It’s very early on a dark
morning when I hear a noise
coming from downstairs. I
turn to my sleeping husband
and whisper into his ear
“no matter what, don’t say a
word, just play dead.”
It only wakes him up enough
that he mutters
“Huh, whaaaaaa” and
suddenly there is a loud MEOWWW!
MRRRREEEOOOOOWWW! from beside
our bed. Meooooowww, mrrrrreew?
Darn it, if he had just been quiet, Boo would have thought we were still asleep.
Do you suffer from Cat Hangovers?
Is there a cure for Catitude?
Joyful Bootsie has started his morning wakeup call, oblivious of it being 4:45 am. He is fully determined that we are getting up to feed him, although it’s not likely at this hour.
Bootsie continues to serenade us for the next two hours, howling, meowing, calling, and cajoling waking me from disturbing dreams of being chased down endless hallways by giant rolling cans of cat food. It’s a viscous cycle of wake, sleep, wake, me determined to sleep, him determined to eat. He eventually wins and I stagger out of bed, half asleep, and fully engaged in a cat hangover.
Pounding head, aching eyes, blurry vision, a cat hangover is as bad as cat scratch fever.
However revenge is purrfect, here kitty kitty, are you sleeping at 2 in the afternoon? Really, well don’t you want to play? You want to sleep….oh poor kitty, I’m awake now….
Cat hangovers, just part of the joys of having a cat.
Are you furry felines purfectly behaved, or do they patrol the early mornings too?
Jen @ Muddy Boot Dreams
oh my gosh thats so funny!! Revenge is a dish best served cold as in cold cat food, ( or do your warm Bootsie's food) lol,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the laugh this morning! I had fun envisioning giant cans of rolling cat food down the hall. My pets haven’t been cats but it seems to me that a cat will always win when we give in to the meowing. And cats do so love their naps in the early afternoon much like babies that wake up their parents far too early. :)
ReplyDeleteAt 4:45 a.m.....Boots is a cat only a mother could love! Same problem here in my house, but we adore their antics just the same and get a cat nap when we can!
ReplyDeleteI'm laughing only because my cats woke me at 4 this a.m. If the meowing doesn't work, they proceed to walk on my bladder!!!
ReplyDeleteLovely pics of Boots!
I always give a little bed-time snack which seems to control the hunger at such ungodly hours. Also, waking the cat up during the day with a play-time will keep it more tired in the early morning hours. Don't bother shutting the cat out....they win every time. Good luck and start going to bed earlier. Hugs, Deb
ReplyDeleteOnly a cat lover would tolerate. Boots is a lucky furbaby, that she didn't get thrown out side to fend for herself. Either wake her up at her 2 pm nap, or better yet, take a nap with her. Then you'll be ready for tonight!!!
ReplyDeleteLOL...I used to coach The Frenchman the same way when our feline alarm clock starting going off in the wee hours of the morning. I'm relieved to say that Luna has not bothered us much in our new home. There are too many other things to keep her occupied. She does occasionally visit us around 4am for affection and will body slam us until we raise a hand for her to rub back and forth against. It's pretty do-it-yourself, so I can sort of go back to sleep. You have my condolences!
ReplyDeleteOur cat must read the clock as she has the same routine and loves to wake us up early. Doesn't she know we are retired now???? I take revenge too, wait till she has had her daily wash, wait till she gets settled into a little ball in a sunny patch .... then attack and tickle and rub and tickle and rub till she is awake.
ReplyDeleteSo funny. Our dogs do this. One of our dogs waits til my husband makes the firs move. Not me but my husband. It's downhill from there. Out to potty, eat, barking at the kids going to school. Then when I am awake he takes a long nap. Gotta love them.
ReplyDeleteBut he is the most beautiful creature! it is easy to forgive a lot to someone with such gemstone-like eyes and silky fur ))))
ReplyDeleteThe cure for this, as my husband suggests, is to lock the bedroom door. What???!! What kind of mean person would do that? So yes, I suffer daily from cat hangovers. :-) And they're worth it, IMHO.
ReplyDeleteYour kitty and my Brutus look quite similar. We have 3, they are noisy and if you wake up at night, no matter how quiet you are they think you are up for them.
ReplyDeleteOur cat always had food in his dish so I never had that problem. He like dry food and could control his intake unlike a certain black cat we know of......
ReplyDeleteHe would however want to snuggle on my hip no matter how much I wanted to roll over onto my back.
We would often wake up clutching the sides of the bed so as not to fall on the floor while kitty was stretched out between us.
Very good story that many of us can relate to in some way. And funny! My cat was not particularly vocal unless she REALLY wanted something. Otherwise, she was not too demanding. Those early morning wake-ups from my dog were more persistent; I tried appearing fast asleep many times...but she didn't buy it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the laugh! I know what you mean, we have two cats here. We learned over the years, to keep the cats out of the bedroom, because they used to walk all over us, tap us in head with their paw to get us up to feed them. Now they scratch the door and yowl. Yes I know what you are going through.
ReplyDeleteMisskitty is a 4:30am kind'a girl...but, lucky me, she wakes my hubby....he feeds her and has to stand and watch her eat...no going back to bed, not in the "cat" game plan...!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy
Our tuxedo cat Linus has been relegated to sleeping in the garage because he had a nasty habit of batting the bedroom blinds in the middle of the night since apparently whatever was going on outside was more exciting than what we going on inside.
ReplyDeleteSo we set up up a little dogloo (plastic doghouse) with a soft fleece bed in it and his favorite toy in the garage. But does he sleep in it? Oh no...he sleeps on a shelf behind a row of paint cans. Cattitude right there for you.
Oooh, Boots, you are so bad! Can't you find a toy to play with instead of waking up your servants? I bet you would get an extra treat if you allowed them to sleep another hour or two.
ReplyDeleteNo cats. However, I do have a dachshund with a very cold nose who likes to wake us up early!
ReplyDeleteThis is so funny and what a pretty little kitty! I have dogs...I'm allergic to cats or I would have one or two. Normally my pups will stay in bed as long as I do but this morning I woke up to Milo barking at me from the floor to go out. I thought I had slept really late but it was just his bladder calling!
ReplyDeleteHappy Monday!
XO,
Jane
Jen girl this was very cute (albeit not for you guys at that time of the morning!) .. and these pictures of the Booster are simply beautiful : )
ReplyDeleteMy girls .. hum .. Emma is the instigator she does this running board thing on my door and she can leave actually kitty paw marks doing it. Then if that does work she shoves toys under the door (incentive in case I am really in the mood to play?) .. Sophie just sits back and lets Emma do her thing .. she benefits either way .. by amusement and or food that comes forthwith! .. but they start at about 5:30/5:45 AM.
We get to sleep in ?? LOL
Joy
What a pretty Boots.
ReplyDeleteNot early morning I can just hear her in Cat language. Saying . Mommy I want to go out. Mommy do you hear me.
Oh my.
I love your pictures you took.
Jen - That is so funny!! I have the same thing only mine is with my dog Bella. She sleeps on the bed and if I just don't move when she starts moving around, she doesn't bother me. But, let me turn or open my eyes and she is in hyperactive mode. But, that's what makes her special - just like Boots.
ReplyDeleteJudy
My one cat who is left is not too bad. She will come and sit by my head and breathe over me. But I can relate to a lot of what you have said, because in the past I've had some pretty vocal feline early-risers. They always know how to sit just out of range of a stray pillow or slipper and then return with double volume. One used to run her paws over the doors and walls to make annoying sounds until one of us staggered out and plopped down some food. Then fish breath would appear again, purring in my face. I hear ya. Ann
ReplyDeleteToo funny! It's been a while since we've had a cat, but I don't remember being woken up by him! Cheers.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness.....they're terrible!!! Sleeping in is impossible sometimes. And they also feel the need to wake us up several minutes before the alarm goes off!!! Our orange cat is notorious for that one!!! My eye just opens a shade and I've got three of them competing for love. And yet we still pet them and love them:)
ReplyDeleteha he is in charge..you are a pushover cause you reward the early AM behavior. Feed him before you go to bed:)
ReplyDeleteOur cats have us well trained, don't they?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots of Boots!
ReplyDeleteI remember when our older son had to get up at 5 am to get on a bus to his school which was miles away. Our cat at the time was overjoyed, and would bite Danny's feet and ankles until Danny put food in his dish - that had to be the first order of business!
ReplyDeleteI guess my terrible cat allergy has saved me from those early morning wake up calls :)
ReplyDeleteBawhahahaha! Oh this is making me laugh! We do the exact same thing to Banjo when he's sleeping all nice and cozy in the afternoon. WAKE UP KITTY! WAKE UP! WANT TO PLAY? WANT SOME FOOD???
ReplyDeleteThe sad part is, he doesn't seem to mind it as much as we do at 4 a.m..... hmmmm... kitties are funny.
xo Catherine