I've posted about my Finnegan before. He was keeping me awake all night by attacking my bed frame and pouncing on me throughout the night.
That problem, luckily, seems to have been resolved. At least it was. I made it a habit to spend more time in the evening with Finnegan: playing, watching TV, whatever seemed to meet the needs of his mood. I started a routine of feeding my kitties just before bed, and Finnegan sort of started getting that bed time wasn't play time. Things were great for a couple of weeks!
Then, about a week ago, I was sleeping in on a weekend. Well... trying to. It was about 6:00 a.m., which is about the time I usually get up during the week. As far as Finnegan is concerned, I am fair game after 6:00.
I could hear him scratching and pawing around under the bed. I got up to get him out of there and looked under the bed. But he wasn't there. I couldn't figure it out for a second... until I saw him moving around INSIDE OF MY BOX SPRING. The little bugar must have been working on the dust cover while I was at work instead of while I was sleeping. He'd finally made a hole big enough to fit his ten-pound body through and has worming around inside.
For the past few nights, I've put Finnegan in the spare bedroom at night. I feed the kitties, Finnegan knows that he eats in the spare room. He's very good in there. He plays with his toys and doesn't make a peep until about 6:00 a.m. when he knows I should be getting up.
I don't want this to be the answer to the problem, though. I'm thinking of duct-taping the dust cover to the bottom of the box spring (the hole is far too big to sew or staple) and spraying the bejesus out of it with some of that repellent spray I've heard about. Does anyone know if this works?
The problem is increasing because Finnegan has now discovered that the underside of my couch has the same sort of material as the bottom of my box spring. Whenever I sit on the couch, he wedges himself under it, flips upside down, and goes to town. I can't just let him do this, can I? If I spray that repellent stuff on the bottom of my couch, do you think that will work?
I ask with urgency because I'm getting ready to move into a new apartment. I'd love to be able to leave Finnegan out all night and not have to figure out where to shut him overnight in a new place. Plus I just feel terrible when I close him in a seperate room.
Any ideas? Anyone know anything about those repellent sprays? Help!
Thanks.
That problem, luckily, seems to have been resolved. At least it was. I made it a habit to spend more time in the evening with Finnegan: playing, watching TV, whatever seemed to meet the needs of his mood. I started a routine of feeding my kitties just before bed, and Finnegan sort of started getting that bed time wasn't play time. Things were great for a couple of weeks!
Then, about a week ago, I was sleeping in on a weekend. Well... trying to. It was about 6:00 a.m., which is about the time I usually get up during the week. As far as Finnegan is concerned, I am fair game after 6:00.
I could hear him scratching and pawing around under the bed. I got up to get him out of there and looked under the bed. But he wasn't there. I couldn't figure it out for a second... until I saw him moving around INSIDE OF MY BOX SPRING. The little bugar must have been working on the dust cover while I was at work instead of while I was sleeping. He'd finally made a hole big enough to fit his ten-pound body through and has worming around inside.
For the past few nights, I've put Finnegan in the spare bedroom at night. I feed the kitties, Finnegan knows that he eats in the spare room. He's very good in there. He plays with his toys and doesn't make a peep until about 6:00 a.m. when he knows I should be getting up.
I don't want this to be the answer to the problem, though. I'm thinking of duct-taping the dust cover to the bottom of the box spring (the hole is far too big to sew or staple) and spraying the bejesus out of it with some of that repellent spray I've heard about. Does anyone know if this works?
The problem is increasing because Finnegan has now discovered that the underside of my couch has the same sort of material as the bottom of my box spring. Whenever I sit on the couch, he wedges himself under it, flips upside down, and goes to town. I can't just let him do this, can I? If I spray that repellent stuff on the bottom of my couch, do you think that will work?
I ask with urgency because I'm getting ready to move into a new apartment. I'd love to be able to leave Finnegan out all night and not have to figure out where to shut him overnight in a new place. Plus I just feel terrible when I close him in a seperate room.
Any ideas? Anyone know anything about those repellent sprays? Help!
Thanks.
