How does your cat wake you up?

taurus77 · Mar 19, 2006

Long gone are the days that I need an alarm clock. I can rely on my cats like clockwork to wake me! Spot is the clever one. He has several tricks. First, he plops on top of my head and meows. When that doesn't work, he will nip at my nose or try to stick his nose up mine (that's what it seems like anyway). He will then "shovel me"--he sticks his nose under my head and tries to "pry" me up. When all else fails, he literally will work the covers off me!! Its the strangest thing! I've had cats all my life and I don't remember one ever doing this.
Poops, on the other hand, should be in the Cirque de Soleil!! She has super-feline powers that allow her to--from the floor--jump 15 feet in the air and land exactly on my bladder!! She catapults from there onto the floor on the other side of the bed all in about 2.5 seconds!!
Just wondering about the rest of you guys.

arlyn · Mar 19, 2006

Ivory is the only one that wakes me, the rest are perfectly happy to stay in bed.

She stomps. Most cats knead, she stomps, usually in the most sensitive places, like my full bladder.
She puts bruises on my arm from stomping, while purring and sticking her icy wet nose in my armpit.

menagerie mama · Mar 19, 2006

Emily wakes me by standing on my hair and kneading and purring. She has done this since she was 6 weeks old and about 2 pounds, and it was really cute back then but now she's 6 pounds and it's not as amusing, lol...
Bob lays by my head and flicks his tail in my face. The others really don't bother me unless they're out of food in their dish, then Smudge will come up on my nightstand and rub her cheek on my lamp. It's metal and it makes like a tinging sound so it's annoying and she knows it!

MoochNNoodles · Mar 19, 2006

Lucky for me (sorta) my girls aren't allowed in the bedroom because of DH's allergies. Noodles will wail outside the door on occasion though. Usually its in the middle of the night when she wants to play we've discovered!

babyharley · Mar 19, 2006

Harley usually starts meowing or sometimes just steps on my face while he's walking around on the bed - yeah - thats a nice thing to wake up to!

One day last week I actually opened my eyes and he was sitting on the edge of the bed- just starring at me - now that was scary - haha!

But sometimes I get lucky and he wakes me up by just giving me little nudges and licks on my face

lisalee · Mar 19, 2006

Oh, I can so relate to this! Sash is very good at waking me up after all these years, I think he has a built in timer in his little head.

He usually will walk behind me on the pillow and bite at my hair, that's usually the first attempt. If I don't get up he will proceed to head butt me and then if I nudge him off the bed he will "wine" very loudly and constantly. Sometimes he knocks things off the dresser, let me tell ya he doesn't give up easily.

charmed654321 · Mar 19, 2006

Rocky just nudges and nudges until he gets under the covers, then walks on me, lays down, gets up, down, up, then stands in a place where his paws are pressing on the most painful spots (and if I move them slightly, they go right back).

The worst though was my Fuzz, who I lost last October. He would come up to my face, stick his middle claw up one of my nostrils, and PULL. Wanna talk about pain? LOL

I woke up all right!

taurus77 · Mar 19, 2006

One day last week I actually opened my eyes and he was sitting on the edge of the bed- just starring at me - now that was scary - haha! [/quote said:
I know exactly what you mean!!! I forgot that has happened to me before. Scary!!!

jamasmom · Mar 19, 2006

Maggie May is my alarm clock. 7 days a week she will either kiss me on my face

, on my nose or even on my lips,

or she will tap me on the face and shoulder with a paw!

valanhb · Mar 19, 2006

Originally Posted by babyharley

One day last week I actually opened my eyes and he was sitting on the edge of the bed- just starring at me - now that was scary - haha!

That's usually how Trent's first attempt works. I don't think it works very well, but he always tries mind control first.

Then he comes up and make little mews at the person he wants up (it's almost always to gets loves...). If that doesn't work, he gets a little louder. If that doesn't work, he moves on to nose-bumps in the face. That's never failed as far as I know.

Ophelia just MEOWS and walks all over us until one or both wakes up to love her.

missymotus · Mar 19, 2006

My cats have their own room, so I can sleep as late as I want which is great on weekends

lionessrampant · Mar 19, 2006

Leo and Raph take turns arbitrarily knocking things off of shelves in the kitchen, which is directly off of my bedroom. The paper towel rack is a favorite of theirs. I'm not entirely sure whow they manage to get it down, but they do!

Raphael also likes to sit on my nightstand and just stare at me, meowing here and there, until I get up. Ever get that feeling where you feel like you're being watched?

evnshawn · Mar 19, 2006

Well, if they do it en masse, they just stare at me. I'm not sure how that wakes me up, but it does, and I see 14 little cat eyes boring holes into my head. Left to his own devices, Ozzy will stand at the window and bat the miniblinds over and over, which is way more annoying than it sounds. Smidge does the same thing. If that doesn't work, Ozzy stands on my head and "combs" my hair with his teeth.

When I was a teenager, our cat Speedy (RIP) would lay on my face until I woke up gasping for air.

eupnea · Mar 19, 2006

Usually with his teeth or his kneading.

I know he means well.. but owee.

amberthe bobcat · Mar 19, 2006

My domestics don't bother me and Aurora would love if I just stayed in bed and cuddled her. Boris on the other hand, will bite your feet to try and wake you. If that doesn't work, he jumps on and off the bed. Amber helps him by constantly running across the bed and on us as well. Carmelo, he will lick my head until I am awake

stormy · Mar 20, 2006

Well this morning Spyder woke me up by sitting on my head!!!

gemlady · Mar 20, 2006

If kneading, suckling my face, or sticking his cold wet nose in my ear doesn't work, Ari has been known to grab my hand (when not under the covers) with his teeth and start humping my arm.

He has also been known to plop on my head if it is under the covers. That weight will then give me the weirdest dreams...

kittylover4ever · Mar 20, 2006

You have quite the circus going on there, don't you! LOL Mine just walk across me, up and down, back and forth until I get up. They are ready to eat!

Originally Posted by Taurus77

Long gone are the days that I need an alarm clock. I can rely on my cats like clockwork to wake me! Spot is the clever one. He has several tricks. First, he plops on top of my head and meows. When that doesn't work, he will nip at my nose or try to stick his nose up mine (that's what it seems like anyway). He will then "shovel me"--he sticks his nose under my head and tries to "pry" me up. When all else fails, he literally will work the covers off me!! Its the strangest thing! I've had cats all my life and I don't remember one ever doing this.
Poops, on the other hand, should be in the Cirque de Soleil!! She has super-feline powers that allow her to--from the floor--jump 15 feet in the air and land exactly on my bladder!! She catapults from there onto the floor on the other side of the bed all in about 2.5 seconds!!
Just wondering about the rest of you guys.

pepper girl · Mar 20, 2006

Pepper will either stand or walk all over me. Pixie will walk on me or start kneading my belly or chest. They're too cute

gardenandcats · Mar 20, 2006

Usually none of my five wake me up. Sometimes though the younger two who are both under a year old do, they run across the bed chasing each other!

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