Hello,
I took my grandma's cat last week mainly because she (grandma) had a stroke and she was worrying more about the cat then herself (and also because I like the cat). She's 5 yo and my grandma did anything the cat wanted. Things like waking up at 2-3 AM and feed her, playing with her and don't go to sleep after that. She enabled this behavior of getting whatever she wants whenever she wants.
Another problem is that my cat has problems with her stomach and I need to feed her at specific hours. She's not used to playing because my grandma never gave her toys, the main reason being that "the cat will get tired" (I know, weird reasoning). As for now, I managed to get her playing during the day and mainly in the evening until we get to sleep. I bought catnip and put some on her toys and scratching thing to get her tired before night and she loves it.
Now, I want some advice on how to make her change her sleeping schedule a bit. Each morning at 5-6 AM she wakes up and won't shut up until I go to her. I live in a 2 dormitories flat and she's sleeping in the hallway, having also access in the bathroom. My bedroom is connected at the hallway and the bathroom so if she gets active I can hear everything. Putting her in another room like living room or kitchen isn't an option since she will scratch the hell out of my couch.
I know it's still early to expect my cat to change her behavior and it will take a lot of time and patience, but I want to start early. I don't want to use a sprayer, water, noise or other things since she just changed homes and she's already stressed. I also know that screaming at her won't have any results.
I'm sorry for my English but it's not my main language. Thanks.
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