We've only had Orion for about 3 weeks, and I know he's just a playful kitty, but sometimes my patience is so tried with him.
He will usually lay down with me around 8or 9pm, and go to sleep on my pillow. But routinely, in the middle of the night, he's up for an hour or more, playing Psycho Kitty. He pounces on my head, attacks my hands/elbows/ anything else. He's even gone after my husband's unmentionables after sneaking under the covers! Yelling only grants us about 5 free minutes, and the same goes for distracting him with a toy.
I try covering my head and ignoring it, but that seems pretty futile, and most of the time he just gets his paws in the crack under the covers i leave for air, and tries to get at me.
It all seems very playful, and not mean at all.
Last night was the worst ever, and I got a water bottle and started spraying him. He'd run away looking pretty scared, but then picked a fight with the water bottle after I set it down!
If it were just my feet under the covers, or my ponytail (which are sometimes targets), I think I'd not care. I am disturbed by him eyeing me up, and charging my head though. One night he got my lip clawed up pretty good.
My hubby has swatted his butt before, but I don't like that at all. I'd like to find a way to stop this without having to do anything drastic. He does like to sleep with me, and I love his cuddles. I'd hate to lock him up at night, and from prior experience when we first got him, and kept him in 'kitty jail' for the first two nights, this would only cause MORE sleeplessness.
Sometimes he just goes so ape crazy, I figure it must be the wild in him(he was captured 3 weeks ago from a feral litter, but otherwise has adjusted SO well).
Please give me some advice. I adore him, and have found myself near losing my temper, especially last night, which is something I do not want to do.
Thanks,
Spring
He will usually lay down with me around 8or 9pm, and go to sleep on my pillow. But routinely, in the middle of the night, he's up for an hour or more, playing Psycho Kitty. He pounces on my head, attacks my hands/elbows/ anything else. He's even gone after my husband's unmentionables after sneaking under the covers! Yelling only grants us about 5 free minutes, and the same goes for distracting him with a toy.
I try covering my head and ignoring it, but that seems pretty futile, and most of the time he just gets his paws in the crack under the covers i leave for air, and tries to get at me.
It all seems very playful, and not mean at all.
Last night was the worst ever, and I got a water bottle and started spraying him. He'd run away looking pretty scared, but then picked a fight with the water bottle after I set it down!
If it were just my feet under the covers, or my ponytail (which are sometimes targets), I think I'd not care. I am disturbed by him eyeing me up, and charging my head though. One night he got my lip clawed up pretty good.
My hubby has swatted his butt before, but I don't like that at all. I'd like to find a way to stop this without having to do anything drastic. He does like to sleep with me, and I love his cuddles. I'd hate to lock him up at night, and from prior experience when we first got him, and kept him in 'kitty jail' for the first two nights, this would only cause MORE sleeplessness.
Sometimes he just goes so ape crazy, I figure it must be the wild in him(he was captured 3 weeks ago from a feral litter, but otherwise has adjusted SO well).
Please give me some advice. I adore him, and have found myself near losing my temper, especially last night, which is something I do not want to do.
Thanks,
Spring