How do you deal with a cat that WON'T LET YOU SLEEP?!?

[derby378]

Kitty just seemed really needy all night long, crawling all over ginbarn and vocalizing the entire time. I should mention that he's 18 years old. Any suggestions so that we can all get a good night's sleep?

[YellowRubberDuckie]

1. Drug him?

:shrug:

[derby378]

2. Could be tricky, given his age

But it's something we could ask the vet about.

[carly denise pt deux]

3. try and keep him awake all day

he will have no choice but to go to sleep at night
Carly

[derby378]

4. One problem is, he WAS awake all day

He's like the Energizer bunny all of a sudden.

[Flaxbee]

5. was this a one time thing, or does it happen regularly?

has his schedule been disrupted lately? Anything that might make him feel insecure?

Might want to ask the vet, could be symptomatic of a health issue. OR, do you have someplace warm and snug he could sleep and still feel safe? With water, food, and litter box? We have 7 cats, and they all sleep downstairs in the (heated/finished) basement. One or two might meow for a few minutes when we first "put them to bed" but then they just go konk out. We've done this their entire lives, though, so they're used to it; we have about 2 beds for each cat so they have a choice, litter boxes aplenty, and food and water. It helps that they have each other for company, though.

Good luck!

[derby378]

8. Come to think of it, ginbarn has been having some medical problems...

...and her back has been bothering her a lot, including last night. But her problems have been dogging her for some time, whereas that kitty's antics are fairly recent. He likes to cuddle and sleep with her, rather than staying awake.

[MonkeyFunk]

6. I generally don't sleep with the cats

but my bf loves to sneak the little one in.

She's usually good until about 5:00am. After snuggling next to HIM all night, she decides it's MY job to get up and let her out. Last night she batted my head for about 10 minutes. Grr...

[porphyrian]

7. Water. -n/t