Hello. I have a very affectionate 5 year old cat that I got this August. He warmed up right away and wanted to sleep with me in my bed the first night. So I have let him ever since.

Recently he has gotten in the habit of clawing me to wake me up (or just generally for attention). I have tried both making a loud noise when he does this or ignoring him, but it doesn't seem to work. Plus ignoring it is difficult when it hurts you lol.

So last night he was sleeping in bed with me as usual. He started clawing me at like 5 am and wouldn't stop. So I tricked him to get him out of the room. I got out of bed and went into the hall where he obviously followed me. But then I walked back into my room and shit the door behind me.

He has been crying at the door all night which makes me feel bad but still. Is this a viable way to correct this behavior? My plan was to maybe do this each morning that he does this.

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[–] daannii@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

When I got my cat he was waking me a lot at night.

Wear the cat out before bed.

Play a lot together. A wand toy works great. Something interactive. That way the cat will stay engaged.

It also encourages bonding and trust-security.

Wear the boy out so that he sleeps when you sleep.

See if that helps.