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Posted by karlacue on November 19, 2002 at 14:45:20:

In Reply to: Re: OK, now why is he doing that? posted by phmadamealto on November 07, 2002 at 22:21:21:

Thanks for the advice. I have not bought feliway yet, but he has slowed down on the clawing. I decided it was not worth it to have him going neurotic on the time outs, and basically by ignoring him he just doesn't do it as much.
If he keeps doing that, though, I will definitively try feliway.

You obviously have one little bundle of energy on your hands. For some reason he is getting some sort of satisfaction about clawing your bedding. Is it possible to put him in a "time out" area for a while when he does this? It will disrupt your sleep more in the short run, but in the long run it may extinguish this behavior. Also be sure he has a VERY intensive play session right before you turn in at night. Play until he drops on his side and shows no interest in continuing.

:As for why he is doing this - this is one of the great "cat mysteries" that may never be revealed. I suspect that in some way he is getting the attention he craves. Or perhaps it is a marking thing...but if you are leery of Feliway it probably would be wisest not to use it in this case.

:Good luck!
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Follow Ups:

• Re: OK, now why is he doing that? karlacue 11/19/02 (1)
  • 'easy' solution (in case anybody has the same problem) karlacue 01/10/03 (0)