i, of course, say he's lovely after leaving kelley's menagerie.... there's no one to PLAY with in the middle of the night at his new house, so of course he wants to wake mommy up!
On 3/18/07, Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Nina, he can sleep whereever he wants. She says he gets in bed with her for 20-30 minutes, then gets tired of that and gets out of bed and starts pacing and crying and does that until 5 am.. It almost broke my heart. She says she can't live without sleep forever, and I see her point. He apparently stops crying about 5 am, and she gets to sleep for 2 hours. That's not a good schedule for a working person. She works half a day on Friday and took a nap after getting home. He allowed her to sleep then. She says this weekend she has been sleeping from 5 am to 11 am, but she cant' do that during the week. Everyone isn't us, Nina. I wish they were, it would be so much easier. I can't keep all these cats either - if I do I can't do rescue. Though I am frustrated and aggravated right now and not wanting to do rescue at the moment. On 3/18/07, Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Kelley, > Just by your brief explanation it sounds like this guy is confused and > scared. Since he's affectionate during the day, and you hinted that > she's not giving him attention at night, I'm guessing he's calling out > for reassurance. Do you remember me telling the list about Sophie > Matilda? I had her confined to a bathroom because she's cat > aggressive. She cried day and night, (but it was worse at night), and > would only settle down when I was with her. This went on for what > seemed like years, but was really only days. I got very little sleep, > (sleeping on a bathroom floor is not so great for my aching back > either). The scariest and most upsetting part for me was wondering if > she would ever stop. She actually cried herself hoarse. Well, she did > settle down and start to feel safe and at home. > > Give us more details. Is this kitty free to sleep with his new mom or > is she locking him out of her room at night? See if you can get the > adopter to give him more time. You know, set a time limit to see if > once he acclimates to his new surroundings and knows that he's home for > good he'll stop crying. If she'll give him just one more week, he may > be just fine. What's one week without sleep compared to the rest of > their lives together? Poor little guy, he deserves to have his human > give him this consideration, I hope that she does. > Nina > > Kelley Saveika wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > I adopted out a cat on Thursday night. The adopter called me today > > and said he has been crying all night every night and she hasn't been > > able to sleep at all. He is fine during the day, very affectionate, > > likes to give her kisses, but he will not let her sleep. I need > > suggestions, or else this adopter will return this cat. As he's a > > black cat, he is not going to have too many options. She is not > > petting him when he is crying. He is eating and using the litterbox. > > I don't know how to get this adopter past this. She's willing to try > > things for a few more days, but I don't think much longer than that. > > > > Kelley > > > > > > -- > > Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. > > > > http://www.rescuties.org > > > > Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! > > > > http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 > > > -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20
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