We've had a rescue cat for about 3 months. Nigel is brilliant, friendly, not too destructive, but he can be very manipulative. When we first got him he was very unsettled at night, meowing, moving about, jumping up on the windowsill and pawing at the venetian blinds. Now we've go him to sleep at the foot of our bed virtually all night. Here's the trouble, though.
He is always up at 4.45am. He doesn't just get off the bed and go into the kitchen, but will either jump up on to the windowsill, making an almighty crash against the blinds, or he'll get onto my bedside-table and start moving stuff around with his paws, usually knocking the stuff onto the floor. He likes to knock over the lamp too. I can never get him off. If I were to get out of bed, he's half-way out of the bedroom door before my feet touch the ground! It's so frustrating because it's just an hour from normal getting-up time. The thing is it's always my nightstand he's interested in, he won't go on my wife's side.
Any solutions that won't involve covering the table or windowsill with spikes? I'm thinking of using a water spray, which has been pretty effective at stopping him chewing though the christmas tree light cables. Is this cruel?
He is always up at 4.45am. He doesn't just get off the bed and go into the kitchen, but will either jump up on to the windowsill, making an almighty crash against the blinds, or he'll get onto my bedside-table and start moving stuff around with his paws, usually knocking the stuff onto the floor. He likes to knock over the lamp too. I can never get him off. If I were to get out of bed, he's half-way out of the bedroom door before my feet touch the ground! It's so frustrating because it's just an hour from normal getting-up time. The thing is it's always my nightstand he's interested in, he won't go on my wife's side.
Any solutions that won't involve covering the table or windowsill with spikes? I'm thinking of using a water spray, which has been pretty effective at stopping him chewing though the christmas tree light cables. Is this cruel?