Hi everyone, i am new to this forum and i am sorry if the title sounds to dramatic but, i really need some advice right now. here is my situation
Last month my SO and I brought home a cat ( 8 months) from the humane society. He is a orange tabby, loves to play (like any other cat) and is VERY Affectionate. WE live in a two bedroom condo and he pretty much has the run of the house except for our bedroom. My SO has a dander allergy and it was suggested to us that we keep a sorta of safe haven with no pet dander. Thus the problem
My SO is working away from home for 4 months so he is only home on the weekends so i am left to keep this bedroom dander free. The cat will sit infront on the door all night and scratch and meow. Recently i took one of thoseplastic things you put on your carpet for your computer chair to roll on and put that infront of the door with the spikes facing up trying to keep him away from the door, it worked for the first night but he has gotten use to it and it doenst bother him one bit. I am averaging 3 hours of sleep a night and i cannot function during the day, i know i cannot give in to him but it is becoming so tempting lately. He has tonnes of toys to play with and i try to tire him out before i retreat to the bedroom. But none of this is working.
Yesterday i even locked him in the guest bathroom with his food, water, and litter but because of how close it is to our bedroom i can still hear him at the door and i feel guilty for confining him to such a small space
anyways i am sorry for the length of this post, and i hope someone out there has had a similar experience and can give me some words of wisdom.
Thanks,
Al
Last month my SO and I brought home a cat ( 8 months) from the humane society. He is a orange tabby, loves to play (like any other cat) and is VERY Affectionate. WE live in a two bedroom condo and he pretty much has the run of the house except for our bedroom. My SO has a dander allergy and it was suggested to us that we keep a sorta of safe haven with no pet dander. Thus the problem
My SO is working away from home for 4 months so he is only home on the weekends so i am left to keep this bedroom dander free. The cat will sit infront on the door all night and scratch and meow. Recently i took one of thoseplastic things you put on your carpet for your computer chair to roll on and put that infront of the door with the spikes facing up trying to keep him away from the door, it worked for the first night but he has gotten use to it and it doenst bother him one bit. I am averaging 3 hours of sleep a night and i cannot function during the day, i know i cannot give in to him but it is becoming so tempting lately. He has tonnes of toys to play with and i try to tire him out before i retreat to the bedroom. But none of this is working.
Yesterday i even locked him in the guest bathroom with his food, water, and litter but because of how close it is to our bedroom i can still hear him at the door and i feel guilty for confining him to such a small space
anyways i am sorry for the length of this post, and i hope someone out there has had a similar experience and can give me some words of wisdom.
Thanks,
Al