I'm sure I'm missing the obvious on this, but...
Ok so Sammy is about 5 months old now (roughly) and is a very playful kitten. He's also a lapcat and is very attached to me... so he always likes to be around me and sleeps on my pillow every night. It's very cute and I'm pretty excited about it because I haven't had a lap cat in ages.
The problem is, when I first go to sleep at night he comes into the bedroom and decides it's kitten play time
Even if I don't move a muscle, he still attacks me under the blanket (well I'm under the blanket... hes on top of it) Usually it only last a few minutes and then he gets interested in something else, but last night this went on for hours and I couldn't get to sleep.
Now I don't want to lock Sammy out because I don't want to deter him from cuddling... closing my bedroom door would also stress out Buddha who is known for panic attacks if he gets locked in or out of a room (doc witnessed an attack and gave me meds for this, but only want to use them when absolutely necessary). So is there a way to deter him from using me as a kitty playground without locking him out of the room?
I hope this all makes sense.. I'm very tired today
Thanks much!
Oh I should also mention that I've tried a vigorous playtime before bed to wear him out, but he has so much kitten energy that I can't seem to tire him out. He's like the energizer bunny!
Ok so Sammy is about 5 months old now (roughly) and is a very playful kitten. He's also a lapcat and is very attached to me... so he always likes to be around me and sleeps on my pillow every night. It's very cute and I'm pretty excited about it because I haven't had a lap cat in ages.
The problem is, when I first go to sleep at night he comes into the bedroom and decides it's kitten play time
Now I don't want to lock Sammy out because I don't want to deter him from cuddling... closing my bedroom door would also stress out Buddha who is known for panic attacks if he gets locked in or out of a room (doc witnessed an attack and gave me meds for this, but only want to use them when absolutely necessary). So is there a way to deter him from using me as a kitty playground without locking him out of the room?
I hope this all makes sense.. I'm very tired today
Oh I should also mention that I've tried a vigorous playtime before bed to wear him out, but he has so much kitten energy that I can't seem to tire him out. He's like the energizer bunny!