Be careful what you wish for

I wished for Koala to get over his timidness and come out from under the
bed. I got that wish in spades! He still hasn't come up in my lap,
although I've seen him considering it a time or two. Otherwise, he is
obviously completely at home now.

Earlier today he nudged Pickles (who is at least three times his size)
away from the bowl of kitten chow. The two of them get along like most
siblings - fine most of the time, with occasional squabbles. I'm happy
about that.

When it's time for his canned food, which I give him before I fix my
breakfast and dinner, he starts yowling at me from the time he sees I'm
about to start toward the kitchen. He leads the way, going slowly and
stopping often so I can pet him. That is good.

Both cats usually spend at least part of the night on my bed, which I
like, except sometimes. I've waked up to find him snuggled against my
back. Occasionally I can pet him. Sometimes when I try, he bats my
hand away or gets up and leaves. That's okay.

HOWEVER, some nights (not every night, thank goodness!) he decides it's
play time in the middle of the night. Naturally he can't go out into
the living room and play with all the toys out there. No, he attacks my
feet, or he attacks Pickles. There is much noise and scrabbling.
Sometimes he gets on the floor and attacks from under the bed, or
attacks the bedding. It doesn't make for a restful night.

I've tried yelling at him. He usually stops for a minute or two, then
starts up again. If I get up, he goes under the bed. If I could get
him out of the room, I'd shut the door, but that doesn't seem to be
possible.

Any suggestions?

Somebody would probably suggest shutting him out of my room at night.
However, there's no way I can pick him up, even if I could catch him.
Besides, I don't want to deprive Pickles of bed privileges, or shut her
away from the litter box.

Joy

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On Thursday, December 11, 2014 6:39:54 PM UTC-6, Joy wrote:
I wished for Koala to get over his timidness and come out from under the
bed. I got that wish in spades! He still hasn't come up in my lap,
although I've seen him considering it a time or two. Otherwise, he is
obviously completely at home now.

Earlier today he nudged Pickles (who is at least three times his size)
away from the bowl of kitten chow. The two of them get along like most
siblings - fine most of the time, with occasional squabbles. I'm happy
about that.

When it's time for his canned food, which I give him before I fix my
breakfast and dinner, he starts yowling at me from the time he sees I'm
about to start toward the kitchen. He leads the way, going slowly and
stopping often so I can pet him. That is good.

Both cats usually spend at least part of the night on my bed, which I
like, except sometimes. I've waked up to find him snuggled against my
back. Occasionally I can pet him. Sometimes when I try, he bats my
hand away or gets up and leaves. That's okay.

HOWEVER, some nights (not every night, thank goodness!) he decides it's
play time in the middle of the night. Naturally he can't go out into
the living room and play with all the toys out there. No, he attacks my
feet, or he attacks Pickles. There is much noise and scrabbling.
Sometimes he gets on the floor and attacks from under the bed, or
attacks the bedding. It doesn't make for a restful night.

I've tried yelling at him. He usually stops for a minute or two, then
starts up again. If I get up, he goes under the bed. If I could get
him out of the room, I'd shut the door, but that doesn't seem to be
possible.

Any suggestions?

Somebody would probably suggest shutting him out of my room at night.
However, there's no way I can pick him up, even if I could catch him.
Besides, I don't want to deprive Pickles of bed privileges, or shut her
away from the litter box.

Joy

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Felix has all of the downstairs at night. If he comes upstairs, the litter box is in the bathroom; otherwise he is faced with three tightly closed doors. Toci

On 12/11/2014 5:29 PM, The Other Guy wrote:
On Thu, 11 Dec 2014 16:39:51 -0800, Joy wrote:

I've tried yelling at him. He usually stops for a minute or two, then
starts up again. If I get up, he goes under the bed. If I could get
him out of the room, I'd shut the door, but that doesn't seem to be
possible.

Any suggestions?

Block things so he CAN'T get under the bed.

That way, you'll have a chance of getting him out of the bedroom
when the games begin.

It's a queen size bed and I am 79 years old. It would be difficult, if
not impossible.


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On 12/11/2014 5:46 PM, toci wrote:
On Thursday, December 11, 2014 6:39:54 PM UTC-6, Joy wrote:
I wished for Koala to get over his timidness and come out from under the
bed. I got that wish in spades! He still hasn't come up in my lap,
although I've seen him considering it a time or two. Otherwise, he is
obviously completely at home now.

Earlier today he nudged Pickles (who is at least three times his size)
away from the bowl of kitten chow. The two of them get along like most
siblings - fine most of the time, with occasional squabbles. I'm happy
about that.

When it's time for his canned food, which I give him before I fix my
breakfast and dinner, he starts yowling at me from the time he sees I'm
about to start toward the kitchen. He leads the way, going slowly and
stopping often so I can pet him. That is good.

Both cats usually spend at least part of the night on my bed, which I
like, except sometimes. I've waked up to find him snuggled against my
back. Occasionally I can pet him. Sometimes when I try, he bats my
hand away or gets up and leaves. That's okay.

HOWEVER, some nights (not every night, thank goodness!) he decides it's
play time in the middle of the night. Naturally he can't go out into
the living room and play with all the toys out there. No, he attacks my
feet, or he attacks Pickles. There is much noise and scrabbling.
Sometimes he gets on the floor and attacks from under the bed, or
attacks the bedding. It doesn't make for a restful night.

I've tried yelling at him. He usually stops for a minute or two, then
starts up again. If I get up, he goes under the bed. If I could get
him out of the room, I'd shut the door, but that doesn't seem to be
possible.

Any suggestions?

Somebody would probably suggest shutting him out of my room at night.
However, there's no way I can pick him up, even if I could catch him.
Besides, I don't want to deprive Pickles of bed privileges, or shut her
away from the litter box.

Joy

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Colorful Crocheted Critters
Photos at http://www.PictureTrail.com/joy9

Felix has all of the downstairs at night. If he comes upstairs, the litter box is in the bathroom; otherwise he is faced with three tightly closed doors. Toci


Sometimes one or both cats are in my room when I go to bed; sometimes
they aren't.

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On 12/11/2014 10:52 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
In article ,
Joy wrote:
I wished for Koala to get over his timidness and come out from under the
bed. I got that wish in spades! He still hasn't come up in my lap,
although I've seen him considering it a time or two. Otherwise, he is
obviously completely at home now.

Earlier today he nudged Pickles (who is at least three times his size)
away from the bowl of kitten chow. The two of them get along like most
siblings - fine most of the time, with occasional squabbles. I'm happy
about that.

When it's time for his canned food, which I give him before I fix my
breakfast and dinner, he starts yowling at me from the time he sees I'm
about to start toward the kitchen. He leads the way, going slowly and
stopping often so I can pet him. That is good.

Both cats usually spend at least part of the night on my bed, which I
like, except sometimes. I've waked up to find him snuggled against my
back. Occasionally I can pet him. Sometimes when I try, he bats my
hand away or gets up and leaves. That's okay.

HOWEVER, some nights (not every night, thank goodness!) he decides it's
play time in the middle of the night. Naturally he can't go out into
the living room and play with all the toys out there. No, he attacks my
feet, or he attacks Pickles. There is much noise and scrabbling.
Sometimes he gets on the floor and attacks from under the bed, or
attacks the bedding. It doesn't make for a restful night.

I've tried yelling at him. He usually stops for a minute or two, then
starts up again. If I get up, he goes under the bed. If I could get
him out of the room, I'd shut the door, but that doesn't seem to be
possible.

Any suggestions?

Somebody would probably suggest shutting him out of my room at night.
However, there's no way I can pick him up, even if I could catch him.
Besides, I don't want to deprive Pickles of bed privileges, or shut her
away from the litter box.

Joy

Sweep(RB) was a practical joker and one of the things she used to do was
hide under the bed and grab my feet as I walked by to get into bed. it got
so bad that I would have to jump on the bed from about 18 inches away. So
DH began to lift the foot of the bed and yell at her to get out and she
fled. This she thought was an even better game (she was not scared you
understand, it was just fun). This went on for some time until we got a
new bed (because we needed one not because of Sweep) that she couldn't get
under. Like you I didn't want to shut her out of the bedroom, never
thought of it actually.

As you probably don't want to get a new bed, could you put boxes or
something under the bed to prevent Koala getting under it?

Judith


Eventually I might be able to figure out something like that, but it's a
queen size bed, so it would take a lot of boxes.

Joy

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On 12/12/2014 2:39 AM, Joy wrote:
On 12/11/2014 10:52 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
In article ,
Joy wrote:

HOWEVER, some nights (not every night, thank goodness!) he decides it's
play time in the middle of the night. Naturally he can't go out into
the living room and play with all the toys out there. No, he attacks my
feet, or he attacks Pickles. There is much noise and scrabbling.
Sometimes he gets on the floor and attacks from under the bed, or
attacks the bedding. It doesn't make for a restful night.

I've tried yelling at him. He usually stops for a minute or two, then
starts up again. If I get up, he goes under the bed. If I could get
him out of the room, I'd shut the door, but that doesn't seem to be
possible.

Any suggestions?

Somebody would probably suggest shutting him out of my room at night.
However, there's no way I can pick him up, even if I could catch him.
Besides, I don't want to deprive Pickles of bed privileges, or shut her
away from the litter box.

Joy

Sweep(RB) was a practical joker and one of the things she used to do was
hide under the bed and grab my feet as I walked by to get into bed. it
got
so bad that I would have to jump on the bed from about 18 inches away. So
DH began to lift the foot of the bed and yell at her to get out and she
fled. This she thought was an even better game (she was not scared you
understand, it was just fun). This went on for some time until we got a
new bed (because we needed one not because of Sweep) that she couldn't
get
under. Like you I didn't want to shut her out of the bedroom, never
thought of it actually.

As you probably don't want to get a new bed, could you put boxes or
something under the bed to prevent Koala getting under it?

Judith


Eventually I might be able to figure out something like that, but it's a
queen size bed, so it would take a lot of boxes.

Joy

You might be able to cut some cardboard (got access to old boxes? or
check with a hardware store) to fit around the bed. You could loosely
tack it to the box spring with staples or something? Obviously then you
might be able to shoo him out of the bedroom when playtime starts.

And no, you don't want to shut them out and block access to the
litterbox. No suggestions there. (There's only one spot for a
litterbox in my house and it's in the bath off the bedroom. I'd never
have been able to shut Persia out of the bedroom for that reason.)

Good luck!

Jill

On Thu, 11 Dec 2014 16:39:51 -0800, Joy wrote:

I wished for Koala to get over his timidness and come out from under the
bed. I got that wish in spades! He still hasn't come up in my lap,
....
possible.

Any suggestions?

Somebody would probably suggest shutting him out of my room at night.
However, there's no way I can pick him up, even if I could catch him.
Besides, I don't want to deprive Pickles of bed privileges, or shut her
away from the litter box.

Joy

No, nothing you can do. I suggest earplugs; probably uncomfortable. Or
perhaps take half a benadryl. It's an antihistimine but I find that it
makes sure that I get back to sleep after being woken up during the
night. He'll grow out of this phase in just a few short years.

On 12/12/2014 7:35 AM, dgk wrote:
On Thu, 11 Dec 2014 16:39:51 -0800, Joy wrote:

I wished for Koala to get over his timidness and come out from under the
bed. I got that wish in spades! He still hasn't come up in my lap,
...
possible.

Any suggestions?

Somebody would probably suggest shutting him out of my room at night.
However, there's no way I can pick him up, even if I could catch him.
Besides, I don't want to deprive Pickles of bed privileges, or shut her
away from the litter box.

Joy

No, nothing you can do. I suggest earplugs; probably uncomfortable. Or
perhaps take half a benadryl. It's an antihistimine but I find that it
makes sure that I get back to sleep after being woken up during the
night. He'll grow out of this phase in just a few short years.


LOL! Last night wasn't too bad. He waited until almost 6 a.m., and it
didn't last very long. However, I realized that Pickles sometimes aids
and abets him. She was sitting on the corner of the bed looking down
and swatting occasionally. He was obviously on the floor there.

Benadryl wouldn't help me. I take them for my hay fever, and they don't
make me a bit sleepy. I could try earplugs, but they wouldn't be much
help when they're bouncing on the bed. Oh well. As you say, he'll
outgrow it eventually. If I live that long. ;-)

Joy

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On 12/12/2014 2:39 AM, Joy wrote:
On 12/11/2014 10:52 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
In article ,
Joy wrote:

HOWEVER, some nights (not every night, thank goodness!) he decides
it's
play time in the middle of the night. Naturally he can't go out into
the living room and play with all the toys out there. No, he attacks
my
feet, or he attacks Pickles. There is much noise and scrabbling.
Sometimes he gets on the floor and attacks from under the bed, or
attacks the bedding. It doesn't make for a restful night.

I've tried yelling at him. He usually stops for a minute or two, then
starts up again. If I get up, he goes under the bed. If I could get
him out of the room, I'd shut the door, but that doesn't seem to be
possible.

Any suggestions?

Somebody would probably suggest shutting him out of my room at night.
However, there's no way I can pick him up, even if I could catch him.
Besides, I don't want to deprive Pickles of bed privileges, or shut
her
away from the litter box.

Joy

Sweep(RB) was a practical joker and one of the things she used to do
was
hide under the bed and grab my feet as I walked by to get into bed. it
got
so bad that I would have to jump on the bed from about 18 inches away.
So
DH began to lift the foot of the bed and yell at her to get out and she
fled. This she thought was an even better game (she was not scared you
understand, it was just fun). This went on for some time until we got a
new bed (because we needed one not because of Sweep) that she couldn't
get
under. Like you I didn't want to shut her out of the bedroom, never
thought of it actually.

As you probably don't want to get a new bed, could you put boxes or
something under the bed to prevent Koala getting under it?

Judith


Eventually I might be able to figure out something like that, but it's a
queen size bed, so it would take a lot of boxes.

Joy

You might be able to cut some cardboard (got access to old boxes? or
check with a hardware store) to fit around the bed. You could loosely
tack it to the box spring with staples or something? Obviously then you
might be able to shoo him out of the bedroom when playtime starts.

And no, you don't want to shut them out and block access to the
litterbox. No suggestions there. (There's only one spot for a litterbox
in my house and it's in the bath off the bedroom. I'd never have been
able to shut Persia out of the bedroom for that reason.)

Good luck!

Jill
I have five plastic storage boxes under my queen-size bed. I load 2 from
each side of the bed, the long way, and one across the bottom They slide
under the frame. Sweaters and coats in the Summer go there, and Summer
items and comforter in the winter.
Hope this helps.

Sylvia

On 12/13/2014 10:23 AM, Sylvia M wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
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On 12/12/2014 2:39 AM, Joy wrote:
On 12/11/2014 10:52 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
In article ,
Joy wrote:

HOWEVER, some nights (not every night, thank goodness!) he decides
it's
play time in the middle of the night. Naturally he can't go out into
the living room and play with all the toys out there. No, he attacks
my
feet, or he attacks Pickles. There is much noise and scrabbling.
Sometimes he gets on the floor and attacks from under the bed, or
attacks the bedding. It doesn't make for a restful night.

I've tried yelling at him. He usually stops for a minute or two, then
starts up again. If I get up, he goes under the bed. If I could get
him out of the room, I'd shut the door, but that doesn't seem to be
possible.

Any suggestions?

Somebody would probably suggest shutting him out of my room at night.
However, there's no way I can pick him up, even if I could catch him.
Besides, I don't want to deprive Pickles of bed privileges, or shut
her
away from the litter box.

Joy

Sweep(RB) was a practical joker and one of the things she used to do
was
hide under the bed and grab my feet as I walked by to get into bed. it
got
so bad that I would have to jump on the bed from about 18 inches away.
So
DH began to lift the foot of the bed and yell at her to get out and she
fled. This she thought was an even better game (she was not scared you
understand, it was just fun). This went on for some time until we got a
new bed (because we needed one not because of Sweep) that she couldn't
get
under. Like you I didn't want to shut her out of the bedroom, never
thought of it actually.

As you probably don't want to get a new bed, could you put boxes or
something under the bed to prevent Koala getting under it?

Judith


Eventually I might be able to figure out something like that, but it's a
queen size bed, so it would take a lot of boxes.

Joy

You might be able to cut some cardboard (got access to old boxes? or
check with a hardware store) to fit around the bed. You could loosely
tack it to the box spring with staples or something? Obviously then you
might be able to shoo him out of the bedroom when playtime starts.

And no, you don't want to shut them out and block access to the
litterbox. No suggestions there. (There's only one spot for a litterbox
in my house and it's in the bath off the bedroom. I'd never have been
able to shut Persia out of the bedroom for that reason.)

Good luck!

Jill
I have five plastic storage boxes under my queen-size bed. I load 2 from
each side of the bed, the long way, and one across the bottom They slide
under the frame. Sweaters and coats in the Summer go there, and Summer
items and comforter in the winter.
Hope this helps.

Sylvia

Thank you, Sylvia. Those sound ideal for the purpose. If I can ever
afford to buy five of them, I'm sure I can think of something to put in
them.

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