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submitted 3 days ago by dingus@lemmy.world to c/cat@lemmy.world

Hello. I have a very affectionate 5 year old cat that I got this August. He warmed up right away and wanted to sleep with me in my bed the first night. So I have let him ever since.

Recently he has gotten in the habit of clawing me to wake me up (or just generally for attention). I have tried both making a loud noise when he does this or ignoring him, but it doesn't seem to work. Plus ignoring it is difficult when it hurts you lol.

So last night he was sleeping in bed with me as usual. He started clawing me at like 5 am and wouldn't stop. So I tricked him to get him out of the room. I got out of bed and went into the hall where he obviously followed me. But then I walked back into my room and shit the door behind me.

He has been crying at the door all night which makes me feel bad but still. Is this a viable way to correct this behavior? My plan was to maybe do this each morning that he does this.

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[-] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 32 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

If hes been living there more than 30 days, he has tenants right and legally you must allow him in the room as well an ensuring you're promptly feeding him breakfast at 5am, 6am, and 7am.

Source: attorney specializing in cat law

[-] dingus@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago
this post was submitted on 11 Dec 2025
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