Gizmo has been a little kinder and is no longer waking me up at three a.m. She now wants to play at four. Since I don't want to get out of bed at this hour I start moving a hand under the covers and Gizmo happily leaps across the bed and rabbit-kicks it through the blankets. I call this 'bed mice'.
Gizmo is a very smart cat, since my hand got out of the blanket today; she seized it in her mouth but did not bite hard enough to hurt me. She is aware that this is a hand, not a mouse.
I'd not recommend this for other cats, but I was impressed with Gizmo's intelligence so thought it might be of interest here.
And yes, I enjoy playing 'bed mice' with her as long as the silly thing doesn't accidentally roll off the bed (she did this twice already.)
Gizmo is a very smart cat, since my hand got out of the blanket today; she seized it in her mouth but did not bite hard enough to hurt me. She is aware that this is a hand, not a mouse.
I'd not recommend this for other cats, but I was impressed with Gizmo's intelligence so thought it might be of interest here.
And yes, I enjoy playing 'bed mice' with her as long as the silly thing doesn't accidentally roll off the bed (she did this twice already.)