One long gone kitty used to employ the light brushing with the whiskers tactic; which is dangerous, because my subconscious associates that with bugs crawling on me.
The cats and waking theme made me recall something I first read almost 40 years ago. It’s an early passage in Annie Dillard’s Pulitzer Prize winning “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek.” The book is her account of her encounters with the natural world in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Valley, encounters that are violent, mysterious, deadly, beautiful, and ultimately spiritual, nearly transcendent. She and her book are in the line of descent from Thoreau’s “Walden, Life in the Woods.” But here’s the relevant part…. “I used to have a cat, an old fighting tom, who would jump through the open window by my bed in the middle of the night and land on my chest. I’d half-awaken. He’d stick his skull under my nose and purr, stinking of urine and blood. Some nights he kneaded my bare chest with his front paws, powerfully, arching his back, as if sharpening his claws, or pummeling a mother for milk. And some mornings I’d wake in daylight to find my body covered with paw prints in blood; I looked as though I’d been painted with roses”
Miscreant has learned that if he wants to get me up RIGHT NOW. He slides his paw all the way up next to my cpap mask, pulls and lets go. That gets me up immediately. Little #%$@*^ it’s a good thing I have a sense of humor or he’d be a sail kitty.
Mokume Gane mostly employs the head butt and cold wet nose approach, but sometimes she resorts to the old punch in the eyeball technique. She’s small – but evil.
Two of our cats, the Siameseses, have a simple tactic. Jump on the bed and make their way to my chest, and in their best voice say, “Feed me. Feed me noooouuuuuwwww.”
My dearly departed Mozart would start with a up close whisker inspection of my face and head – nothing like whiskers in your ear to wake you up – followed by “light” tapping on the eyelids and if neither of those worked he would sit on my chest (20+ lb cat) with his chin resting on mine. He was a special needs kitty but he knew how to get his point across
My tabby Sofia has a more subtle method – she curls up on my pillow and purrs near my ear. If that doesn’t do it, the wet nose goes INTO the ear. Works like a charm.
Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr over 7 years ago
One long gone kitty used to employ the light brushing with the whiskers tactic; which is dangerous, because my subconscious associates that with bugs crawling on me.
Lady Bri over 7 years ago
LOL! The “I mustache you to get up” one would get me up!
kittymelonmeow over 7 years ago
Four"sitting on your face"
stairsteppublishing over 7 years ago
A light tap on the nose using very sharp nails. Or, any of the above.
Ed Walters over 7 years ago
the bladder pounce
derdave969 over 7 years ago
We have one who is a licker. She’ll lick your hair or nose and presto you’re awake.
jimmjonzz Premium Member over 7 years ago
The cats and waking theme made me recall something I first read almost 40 years ago. It’s an early passage in Annie Dillard’s Pulitzer Prize winning “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek.” The book is her account of her encounters with the natural world in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Valley, encounters that are violent, mysterious, deadly, beautiful, and ultimately spiritual, nearly transcendent. She and her book are in the line of descent from Thoreau’s “Walden, Life in the Woods.” But here’s the relevant part…. “I used to have a cat, an old fighting tom, who would jump through the open window by my bed in the middle of the night and land on my chest. I’d half-awaken. He’d stick his skull under my nose and purr, stinking of urine and blood. Some nights he kneaded my bare chest with his front paws, powerfully, arching his back, as if sharpening his claws, or pummeling a mother for milk. And some mornings I’d wake in daylight to find my body covered with paw prints in blood; I looked as though I’d been painted with roses”
Gloria Fleming over 7 years ago
Love seeing Pucky’s boxing prowess again! Mustache you to get up makes me giggle!!
Nuliajuk over 7 years ago
Four, “Find the sensitive body parts on the human – bonus point for locating a full bladder”
miscreant over 7 years ago
Miscreant has learned that if he wants to get me up RIGHT NOW. He slides his paw all the way up next to my cpap mask, pulls and lets go. That gets me up immediately. Little #%$@*^ it’s a good thing I have a sense of humor or he’d be a sail kitty.
NWdryad over 7 years ago
I dunno, the hairball sounds work for me.
Strawberry Hellcat: Gair I gall, ffon I’r anghall over 7 years ago
Mokume Gane mostly employs the head butt and cold wet nose approach, but sometimes she resorts to the old punch in the eyeball technique. She’s small – but evil.
Teto85 Premium Member over 7 years ago
Two of our cats, the Siameseses, have a simple tactic. Jump on the bed and make their way to my chest, and in their best voice say, “Feed me. Feed me noooouuuuuwwww.”
roberta.forbes.pyle over 7 years ago
Cat under covers, cold wet nose and whiskers touched to sensitive human body parts….one wide awake human!!
Victoria67 Premium Member over 7 years ago
My childhood Siamese’s favourite way to wake us was to lick our eyelids. That’s a guaranteed method!
bonita.eley over 7 years ago
Boxer – that will get him Pucky!! A couple of my cats favored the popular ‘claws in you lip’ method
poppet bear over 7 years ago
My dearly departed Mozart would start with a up close whisker inspection of my face and head – nothing like whiskers in your ear to wake you up – followed by “light” tapping on the eyelids and if neither of those worked he would sit on my chest (20+ lb cat) with his chin resting on mine. He was a special needs kitty but he knew how to get his point across
Zev over 7 years ago
My tabby Sofia has a more subtle method – she curls up on my pillow and purrs near my ear. If that doesn’t do it, the wet nose goes INTO the ear. Works like a charm.
Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr over 7 years ago
All of these things are why some good friends of mine have a separate room for kitties to sleep in.
XboxKing over 5 years ago
I love it
Aspen_Bell almost 5 years ago
Tactic number six. CHOMP. Foxy has bitten me good morning many times.
GojiTheKing 2 months ago
moostache