Awile ago I posted concerning a cat that would not let us sleep through the night, well, the problem has returned and playing with the cat does not seem to be helping.
I honestly think the issue is linked to our other cat (white cat). The black cat is insanely jealous and gets an obvious attitude whenever the white cat is in the bed. I have noticed that each and every time the black cat wakes me up by scratching on the walls the white cat is in the bed.
Some ask why we don't simply lock them out of the room. Well, if I can't sleep through him scratching on my walls, scratching on the door is certainly no improvement. Trust me, I've tried it and all it accomplishes is adding howling to the scratching.
I'm afraid that this is going to come down to declawing. I know that very word probably raises the hair on the backs of many of your necks, but you must understand that I can't tell you the last time I actually got to sleep through the night for work. Not only is my sleeping extremely unhealthy, but it makes it highly difficult to have any energy at all. Just please, try going on 3 hours of sleep every weeknight for awile and then think about crucifying me for thinking about declawing. I'm aware of the moral and emotional implications of declawing, but to be honest my health and ability to work far outweighs that.
If you can provide any other options, I'm more than willing to try them. Unfortunately, I can't think of any.
I honestly think the issue is linked to our other cat (white cat). The black cat is insanely jealous and gets an obvious attitude whenever the white cat is in the bed. I have noticed that each and every time the black cat wakes me up by scratching on the walls the white cat is in the bed.
Some ask why we don't simply lock them out of the room. Well, if I can't sleep through him scratching on my walls, scratching on the door is certainly no improvement. Trust me, I've tried it and all it accomplishes is adding howling to the scratching.
I'm afraid that this is going to come down to declawing. I know that very word probably raises the hair on the backs of many of your necks, but you must understand that I can't tell you the last time I actually got to sleep through the night for work. Not only is my sleeping extremely unhealthy, but it makes it highly difficult to have any energy at all. Just please, try going on 3 hours of sleep every weeknight for awile and then think about crucifying me for thinking about declawing. I'm aware of the moral and emotional implications of declawing, but to be honest my health and ability to work far outweighs that.
If you can provide any other options, I'm more than willing to try them. Unfortunately, I can't think of any.