This is why I don’t let family members buy clothes for me.
The Unforgiving Sister is in town for Christmas. She decided that Clancy needed a collar. So she gets a LIME GREEN collar decorated with FLOWERS and RHINESTONES for my MALE kitten.
I hope to hell one of us is the mailman’s kid.
Clancy’s doing fine, by the way. He’s taken to waking me up in the morning by standing on my chest and SCREAMING at me to get up and feed him. I don’t suppose any of you cat lovers know how to fix that?
You could probably stop it by throwing him off the bed, rolling over, and going back to sleep. It’ll probably take several tries to convey the message, but Clancy should pick up on it eventually.
Comment by Pederson — December 28, 2007 @ 4:06 am
Well yeah… you feed him!
Remember; Dogs have owners - cats have staff.
Joe
Comment by Joe Allen — December 28, 2007 @ 6:27 am
Do you not leave a little bowl of food out for Clancy overnight?
Also, be grateful. One of our kittens keeps waking us up by burrowing under the covers to find a nipple. To nurse. On US.
Comment by Breda — December 28, 2007 @ 10:32 am
Pederson’s solution worked on my cat, somewhat.
Now he sits at the bedroom door and screams.
Leaving food out might be better. Most cats don’t over-eat like dogs do.
Comment by Rustmeister — December 28, 2007 @ 1:00 pm
Just hope he grows out of it, I have five cats,big boys at that. Two of them still pull this on me every morning, half of the time the bowls are still full of food. But, if I don’t get my butt out of bed, they’ll just sit,stare, and meow untill I get up.
Comment by Micheal — December 28, 2007 @ 1:50 pm
Our cat (almost) always has dry food, kept behind a door with a cat-sized hole so the dogs don’t eat it. He will lie about it though, and claim it is empty until someone checks. When he pesters me I’m more likely to make a loud noise, or slide him away with my foot–He pesters my wife a lot more than me. Strangely, he still likes me, and demands to be pet.
Comment by Sevesteen — December 28, 2007 @ 10:02 pm
Super-soaker…..
Comment by MauserMedic — December 29, 2007 @ 2:18 am
You feeding him wet food, or is he on dry yet? If he’s on dry, you might seriously try leaving out a bowl, as others have suggested, and knock the cat off the bed if he yowls (this is harder if, like my cat, the kitten is made of rubber and simply yields to your hand rather than giving way). He might also just be waking you up for attention…TB’s cats have food ALWAYS, but they know that 8am is the magic wake-up-and-give-them-treats time, so if we’re still in bed after 8, all hell breaks loose.
Comment by Squeaky Wheel — December 30, 2007 @ 4:47 pm