Pinkdagger... i have changed Samson's name to Frankenstein. Why? He gets me up at 5am...no matter what. But, it depends whether or not I'm in the mood to listen to him whine and/or concerned that he'll waken my husband in the next room. I cannot put him outside the door...not feasable. What I can do is...go to the kitchen at 5...get his "wet food"...bring it back into the bedroom and get under my covers and hide. This worked before. Samson gets tired of whining and comes next to me and goes back to sleep...at least for two hours.
I have learned from this site about punishment. It doesn't do any good..... I have been giving Samson little treats when he stands by the kitchen counter whining..."I'm gonna jump on the counter now..." I look at him and say, "don't do it....no, Samson..." And, when he doesn't I give him a treat and say..."good boy...good listening..." It's not the words...it's the tone of my voice. I understand the sleeping part 'cause I'm not use to getting up at 5. It use to be 3. Sometimes he does wake me 3....I say..." are you nuts? " and pull the covers over my head. Do not...and I emphasize, do not... let him look into your eyes. You are dead, if that happens. He'll stomp on you...bite your big toe..... just move the toe but keep the covers over your head. You might sweat to death.... but you'll sleep a little longer. Water bottle doesn't work.... noise doesn't work....Samson knows when he's been bad and tries to apologize to me.... whining.... "Mama.... I need to be bad..."
Do not take him to a shelter. Pretend you're a cat. Talk to your cat. Seriously! And, don't give up. Always keep a wad of crumbled paper... pipe cleaner...little mouse... to throw when your cat starts to bite. I realized that when Samson does it (often) it's becaue 1. I'm not moving fast enough for him...2. Not paying attention to just him...and 3. On my computer or worse...on the phone talking to someone else. This site has really made me become aware of the needs of this kitten....
Samson Frankenstein Meshuganah Gilman
I have learned from this site about punishment. It doesn't do any good..... I have been giving Samson little treats when he stands by the kitchen counter whining..."I'm gonna jump on the counter now..." I look at him and say, "don't do it....no, Samson..." And, when he doesn't I give him a treat and say..."good boy...good listening..." It's not the words...it's the tone of my voice. I understand the sleeping part 'cause I'm not use to getting up at 5. It use to be 3. Sometimes he does wake me 3....I say..." are you nuts? " and pull the covers over my head. Do not...and I emphasize, do not... let him look into your eyes. You are dead, if that happens. He'll stomp on you...bite your big toe..... just move the toe but keep the covers over your head. You might sweat to death.... but you'll sleep a little longer. Water bottle doesn't work.... noise doesn't work....Samson knows when he's been bad and tries to apologize to me.... whining.... "Mama.... I need to be bad..."
Do not take him to a shelter. Pretend you're a cat. Talk to your cat. Seriously! And, don't give up. Always keep a wad of crumbled paper... pipe cleaner...little mouse... to throw when your cat starts to bite. I realized that when Samson does it (often) it's becaue 1. I'm not moving fast enough for him...2. Not paying attention to just him...and 3. On my computer or worse...on the phone talking to someone else. This site has really made me become aware of the needs of this kitten....
Samson Frankenstein Meshuganah Gilman
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