Just as the title says really! I've had my cat for three months now and I when I first got him I was determined I would have some rules.... no walking on the table, definitely no walking on the work tops and definitely ( DEFINITELY !!!) no sleeping in my room!
So, as many of you experienced cat slaves pointed out, this was futile!!!!
I finally relented to leaving my door open at night- just to stop the relentless scratching - and things were fine for a while .... he would sleep on the floor or at the end of my bed and were both be happy with this ( or so I thought). He now has a new trick up his sleeve though.... he's started scratching the duvet, trying to bury himself under it or just jumping on my head when I'm asleep. This only stops when I finally give up pretending to be asleep and give him a stroke - at which point he lies down on top of me, purring like a lawnmower before promptly going to sleep again!!! It seems that he wants me to be awake just so I can see him go to sleep😼😼😼 This is now happening 2-3 times each night! The first time he did this I thought it was lovely and took it as a sign he just wanted to be close to me so enjoyed it. It is now happening so frequently though that I am regretting not sticking to my previous rules 😬
Does anyone else have problems setting boundaries for their Dcat for fear of offending them or is it just me???