Cat routine

[louise_81]

I am wondering if you guys have a routine with your cats.

We have allowed the girl run of the house now that their collars are off from their spay.

Over the past couple of nights they seem to think that us going to bed = play time. We have been on holiday and have been going to bed at 2 in the morning, lights go out and they start play fighting. I was woken up this morning with Ava in the gap between the bed (its one of those with the spare bed underneath) and Evie scraping around the bed trying to figure out how to get in to her. Then there was a lot of noisy clawing up and dow the mattress underneath, as the chased each other.

I have tried to lock them in the living room, but Ava cries cos she wants to be in bed with me, then they start playing on the bed, and up and down the stairs. I have tried seperating them, they both cry.

Ended up this morning settling at 6 on my bed, having kept me up half the night.

I go back to work tomorrow, so don't really want to be kept up all night

[catwoman999]

Welcome to cat ownership! My 4 have kept me up MANY a night playing and attention seeking. And putting them out the bedroom doesn't work cause, they cry and scratch to get back in.
In the twenty some years I have owned my cats, I have NEVER came up with a solution. Playing with them and tiring them out, just before bedtime can help..
My cats are indoor cats, but I guess this is one of the reasons people allow their cats outdoor access, so they can kick them outside when cat keeps them awake :(

[louise_81]

I thought that would be the answer!!!

[Moli]

My boys got o bed, when I go to bed, they get their supper and are shut in the utilityroom for the night, have done it since they were kittens and they are used to the routine...Leo my older boy sleeps in the kitchen..........
No way did I want 5 cats running around all night!:roll:

[dandysmom]

I never found a real solution, but a good tiring romp before bedtime and then a "midnight snack" used to keep them quiet long enough for me to fall asleep (sound sleeper) Nothing helped with the early morning time-to-get-up-and-play scenario. I'm very lucky with Leia ... she's a lazy puss and is quite happy to sleep in bed with me quietly till breakfast time!

[catwoman999]

My boys got o bed, when I go to bed, they get their supper and are shut in the utilityroom for the night, have done it since they were kittens and they are used to the routine...Leo my older boy sleeps in the kitchen..........
No way did I want 5 cats running around all night!:roll:

Yip, wished I had done that with mine in the beginning! But now I have made a rod for my own back lol...
I was too soft when they were kittens, allowing them to sleep with me. Start as you mean to go on, as they say lol