Are Your Pets Bad When It Comes To Waking You Up At Night?

My elderly cat, Boss, now deceased, was a big heavy guy. Not fat, but heavy. He used to sleep on my pillow right on top of my head, and in the morning he'd creep up onto my chest and lay down. The weight of him woke me up, and soon as I opened my eyes he'd meow for breakfast.

The cat I have now, Pixel, sleeps down by my feet. When I wake up, he comes to me for his morning head-rub, then runs to his food dish.
 

Our cats are really good. I am a very light sleeper so I cannot sleep with them in the bed. I did this when I was younger and always tossed and turned because I was afraid I would roll over on them.

They stay outside of the bedroom all night, they don't cry and they greet me in the morning.
 
I have 3 dogs. The two littles sleep in or on the bed with me. Mr. Big sleeps in the den, he has two nice dog beds but prefers the wood floor. One of the littles will come out of the covers and kiss my face if she needs to go out. The other gets up if I go to the bathroom, he does not like to miss anything. Mr. Big is prone to bark and I mean loud, if he hears anything. The point being is I love them and they love me. I would not feel safe without them and I know I would not be happy.
 
dseag2 said:
Try two mellow, neutered male cats and you will learn the secret. Neither of them even meows at my bedroom door.
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I have to say I'm more fond of female cats and took the two girls from the litter. I'd never turn down a male cat in need if I had the ability to take him. I wish I had been able to take all 4 cats from this litter. As bad as these two are. ❤️ I do agree neutered male cats can be very mellow kitties.
 
Are Your Pets Bad When It Comes To Waking You Up At Night?
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I'm surprised I haven't replied to this thread before... they used to, the two dogs each had a crate to sleep in, in the master bedroom. A couple years ago the poodle got the bright idea that 3AM was a great time to start her high pitched whining. She knew her mommy would wake up, get up and take her outside, then go back to sleep in her recliner...with(you guessed it!) the poodle on her lap.
After we boarded them and returned from our trip, we found that while there they were simply left in the kitchen in their crates overnight, no whining. We started doing that, putting them "to bed" in their crates in the living room and going off to bed. So far so good...sleep is golden!
 
As stated elsewhere, my dog gets quietly in my face, nose-to-nose, until I open my eyes. Then she grins and gives me her "crazy eyes." (It's something herding dogs do). I inevitably laugh at her and that's when she loses it and will sit on me until I tell her to get down so I can get up!
 
Remy said:
I have to say I'm more fond of female cats and took the two girls from the litter. I'd never turn down a male cat in need if I had the ability to take him. I wish I had been able to take all 4 cats from this litter. As bad as these two are. ❤️ I do agree neutered male cats can be very mellow kitties.
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I had female cats for most of my life and they were very affectionate. But they could be a bit high strung. The only ashes I have in my house of from my first cat, Cleo, because she was with me through my younger, single days and was the most loving cat ever.

My two males are so mellow I occasionally have to put a mirror under their noses to see if they are still breathing. They sure are lap cats!

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Our cat, Gigi, a long haired calico, is a good cat - she was starving when my close friend found her and saved her life. The only thing is she is afraid of lightening and thunder and will sometimes hide in the middle the bathroom during storms...if you get up in the middle of the night and go in the bathroom you need to be wide awake enough not to step on her.

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My fur baby, a rambunctious but totally adorable 9 year old mixed breed, is just about perfect EXCEPT she is a barker. I have tried everything to get her to quit being so over-reactive to every noise but nothing has worked. The good thing is that she generally doesn't bark at night unless she hears something outside.

She was abandoned by the side of a busy highway and some good soul took her to the local SPCA. She was afraid and somewhat anti-social. No one wanted to adopt her. I fell in love with her immediately and adopted her. That was 2015. She has turned into a sweet, affectionate pet who has a wonderful life here.
 
Remy said:
My calico (they are littermate sisters) likes to meow for absolutely no reason especially when I'm falling asleep. Or they will have an early morning litter box-a-thon. Scratching and scratching and scratching. This isn't every night but I swear it happens more when I have to work the next day and get up at 430am.
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When I grew up, I had both cats and dogs and a few other animals. One thing for sure about cats compared to dogs is that dogs are more about obedience and listening to you while cats are more about independence and having their own way. If you tell a dog to lie down somewhere he will probably do it. But I see with cats that they want to be with you. A dog during a day could be close to you and a cat would be playing and not close to you. Cats however at night when people go to sleep like to go to their owner's room to sleep. The cats want to be warm by you. Cats like to cuddle next to people while they're sleeping. Like I said you could probably train a dog but not true about cats. You see when the cat was removed its mother it will then think of you as its mother. That's because the cat now depends on you for food, and love. That's why the cat is trying to scratch in to be with you.

And I know since my sister with her kids came to visit, she said that when I went to the restroom, he wanted to get in. The reason the cat didn't want to be with them was the kids were little and always trying to pull on the cat's tail. On that visit then the cat would just hide in my room.
 
My cat will wake me around 4am, I have to put her out and shut the bedroom door or she would bug me to get up. My dog is content to lie on the bed until I am ready to get up.
 
The only time one of our dogs woke me in the middle of the night, was to let me know he wasn't feeling well. He came to my side of the bed and put his paw beside my face. I thought he may have to go potty, so I let him out, but he didn't have to go. He just didn't feel well. Not knowing what to do, I rubbed Vick's Vaporub on his chest and put one of my tee shirts on him. The vapours seemed to relax him, and he settled down to sleep.

The next day, he came to me, and once again gave me his paw. I knew something was not right with him, and got my husband to take him to the vet.

It turned out that his heart was enlarged. He'd had heart problems since he was a pup .. as he got older, he developed a cough. He was 10. It was extremely difficult and sad to let him go.
 

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