. I have 2 cats as well, and they do this occasionally - usually when I'm too lazy to have played with them that night. But it seems to help burn off the extra energy they have pent up from sleeping the day away. > I have one cat (Stewie) that is about a year and a half. I had a lot > of trouble sleeping because Stewie would be sleeping all day while I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Is there anything I can do to keep them quiet at night. I've thought > about force feeding them Jack Daniels (joke). > I think I have read somewhere that cats are naturally nocturnal > creatures. (I'd tell you exactly where I got that from if I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > seems to help burn off the extra energy they have pent up from sleeping > the day away. You don't have to read it anywhere - just look into their eyes. That nice little reflective layer near the retina is a key nocturnal trait. >I have one cat (Stewie) that is about a year and a half. I had a lot >of trouble sleeping because Stewie would be sleeping all day while I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >Is there anything I can do to keep them quiet at night. I've thought >about force feeding them Jack Daniels (joke). My pair like to wake me up around 5:30 to eat, or perhaps they feel that I've slept enough. I generally get up around then to go to work, but they don't understand the concept of weekends. I'll watch the thread just in case someone has a good idea. > Is there anything I can do to keep them quiet at night. I've thought > about force feeding them Jack Daniels (joke). We just close the bedroom door.  SignatureToni http://www.cearbhaill.com/kitties.htm > > Is there anything I can do to keep them quiet at night. I've thought > > about force feeding them Jack Daniels (joke). > > We just close the bedroom door. Your cats must be pretty tame if they can't wake you up through the bedroom door! >> We just close the bedroom door. >> > Your cats must be pretty tame if they can't wake you up through the > bedroom > door! They got used to it really quickly- if you don't give in they adjust. SignatureToni http://www.cearbhaill.com/kitties.htm >> > Is there anything I can do to keep them quiet at night. I've thought >> > about force feeding them Jack Daniels (joke). >> We just close the bedroom door. >Your cats must be pretty tame if they can't wake you up through the bedroom >door! Just hope that they outgrow it before long. My Margie used to be on my pillow AT LEAST half dozen times a night, when I got her as a kitten, licking my face and sticking her tongue in my nose but as she got older she now comes in when I first go to bed to get our snuzzling in and then very seldom does she come back til mornig. Rascal used to sleep right next to the back of my legs (Had to be the back) but now she too has her own secluded night spot. I used to wish they would forget me at night but now I actually miss them takeing over my bed at night and wish they would come back. Once they see that I have actually sacked out for the night they are off to their own spots. My furbabies http://members.aol.com/larrystark/ >>Is there anything I can do to keep them quiet at night. I've thought >>about force feeding them Jack Daniels (joke). > > We just close the bedroom door. I tried that - they just kept scratching at it and wouldn;t stop. Best strategy for mevis to play with them and tire them out before going to bed. >I have one cat (Stewie) that is about a year and a half. I had a lot > of trouble sleeping because Stewie would be sleeping all day while I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Is there anything I can do to keep them quiet at night. I've thought > about force feeding them Jack Daniels (joke). I think you made a mistake when you got the second one cause cat's are night creatures, and getting another one is a sure way of making the first one sleep even more during the day and being even more active during the night (sorry to disappoint you). Maybe if you got a cat-friendly dog, or some other playmate that's active during the day, things could've changed. Something that comes to mind is getting some sort of baby-sitter to play with them while you're at work (if you at work almost all day), but it has to be someone they know. Of course, playing with them yourself whenever possible can't hurt. > I have one cat (Stewie) that is about a year and a half. I had a lot > of trouble sleeping because Stewie would be sleeping all day while I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Is there anything I can do to keep them quiet at night. I've thought > about force feeding them Jack Daniels (joke). In every house, there are things called 'rooms', paul. And on at least one wall in each of these rooms there is a thing called a 'door'. The purpose of this door is two-fold. It can either keep what is out from getting in or vise-versa. Your case requires the vise-versa. Before you retire for the nite, put your cats in a room AND CLOSE THE FRIGGING DOOR, paul. What's so hard to understand about that? Or are you one of those 'new age thinkers' who would even DREAM of imposing any rules upon your kids or animals? Oh, I'm so sorry... I forgot. Animals are people, too.. IBen || paul8agrape wrote: || In every house, there are things called 'rooms', paul. And on at [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] || || IBen Tried that (Shutting Door) when tossing and turning from illness (worried about squashing cats) Woke up with both cats sleeping in my bed as they always do I sleep with window open so they must of climbed up and entered through window? (reminds me of cat myth) Neighbour tried to get rid of a stray cat that had adopted him by driving way out in suburbs and dumping it When he got home cat was waiting for him? Then taking cat, went way out in bush walking for an hour then dumping cat Found that then he was then lost! Ended up following cat home SignaturePetzl -- Check your computers security (free) <http://security.symantec.com> >Or are you one of those 'new age thinkers' who would even DREAM of imposing any rules >upon your kids or animals? Oh, I'm so sorry... I forgot. Animals are people, too.. To me my furbabies are people too. Like one of the graphics on my cats web site saays "My cats walk all over me" !! My furbabies http://members.aol.com/larrystark/ > My furbabies > > http://members.aol.com/larrystark/ I count about 5 - 6 cats how many you got? Kitty is really pretty, they all are so your x took the pussy with her when she left hey shoot, I woiulda told her, you can leave thats fine, just leave the pussy WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO > >Or are you one of those 'new age thinkers' who would even DREAM of imposing any rules > >upon your kids or animals? Oh, I'm so sorry... I forgot. Animals are people, too.. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > http://members.aol.com/larrystark/ Well then, you're a nut. But at least you appear to be a happy nut. IBen > Well then, you're a nut. But at least you appear to be a happy nut. > > IBen since you got your sex change and freed the woman in you, you seem to be a much happier person >> Well then, you're a nut. But at least you appear to be a happy nut. >> >> IBen > > since you got your sex change and freed the woman in you, you seem to > be a much happier person So would his son he would have a playmate other than his mother and sister > So would his son he would have a playmate other than his mother and sister his wife got a sex change too in fact she's now wearing the pants AND his penis >> So would his son he would have a playmate other than his mother and >> sister > > his wife got a sex change too > > in fact she's now wearing the pants AND his penis If he had one that she could claim other than the plug in pump up > If he had one that she could claim other than the plug in pump up it was either that or leave his wife for the lawn-boy > If he had one that she could claim other than the plug in pump up http://69-168-24-11.chvlva.adelphia.net:777/iben.zip this was their first night together after healing she came down the long hallway in the trailer, dancing for her new husband lmao >> If he had one that she could claim other than the plug in pump up > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > lmao ROFLMAO that was good Barry > Well then, you're a nut. But at least you appear to be a happy nut. pro·jec·tion ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pr-jkshn) The attribution of one's own attitudes, feelings, or suppositions to others Got irony, loon? > > >Or are you one of those 'new age thinkers' who would even DREAM of imposing any rules > > >upon your kids or animals? Oh, I'm so sorry... I forgot. Animals are people, too.. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > IBen Mr. Getiner, I am very sorry that some sock-puppet keeps harrassing you in my name ( I notice she's done it again in this thread ). I am doing my best to rid Usenet of this pest by reporting her to the proper authorities. I would suggest that everyone do like-wise LC ~ f.ck `em if they can't take a joke. > Mr. Getiner, No, no...it's "Rabbi Getiner". Having trouble keeping your own sockpuppets staight? > I am very sorry Yes, you are. All of Usenet agrees. >that some sock-puppet keeps harrassing you in my name Google ain't your friend, soon-to-be-ex-Giganews troll. >( I notice she's done it again in this thread ). I am doing my best ><forging> > to rid Usenet of this pest by reporting her to the proper authorities. I > would suggest that everyone do like-wise On that, we can agree. Just forward this, as I am, to: abuse@giganews.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 15:17:11 -0500 From: "LC" <LCis...@this.com> Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats.health+behav Subject: Re: Two cats won't let me sleep!! Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 16:15:52 -0400 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Message-ID: <GsOdnXEQeuXaXnXZnZ2dnUVZ_rednZ2d@giganews.com> X-Trace: sv3-gAQLz1BgLSTQhLBzcdb6wuLy5fr+UaxFdLVcJ4kgOEEtMv4vJkUnxpXU1PS9kwq8eOMcSEE0GLE+lf3!1jNhZaWwveLhLQhzHT6rO4L/Z6WEg0bZnbS9av5HQvJBmWv2fkvZt8+7gPR6Dy7TeVP/ppKpgBOX X-Complaints-To: abuse@giganews.com X-DMCA-Notifications: http://www.giganews.com/info/dmca.html X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.32 NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 22:59:47 -0500 From: <youngopinions@aol.com> Newsgroups: alt.abortion,alt.atheism,alt.politics.homosexuality,alt.religion.christian.roman-catholic,or.politics Subject: Boy Changed to 'Girl' Yearned to be Boy Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 23:58:31 -0400 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Message-ID: <oZidnSx59rKuaELZnZ2dnUVZ_sGdnZ2d@giganews.com> X-Trace: sv3-SjuMbpg6Grk3Umo3CkEvgoFQMe831XHBwSJ39K/LJpJBc7+MzEXsnZHl7Qsy23eFf9QwQ49/F5g7Hlt!SKNnWmDO2GrcNlRGRumOevbVsGsXb5V2r/2atTun+RbmUwKG2qU5ktKnULy/Ud9x0uR5g9kV07ye!Mw== X-Complaints-To: abuse@giganews.com X-DMCA-Notifications: http://www.giganews.com/info/dmca.html X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.32 LC~ The more abuse reports, the quicker this loon quits pestering cat lovers. "JYoung/IBen is a loudmouth chickenshit who soils his britches at the sight of his own shadow." From: spartakus@my-deja.com Message-ID: <1155522832.755303.245960@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> > > I have one cat (Stewie) that is about a year and a half. I had a lot > > of trouble sleeping because Stewie would be sleeping all day while I [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > IBen It's a small apartment, shitbag. > > > I have one cat (Stewie) that is about a year and a half. I had a lot > > > of trouble sleeping because Stewie would be sleeping all day while I [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > It's a small apartment, shitbag. Small as it may be, I'm SURE that it has at least two rooms with doors affixed therein. Am I right on that, or is your 'apartment' really the underside of a f.cking bridge....? IBen Getiner > I have one cat (Stewie) that is about a year and a half. I had a lot > of trouble sleeping because Stewie would be sleeping all day while I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Is there anything I can do to keep them quiet at night. I've thought > about force feeding them Jack Daniels (joke). pussy keeps me up all night long > I have one cat (Stewie) that is about a year and a half. I had a lot > of trouble sleeping because Stewie would be sleeping all day while I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Is there anything I can do to keep them quiet at night. I've thought > about force feeding them Jack Daniels (joke). There are 3 things that will help the situation. One is play, play, play with them -- a good rousing, chasing, running game. Get a good feather on a string toy and play with them about an hour before you want to go to bed. Play them hard, wear them out. Two is for mornings. If you get up and feed your cats first thing on the days when you get up early for work, they will expect you to feed them at the same time on the weekends. They will nag and bug and walk across your head till you get up and feed them. My solution to this was *NOT* to feed them when I first got up. Oh, they whined and complained, but they got used to the idea. Then they stopped waking me up at 6 AM on a Saturday. Three is the most natural of all -- maturity. They quit doing this when they get a little older. :) Eva > > I have one cat (Stewie) that is about a year and a half. I had a lot > > of trouble sleeping because Stewie would be sleeping all day while I [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Eva Cool thanks a lot. That helps.
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