Lynn B
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OK, Boo has a very puzzling nighttime behavior that I need your input and advice on.
First off, he''s a rather vocal little boy. Meows *a lot*... I thought Raggies were supposed to be a "quieter" breed?!
He''s not a vocal as a Siamese, but darn close! And the "meows" are usually so PITIFUL-sounding! Sometimes he ends them with a big, heavy ::sigh:: or, when he''s feeling especially forlorn, with a dramatic little ::cough::
When I take him to bed with me at night (and close the door), he jumps off the bed and sits or lays on the floor and cries. Well, by "cries", I mean those pitiful little meows. So I talk to him gently, encourage him to jump up on the bed (he''s perfectly capable)... but nothing; just more pitiful meows. So I pick him up, put him back on the bed, he jumps down, and cries some more. This will go on for 10-20 rather stressful minutes. Finally (and thankfully), he''ll either jump up on the bed on his own, OR he''ll finally STAY when I put him back up. And once that happens, he''s a happy, purring, cuddly little camper till morning.
He doesn''t necessarily want OUT of the bedroom, because he''s not by the door meowing. I make sure he''s just been to the litter, so he doesn''t have to go potty. He apparently ENJOYS sleeping with us, but it''s just getting him settled down into it that is the problem.
If I leave the bedroom door open, he will leave and sleep somewhere downstairs, all night, alone.
I hate the thoughts of that (even if HE prefers it! haha!) It''s important to me that he sleep with me, especially since I do feel like he enjoys it once he settles down.
The only thing I can think of that may have caused this behavior was during those 10 days when I had both him and Buster; Buster seemed OK with sharing his home and his toys with Boo, but he DID NOT want Boo up on our bed. He made that very clear and he pretty much body-slammed him off of it
once; after that little Boo seemed pretty nervous about being put on the bed. Buster has lived at DD''s house for several weeks now, so I can''t think Boo is still fretting about THAT... but maybe? Is that possible??! Or am I "humanizing" this too much?!
All advice/experiences/opinions welcome. THANK YOU!
First off, he''s a rather vocal little boy. Meows *a lot*... I thought Raggies were supposed to be a "quieter" breed?!
When I take him to bed with me at night (and close the door), he jumps off the bed and sits or lays on the floor and cries. Well, by "cries", I mean those pitiful little meows. So I talk to him gently, encourage him to jump up on the bed (he''s perfectly capable)... but nothing; just more pitiful meows. So I pick him up, put him back on the bed, he jumps down, and cries some more. This will go on for 10-20 rather stressful minutes. Finally (and thankfully), he''ll either jump up on the bed on his own, OR he''ll finally STAY when I put him back up. And once that happens, he''s a happy, purring, cuddly little camper till morning.
He doesn''t necessarily want OUT of the bedroom, because he''s not by the door meowing. I make sure he''s just been to the litter, so he doesn''t have to go potty. He apparently ENJOYS sleeping with us, but it''s just getting him settled down into it that is the problem.
If I leave the bedroom door open, he will leave and sleep somewhere downstairs, all night, alone.
The only thing I can think of that may have caused this behavior was during those 10 days when I had both him and Buster; Buster seemed OK with sharing his home and his toys with Boo, but he DID NOT want Boo up on our bed. He made that very clear and he pretty much body-slammed him off of it
All advice/experiences/opinions welcome. THANK YOU!