My cat is constantly meowing and behaving badly in an attempt to get more food outside of his regular feeding times (3x a day, on a fixed schedule). He wakes me up at 4am and doesn't stop until i get so mad I get up to feed him so he shuts up (which, ofcourse, encourages him)...I try to ignore him but then he hops on my bed and licks and bites me until I get out of bed to feed him (he bugged me from 4am to 5:30am!). If I lock him out of my room, he sits outside our doors, yowling and scratching. He knows he is being bad because as soon as I make ANY move towards him (angry or otherwise), he tears away to his food dish!
If my roommate comes home before I do and feeds him, he begs me shortly after I arrive as though he is starving and has not eaten...It's ridiculous!
My old roommate just moved out, and took her cat with her so I am sure the stress and anxiety of this has added to the issue...but he has done this for months before she moved out...It is getting rapidly worse...short of making him into a new fur neckwarmer, i'm desperate
I need to find resolution as both my roommate and I are losing major amounts of sleep and since I don't believe in giving away an animal with behavioural issues until EVERY treatment options has been observed we will continue to be sleep deprived! I don't want my little buddy to be stressed, just happy! I really loathe getting upset with him, and want us to get back to a loving relationship again!
HELP!
*Note* after receiving some helpful posts I decided to add in some additional information. He was abandoned about 5 years ago, and was OBESE (25 lbs). I have got him down to 21 over 5 years, and he generally gets played with every day *unless my schedule demands a late night*. He was checked for tapeworms, etc. a year ago, but I suppose my old roommates cat could have passed one on to him. He's generally fat and sassy, and super affectionate when he is being a good boy! The constant need for attention with meowing and bugging me in bed isn't a new development, and yes he has trained ME! Time to turn the tables! I am human, hear me purroar! More feedback, please!
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