Just some history first, Trixie and Norton are 11 months old (littermates). Up until December, we never let them sleep in our bedroom because of my husband's allergies. However, they always scratched and meowed at the door in the middle of the night to be let in (not a behavior that lasted all night long, just for about 5 minutes at a time until they got bored with it). In December, we started to let them sleep in our bed with us which I love because they're fun to cuddle with. Trixie, the female, has typically been more cuddly and "needy". She loves to cuddle and knead at you when she can. It started out that once a night she would wake me up by kneading at or purring in my face. The behavior lasted for about 5 minutes and then she would stop by herself or I would have to hide under the sheet so that I can fall back asleep. She only does this to me, not my husband.
Last week I went to Europe to visit a friend. My husband said they looked sad while I was gone. Trixie did wake him up once during the night with the behavior that she usually does with me. I've been back 3 nights now and have made it a point to spend lots and lots of time cuddling with them because I don't ever want them to feel like I would leave them and not come back. However, the last two nights Trixie has been waking me up every hour on the hour. I'm exhausted. Between the jetlagg and the lack of uninterrupted sleep, I'm just so tired. I can't help but feel that she's doing it for a reason. She is very sensitive...she gets into her "moods" of detachment whenever her environment changes. She snaps back but sometimes it takes like 3 weeks. Do you think that she is trying to tell me something is wrong by waking me up so frequently, or do you think that she is still just feeling insecure because I left them for a week? Thanks in advance and sorry so long
Last week I went to Europe to visit a friend. My husband said they looked sad while I was gone. Trixie did wake him up once during the night with the behavior that she usually does with me. I've been back 3 nights now and have made it a point to spend lots and lots of time cuddling with them because I don't ever want them to feel like I would leave them and not come back. However, the last two nights Trixie has been waking me up every hour on the hour. I'm exhausted. Between the jetlagg and the lack of uninterrupted sleep, I'm just so tired. I can't help but feel that she's doing it for a reason. She is very sensitive...she gets into her "moods" of detachment whenever her environment changes. She snaps back but sometimes it takes like 3 weeks. Do you think that she is trying to tell me something is wrong by waking me up so frequently, or do you think that she is still just feeling insecure because I left them for a week? Thanks in advance and sorry so long