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I have a beautiful 3 year old persian cat.
This is the 4th cat I had in my life, and he is showing me how much different a cat can be, and how unique their personalities are.
With all previous cats, I would close my bedroom door at night for sleep - and they accepted that. Not this one. This one is demanding. When I tried to do it, he would meow and scratch the door all night, he just didn't give up!
I finally gave up, and gave him full access to the bedroom at night. He might wake us sometimes during the night, but that's better than not to sleep at all.
My cat is an indoor cat.
Last week, we bought a leash to walk in the street. He loved the experience so much that he now wants to stay outside all the time!
As soon as I get home from work, he starts to meow next to door - begging to go outside.
So me and my wife organized this: When she gets home, she takes him for a walk outside. Right before we go to sleep I take him for another walk. (2 walks a day).
He is usually very playful, but lately he doesn't even want to play and ignores when we try to start: He just wants to go outside.
The problem is... he meows very loud, non-stop, all night!!!! He demands to go outside.
If we ignore, he, after a while, starts misbehaving and doing things he knows he shouldn't do. Like scratching my shoes. He knows he is forcing me to get up, and when I do, he hides or goes under the bed where I can't reach him.
After a while, he sits next to outside door and start the meowing cicle all over again.
It's so frustrating!!!!!!!
I had to take this morning off, to sleep a little longer. Just got to work and still am "zombified" by the lack of sleep that's during almost one week now. This is definitely causing a high impact in our lives and we have to do something. Just don't know what.
Getting this cat was my idea, and my wife is losing the patience to the point she says I should do his will and just open the door for him.
He lived all his life as an indoor cat, and we live right next to a busy road. Letting him go outside on his own would be a death sentence.
We love him... it's just... he's misbehaving so bad (and he knows, that's why he runs) trying to force us to doing something that's not good for him. That's what he does, but that cycle needs to be broken.
Thanks
Jaime
(and sorry for the english)
This is the 4th cat I had in my life, and he is showing me how much different a cat can be, and how unique their personalities are.
With all previous cats, I would close my bedroom door at night for sleep - and they accepted that. Not this one. This one is demanding. When I tried to do it, he would meow and scratch the door all night, he just didn't give up!
I finally gave up, and gave him full access to the bedroom at night. He might wake us sometimes during the night, but that's better than not to sleep at all.
My cat is an indoor cat.
Last week, we bought a leash to walk in the street. He loved the experience so much that he now wants to stay outside all the time!
As soon as I get home from work, he starts to meow next to door - begging to go outside.
So me and my wife organized this: When she gets home, she takes him for a walk outside. Right before we go to sleep I take him for another walk. (2 walks a day).
He is usually very playful, but lately he doesn't even want to play and ignores when we try to start: He just wants to go outside.
The problem is... he meows very loud, non-stop, all night!!!! He demands to go outside.
If we ignore, he, after a while, starts misbehaving and doing things he knows he shouldn't do. Like scratching my shoes. He knows he is forcing me to get up, and when I do, he hides or goes under the bed where I can't reach him.
After a while, he sits next to outside door and start the meowing cicle all over again.
It's so frustrating!!!!!!!
I had to take this morning off, to sleep a little longer. Just got to work and still am "zombified" by the lack of sleep that's during almost one week now. This is definitely causing a high impact in our lives and we have to do something. Just don't know what.
Getting this cat was my idea, and my wife is losing the patience to the point she says I should do his will and just open the door for him.
He lived all his life as an indoor cat, and we live right next to a busy road. Letting him go outside on his own would be a death sentence.
We love him... it's just... he's misbehaving so bad (and he knows, that's why he runs) trying to force us to doing something that's not good for him. That's what he does, but that cycle needs to be broken.
Thanks
Jaime
(and sorry for the english)