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The Kitchen Sink
New cat owner; could use some tips
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<blockquote data-quote="dzheremi" data-source="post: 76257550" data-attributes="member: 357536"><p>Follow up question [USER=628]@Michie[/USER] or others who would mention routine: how important is it that she have some idea of what my routine is? I ask because unfortunately I've suffered from sleeping problems for the last few years due to underlying medical issues, so while I try my hardest to get to sleep at a reasonable hour (say, 11 pm at the very latest), it often does not work out that way because I will have trouble sleeping, and will often wake up several times during the night. So a routine has been very elusive, despite my best efforts.</p><p></p><p>Just for a (hopefully funny) example of how this is (not) working out with regard to the cat: On her first night home, in an effort to give her as much private time and space as possible, I vacated the front room (where I had confined her to because it's the biggest and also it isn't carpeted, so I wouldn't have to worry too much about clean up if she had an accident due to stress) as soon as it got dark, which it does now around 7:30 pm. In the B.C. (before cat) times, in the evenings I would finish off my day with a light workout of about a half an hour on my exercise bike, which is in the front room, generally finished by 8 pm so that I can get to sleep by 10-11. So yesterday I figured she should get used to the sound of the bike, so I started using it around 7:15 pm. About ten minutes into it, she came strolling out of the cabinet after a day of hiding in there, saw me, froze for a minute and immediately bolted for my bedroom to hide under my bed! For the second that we saw each other I started to say "Hello, it's nice to see you" in as calming a voice as I could muster, but she still had this look of "Oh no -- you're still here?!" on her face. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /></p><p></p><p>So now <strong><em>I'm</em></strong> hiding in my room, since it won't start getting light out for another half hour or so, and I don't want a repeat of yesterday in case she's out and about and thinks she's free of me. Hahaha. Two days in and she's already training me!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dzheremi, post: 76257550, member: 357536"] Follow up question [USER=628]@Michie[/USER] or others who would mention routine: how important is it that she have some idea of what my routine is? I ask because unfortunately I've suffered from sleeping problems for the last few years due to underlying medical issues, so while I try my hardest to get to sleep at a reasonable hour (say, 11 pm at the very latest), it often does not work out that way because I will have trouble sleeping, and will often wake up several times during the night. So a routine has been very elusive, despite my best efforts. Just for a (hopefully funny) example of how this is (not) working out with regard to the cat: On her first night home, in an effort to give her as much private time and space as possible, I vacated the front room (where I had confined her to because it's the biggest and also it isn't carpeted, so I wouldn't have to worry too much about clean up if she had an accident due to stress) as soon as it got dark, which it does now around 7:30 pm. In the B.C. (before cat) times, in the evenings I would finish off my day with a light workout of about a half an hour on my exercise bike, which is in the front room, generally finished by 8 pm so that I can get to sleep by 10-11. So yesterday I figured she should get used to the sound of the bike, so I started using it around 7:15 pm. About ten minutes into it, she came strolling out of the cabinet after a day of hiding in there, saw me, froze for a minute and immediately bolted for my bedroom to hide under my bed! For the second that we saw each other I started to say "Hello, it's nice to see you" in as calming a voice as I could muster, but she still had this look of "Oh no -- you're still here?!" on her face. :eek: So now [B][I]I'm[/I][/B] hiding in my room, since it won't start getting light out for another half hour or so, and I don't want a repeat of yesterday in case she's out and about and thinks she's free of me. Hahaha. Two days in and she's already training me! [/QUOTE]
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