My cat keeps me awake all night kissing me ? How can I get him to sleep while I am ?

Question

He is a year and half adorable tiger tabby male , I love him to death, and he loves me to death also , that's my problem , he won't let me sleep at night he is always kissing me and next to me all night - help !

Answer 1

This is a tough question - cats are very independent animals and not generally easily trained. It's actually surprising to me that your cat keeps you up all night, as most cats spend most of the day (and night) asleep.

One possible way to get a cat to relax is catnip. Of course, every cat's reaction is different - some get relaxed and/or go to sleep, while some get paranoid and run around like maniacs. You can try giving your cat a little bit at some point and seeing how he reacts to it. If he gets sleepy, you may be able to get him into a routine of sleeping at night by giving him a little bit every night for a short while.

Cats are as unique and individual as human beings are, so you may have to try lots of things before you find something that works. Does he relax when you pet him? If so, try snuggling and petting him until he goes to sleep, then you can sleep. Does he like to play? Cats his age often like to play, chasing toys or bits of string. If you can wear him out a bit in the evening, he may want to sleep at night.

Worst case scenario would be that you would have to make him leave your room at night and shut the door. It's a tough thing to do, I know that very well myself, but sometimes you have to put your physical health before quality time with your cat. If you have to throw him out, remember, he'll get to spend plenty of time with you the next day.

Good luck!

Answer 2

I have the same problem with my Tounces. He's getting better though. It's very sweet that he wants to smooch all the time but I need my sleep.
I try to engage him in some serious play time about an hour or so before bedtime. For a good half hour to forty five minutes or until he gets bored. And when he comes up in the middle of the night purring and kissing, I just say no no and gently hop him onto the floor. Of course he hops back up and does it again, but I've been consistent and don't interact with him too much except to do that, and he has gotten better. This morning I actually got to hear the alarm clock go off.

Answer 3

My cat was exactly the same, but after a few months he grew out of it and eventually learned to sleep at the same time as me. However, you have to remember that cats are also nocturnal creatures so there may be some movement overnight. Try stroking him and calming him down when youre trying to sleep, this worked with my cat and he soon learnt to settle down with me and not bother me. However, if youre really having trouble I would advise trying to keep him either off the bed or out of the room at night (although this also can lead to problems as I found with my cat who get very upset at this!).
I would also suggest you consider how much time you spend with him a day - he could be suffering from hyper attachment disorder. This generally happens when cats get too much attention from their owner and start to rely on it all the time. Other symptons include excessive scratching, miaowing, and not wanting to be alone for very long even if youre in another room. I wouldnt really advise trying to keep your cat awake until you go to bed - cats naturally sleep for up to 20 hours of the day.

Answer 4

We just refuse to let the cat on the bed and gave her a few places nearby in the room to sleep on. That works well. We also followed some advice to play with the cat for a while in the evening to sort of tire her a bit. It makes her less active during the night.

Answer 5

I have (2) 1 1/2year old. I had that problem for a short time due to the fact that cats are nocturnal (nite animals) What I did is started feeding them right before I went to bed and they got into bed with me and finally dozed off. I also got a wind sleep machine which makes sounds like the wind or ocean and they really love that cuz when I turn it on they know its time for bed.. Good Luck

Answer 6

Try to keep him awake during the day with you. You can also try giving him so exrercise about a half hour before bed to get him somewhat tired so that he will sleep too. A great toy is the laser pointer. Cat's love this.

Answer 7

The only thing you can do is try to train him to stay off of your bed or keep him out of your room. They're nocturnal animals, he's going to be awake at night at least part of the time.

One of my cats does the same thing and I just put her on the floor every time. She's learning to leave me alone while I sleep. She'll come up to sleep, but not to lick my face.

Answer 8

Trying playing with them for at least 30 minutes before going to bed. If you play with them before going to bed then they should leave you alone at night. Also, get some toys and put them in another room so that they can play while you sleep. As the kittens age in adult and senior cat it does get slower and won't bother you as much.

Answer 9

I'm certainly no expert, but maybe you could start using a lotion before you go to sleep that your kitty would find awful tasting. I don't know what kind that would be, but I'm sure there's one out there. That would take away the licking problem at least.

If you want him to sleep, maybe play with him more during the day so he gets tired. I know... cats sleep during the day a lot, but maybe if you made it impossible for him to sleep during the day, he would slowly get used to your schedule.

Answer 10

Argh! I had the exact same problem. The best thing to do is to keep him up in the evening. Spend a good portion of your hours before bed playing with him. Have him chase a ball, or a piece of yarn...whatever gets his motor running. And if you see him catnapping...wake him up! He'll soon get into the rhythm of things in very short order.

Besides the more you play with him, the stronger the bond between you.