Jones does not understand blankets!

**Kobbs** · 11th May 2011, 06:14 PM

Hilarious as it is to watch Jones in his sometimes trial and error stylings when it comes to mental development, he has picked up an annoying habit over the last few weeks.

He seems to have no concept that once I am under a blanket, the big, person shaped mound is actually my body, not some amazing new thing which he must attempt to dig up or fight with.

Or does he?

This seems to happen every morning at about 5:00-5:30. Is this just his way of trying to get some attention / get me out of bed to do his bidding and make his brekkie? I haven't given in yet, but he seems fairly relentless. I have tried escalating his reprisals from the stern 'no, to no plus removal from the bed, to finally a no followed by a visit from mr water bottle. However he always comes back to the scene of the crime minutes later to continue the digging/attack of whichever covered appendage took his fancy. This then continues until I actually get up for work at 6:30.

I have also just tried ignoring him, however this seemed to have exactly the same effect as trying telling him off, he will eventually give up for a few minutes before returning to wreak havoc.

As a man I fear that one morning I shall be awoken by him pouncing on my unmentionables!

**Peter Galbavy** · 11th May 2011, 07:00 PM

I think you need to set boundaries. Make a sound of pain and annoyance (but obviously don't be physical) and he might soon figure out you don't like it.

**Kobbs** · 11th May 2011, 08:19 PM

Thanks, I'll definitely give that a go tomorrow morning!

**Kobbs** · 12th May 2011, 01:09 PM

This morning's update:

I think your advice is spot on Peter, this looks like it will work out in the long run. This morning I did eventually manage to get Jones to leave me alone after many cross/grumpy/pained noises. He seemed completely oblivious to whatever sounds I was making at first and it took me a while to realise why - he has never heard me do that before so has no frame of reference in his tiny kitten brain! Normally if he's being naughty a firm 'no' is enough to make him stop what he's doing (although not without a protest meow!) and he's never bitten hard enough or scratched during playfighting to hear anyone sound hurt.

He did come back after he finished fighting for a face smell and a lie down next to me, so I'll let him off, cute little monkey harbl that he is.

**Fozzie** · 12th May 2011, 01:47 PM

I had this until one day I decided to lift the duvet and put it down on top of Moofie. He snuggled down quite content! Now he comes in and gets under the duvet by himself and no more digging or attacking (well - at the moment anyways).

**Kobbs** · 12th May 2011, 01:53 PM

I did try this one time however I think Jones was so happy to finally have access to his nemesis beneath the sheets he still completely failed to notice it was me!

He will occasionally sleep on one corner at the foot of the bed, it's a rare treat if he graces us with his presence at the head end for any period of time!

**Kobbs** · 27th May 2011, 08:16 AM

Right, well Jones has now decided that we're the faking grumpy/hurt noises and just carries on digging.

If I sit up to remove him from the bed he runs away first and returns when I lie down again! Some sort of evil genius cat. I think I'm just going to have to resort to shutting him out for 10-15 minutes, the next time he refuses to stop.

It's weird because he's pretty well behaved the entire time apart from this one thing, the only other 'naughty' activity he gets up to is occasionally scratching at the lounge carpet, but a stern 'No' and he stops straight away in that situation (albeilt with a grumbly chirp just so I know how annoyed he is at me ruining his fun).

**Fozzie** · 27th May 2011, 12:22 PM

Yes, I've had a bit of bed digging and attacking here over the last couple of days. We have progressed from under the duvet to on top again. The thing is, he never attackes my daughter's when they are in bed, he is quite happy to snuggle down next to them. One thing that did occur to me - we have a feather and goose down duvet and they have synthetic one's. Could it be the feathers that set them off, what do you have Kobbs?

**Kobbs** · 27th May 2011, 01:06 PM

Synthetic here, unfortunately.

Actually, now that you mention it, he tends to go for me over the mrs most of the time. There must be a reason for that. The only thing I can think of is that I'm up before my partner in the mornings so I'm the person who always gives him brekkie. Maybe he's just trying to kick me out of bed to give him his food afterall? In which case he is a greedy little so and so because he gets biscuits left out for him overnight.

**Helen & John** · 27th May 2011, 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by Kobbs

Synthetic here, unfortunately.

Actually, now that you mention it, he tends to go for me over the mrs most of the time. There must be a reason for that. The only thing I can think of is that I'm up before my partner in the mornings so I'm the person who always gives him brekkie. Maybe he's just trying to kick me out of bed to give him his food afterall? In which case he is a greedy little so and so because he gets biscuits left out for him overnight.

We have the same, if either of us gets attacked under the duvet it's always the OH, we thought it was because he is a more restless sleeper but he is normally up first so it could be that Hector (it's always a boy cat!!) has decided it's brekkie time!!
He also gets his head turned off most mornings as he is always there when the alarm goes off and in his half awake state the OH just gropes for the alarm to turn it off and Hectors head is normally in the way!!!!

BTW we have a feather duvet if that helps with the debate

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