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Hi everyone!
I'm finally taking to the internet for help. I fI don't get some sleep soon I'm going to potentially lose my job! (ok maybe not that serious, but I REALLY am sick of losing an hour or two of sleep every night in the MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.)
I have a newly turned 1 year old boy (who I'm assuming is feral at this point) who is making me insane at night. here are some details.
- I live in a very small apartment, that my cat runs laps around at all hours of the night. Chirping and mrrrrewwrrring, starting around 3am. Sometimes it goes on ALL night from when I'm home from work, through the sleep hours.
- My cat has a crinkly play tube, a tall cat tree, a lazer pen that I play with him frequently with, a circle tube with a ball in it that he loves, rolled up balls of paper all over my wood floor, and toy mice.
- Every morning he jumps on my nightstand right by my head and starts messing with everything I own up there. (mainly NOISY jewlery). When I throw him down or shoo him away, he comes right back and proceeds to continue the behavior.
- He has open windows and high ledges to sit on and watch squirrels during the day.
- If I lock him out of my room he meows until I let him in, or he scratches at the door and tries to open it.
I'm really at a loss. It seems that these fits come and go. he'll go a week or two being mellow and calm, and then back into psycho cat mode 24/7. I'm honestly wondering if he even sleeps anymore. All he's been doing lately is running around like a maniac!
I don't know if this is because of age? or if what to do here. He's not very cuddly, he's always just wanting to play and be crazy.
Any help or advice is greatly appreciated!
On the plus side - At least he's adorable.
My friend named him "HUNTER" when he was 5 weeks old, and how TRUE that name ended up being LOL
I'm finally taking to the internet for help. I fI don't get some sleep soon I'm going to potentially lose my job! (ok maybe not that serious, but I REALLY am sick of losing an hour or two of sleep every night in the MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.)
I have a newly turned 1 year old boy (who I'm assuming is feral at this point) who is making me insane at night. here are some details.
- I live in a very small apartment, that my cat runs laps around at all hours of the night. Chirping and mrrrrewwrrring, starting around 3am. Sometimes it goes on ALL night from when I'm home from work, through the sleep hours.
- My cat has a crinkly play tube, a tall cat tree, a lazer pen that I play with him frequently with, a circle tube with a ball in it that he loves, rolled up balls of paper all over my wood floor, and toy mice.
- Every morning he jumps on my nightstand right by my head and starts messing with everything I own up there. (mainly NOISY jewlery). When I throw him down or shoo him away, he comes right back and proceeds to continue the behavior.
- He has open windows and high ledges to sit on and watch squirrels during the day.
- If I lock him out of my room he meows until I let him in, or he scratches at the door and tries to open it.
I'm really at a loss. It seems that these fits come and go. he'll go a week or two being mellow and calm, and then back into psycho cat mode 24/7. I'm honestly wondering if he even sleeps anymore. All he's been doing lately is running around like a maniac!
I don't know if this is because of age? or if what to do here. He's not very cuddly, he's always just wanting to play and be crazy.
Any help or advice is greatly appreciated!
On the plus side - At least he's adorable.
My friend named him "HUNTER" when he was 5 weeks old, and how TRUE that name ended up being LOL