• The Picard Maneuver@piefed.worldEnglish
    37·
    2 months ago

    What do you do if your cat tries wake you up by biting paper, turning on lights, and opening/closing cabinets?

    Asking for myself. It’s been 15 years without a good solution…

    • Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      25·
      2 months ago

      Relentless affection always seemed to work well for me. Hugs and forehead kisses until they are desperately trying to get away, and more if they come back and continue. indirect pestering… blanket purrito?

      • limelight79@lemmy.world
        7·
        2 months ago

        I’ve got one that’s into that. I love that cat, but there are moments…

    • aichan@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      14·
      2 months ago

      Mine (https://michi.blue/) wakes me up while making horrible lewd meaw noises trying to fuck his favourite plushie. I recently found out that if I throw said plushie to the wherever the fuck I can from my sleep deprived ass in the bed, he shuts up

      • teft@piefed.socialEnglish
        9·
        2 months ago

        Sounds to me like your cat has trained you to play with him even in your sleep.

    • MyBrainHurts@piefed.caOPEnglish
      12·
      2 months ago

      I give up, pat the bed beside me where she jumps up, demands some pets then eventually curls up on her own special blanket and goes back to sleep for a couple hours.

    • the_q@lemmy.zip
      11·
      2 months ago

      You responded 1 time to each of those actions. That’s all it took.

    • Tujio@lemmy.world
      7·
      2 months ago

      I once woke up to one of them standing on my back, paws on my head, smashing my face into the pillow so I couldn’t breathe, just shrieking at the back of my head.