The 4:30 wake-up cat
At least he didn’t poop in my shoe…today
Well … It’s 4:30 in the morning. Chances are good that I’m not going to get back to sleep until around 5:30am.
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Today’s wake-up call was unexpected.
The cat alarm wandered in around 4, yowling at me from his perch. On the rare occasion this happens, it’s usually followed by a leap to the chest — and having my neck kneaded by claws.
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Nope. Not today. Just an occasional yowl to make sure I wasn’t going back to sleep again.
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This wasn’t a greeting, it was a demand.
Instead of Other Brother Coon Cat staring at me, his much smarter brother waited for the lights to illuminate his presence. Then, to get his point across to the dense human, he jumped onto his counter.
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It doesn’t take a cat whisperer to understand that when a cat is sitting next to the bowl staring at you, and there’s plenty of the dry variety inside it, he wants the “good stuff.”
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One opened can of food later, I’m at the computer, Coon Cat is munching as if he hadn’t ruined my entire night’s sleep, and I’m wondering where, on the bell curve of “Zombie,” I’m going to fall today at work.
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But, for the 20 pound Coon Cat, he’s fed…so all is right with the world.
Our cats would get me up around 2am every single night. So, we fixed up the spare bedroom into a cat room and that is where they spend the nights now. I don’t like doing it, but I have so much trouble sleeping as it is and they didn’t help!
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The other one just came in to greet me — by nudging my hand with his nose as I type.
I certainly understand the merit of a cat room. They’ll have food, water, a litter box and toys. They might not like it, but you get your sleep. 🙂
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And I thought it had just been Jamima! She had small meals around the clock! Seriously. I miss my early morning wake up’s……………
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That’s why I don’t scold them for it. I know it’s a cat thing and accept it as such. I’ll complain about it with sarcasm on a blog instead. 🙂
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“All is right with the world”…their world…and that is all they care about, right? 😛 That is, until they see our tears or hurt or anger…and then they are right there, in all their fluffy comfort…and “all is right with our world”! 🙂
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That’s not how mine do “comfort.” Blooded birds on your pillow, a small rat on the desk…that’s their way of showing their love. Or maybe that’s their way of saying “feed me.” I’m not sure… 🙂
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Ohhhhkay then! 🙂
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LOL!
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“But, for the 20 pound Coon Cat, he’s fed…so all is right with the world.” Well, yea.
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We know our cats well. 🙂
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I should tell you a story. You will appreciate this. I had a cat disappear about 9 months ago. Last week, I got up in the middle of the night to get a drink of water, and he was standing in the middle of the living room, demanding to be fed. ! He was filthy, sick, and missing patches of fur. But, now, he’s cleaner, not sneezing as much, breathing better, and the fur is growing back. I can’t tell you how happy I am he is back. He gets a kiss every time I see him.
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That is an INCREDIBLE story! I wish I’d had that happen. Sounds like a great story for Katzenworld. 🙂
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I’ve never heard of Katzenworld. Is that online?
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Yes. If you type it in a search engine it should come up. They’re on wordpress. 🙂
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I’ll have to check them out. Thanks!
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