It’s not the worst plan. One of our cats tells my wife it’s time for her to goto bed at the same time every night by climbing on the arm of the couch next to her and just staring at her until she goes to bed. Then he takes her seat and naps next to me until I go to bed about an hour later, at which point he often moves to the cat tree, depending on where the cat that doesn’t care about sleep hygiene is.
Not every cat cares about bedtime, but their love for routine is really funny.
The other cat likes to be let into my office at about nine so he can sit in the window and bird watch before my meeting at ten. Yesterday my schedule was off, so I wasn’t in there at nine but was still in the kitchen getting caffeine. Poor buddy was screaming at the door for me to let him in, and was shocked when I came to open the door from the wrong side.
If you want to be woken up at the same time every day regardless of whether or not you will it or how much sleep you’ve had, a cat is a great way to accomplish that 👍
-running on 5 hours of sleep because I went to sleep too close to kitty breakfast time
that sounds ideal, you need to wake up at the same time to have a shot at going to bet at the same time, and being woken up by a pet is the best way to be woken up!
Absolutely not! She thinks she suffers more than anyone else ever has and that she’s starved to death three times a day. 😂 She’s an absolute princess and I love her.
Depends on the cat! You’d want to set up the routine first so the cat knows what the routine should be. Otherwise the cat might think random is bedtime.
Or you might get a cat like mine who cares not when bedtime is, just that it happens so she can cuddle.
So you’re saying I just need to get a cat and my shitty sleep hygiene will be cured? I’m in!
It’s not the worst plan. One of our cats tells my wife it’s time for her to goto bed at the same time every night by climbing on the arm of the couch next to her and just staring at her until she goes to bed. Then he takes her seat and naps next to me until I go to bed about an hour later, at which point he often moves to the cat tree, depending on where the cat that doesn’t care about sleep hygiene is.
Not every cat cares about bedtime, but their love for routine is really funny.
The other cat likes to be let into my office at about nine so he can sit in the window and bird watch before my meeting at ten. Yesterday my schedule was off, so I wasn’t in there at nine but was still in the kitchen getting caffeine. Poor buddy was screaming at the door for me to let him in, and was shocked when I came to open the door from the wrong side.
That sounds really cute.
Speaking from experience, cats will absolutely bully you into a routine.
I think I could do with that kind of bullying at this point in my life.
If you want to be woken up at the same time every day regardless of whether or not you will it or how much sleep you’ve had, a cat is a great way to accomplish that 👍
-running on 5 hours of sleep because I went to sleep too close to kitty breakfast time
that sounds ideal, you need to wake up at the same time to have a shot at going to bet at the same time, and being woken up by a pet is the best way to be woken up!
I hope your kitty appreciates it.
Absolutely not! She thinks she suffers more than anyone else ever has and that she’s starved to death three times a day. 😂 She’s an absolute princess and I love her.
Depends on the cat! You’d want to set up the routine first so the cat knows what the routine should be. Otherwise the cat might think random is bedtime.
Or you might get a cat like mine who cares not when bedtime is, just that it happens so she can cuddle.
Kinda. It makes life easier living with a cat if you go to bed at the same time every night.