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How do I keep my cat from sleeping in bed with me
October 21, 2007
How do I keep my cat from sleeping in bed with me? I have a 4 month old kitten that never leaves my side when I am home. She is a very affectionate cat and very good around groups of people. I live in an apartment where I don’t want to leave the litter or food outside of my bedroom as I have a roommate and it’s not his responsibility to have to deal with those things. I want them out of the way for everyone and my room is the best solution…
I’m wondering if anyone has any suggestions for me to keep my cat from going onto my bed, when I am sleeping or otherwise. One reason is that I am losing sleep as she wakes me up almost every night. But the main reason is that she has flared up a breathing problem for me as her dander gets on my bed.
Redirection is the best way. Every time your kitten jumps on the bed take the kitten off the bed and say no. You can even take it into another room. However, don’t give it food or play with it when you do this as you will be conditioning your kitten to expect that to happen when it jumps on the bed.
Keep at it and do it every time. This will be time consuming but will work with time.
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