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Unvent about Kitten

[(Anonymous)]

This isn't a vent, really - at least I hope it's not cus I'm not putting it there. "Vent" implies I'm not grateful to finally have this kitten in my life, and I am. I'm literally that Brooklyn 99 "day and a half" meme with this kitten, and I want to make sure she's loved and safe...

which is half of the not-vent dilemma, cus she's picked my bed to sleep in at night both nights she's been here. It's not as if she doesn't have a bed, we bought her two, but she's picked my pillow and then my quilt of her own volition. But i toss and turn quite a lot in my sleep, and the thought of squishing her accidentally is terrifying to me, when she's so new and soon. To not help matters, she's currently very human-touch-averse, having only been handled for medication so far, so it's not like I can pick her up and put her in her actual bed without fuss and broken trust.

Any ideas on what to do about this, outside of just lying stiff and not sleeping while she does? Most of the advice ive seen amounts to "don't cosleep" which is great until the kitten decides to cosleep without your input or "she'll get out of the way if you roll over" except what if she doesn't, and i feel like im overthinking this and not being grateful for or enjoying the cat but im so worried, it hurts my skull.

Re: Unvent about Kitten

[(Anonymous)]

Box on the bed?

Re: Unvent about Kitten

[(Anonymous)]

If you're asking whether the box IS on the bed, no - she was directly on the pillow and is directly on the quilt.

If you're suggesting putting a box on the bed for her to sleep in, what guarantee is there I won't then squish the box? Unless said box is a wardrobe drawer, I suppose...

Re: Unvent about Kitten

[(Anonymous)]

possibly practical tip: run your hands underneath where she is laying from under the quilt - this will disturb her to move, without scaring her.

otherwise - unless she is truly teeny and too small to have left her mother, I'd think she will be fine, just don't let her get under your duvet/blankets so she doesn't overheat/get trapped.

Most kittens I've been involved with (We've had three strays come into my mother's home and give birth over the years - she has a cat flap and clearly a maternity ward feel to the home), and they have all managed. The first gave birth on my bed when I was in it (well, at the start), then took her babies to live behind the headboard. Being woken in the middle of the night by kittens raining down on you isn't as cute as you'd imagine. (They learned to climb, clambered to the headboard and would then plummet onto my face.)

I can understand your anxiety, if she is less than 8 weeks, then I would be concerned, but beyond that, she'll get annoyed if you flop about too much and move.

Re: Unvent about Kitten

[(Anonymous)]

Thanks. She's ten weeks old, i believe; i guess i'm stuck seeing her in an eight week mindset cus she's naturally so little. And there are many horror stories about killing kittens by rolling over on Quora and I don't want to hurt her like that or hurt anyones trust in me like that... ill try the hand-quilt approach though.

Re: Unvent about Kitten

[philstar22]

Dawww. Actually, her sleeping on your bed is a sign of trust and that she's bonding to you. She's saying that when she's sleeping, it is your scent she wants to smell. My cat has a bed too and several cat trees. But she insists on sleeping on my bed at night, though she chooses to sleep by my feet. She wants to be close to me at night because I'm her human.

As someone else suggested, moving under the covers might work. She wouldn't see that as a human touch necessarily or as a threat, but it might startle her enough to move her.

You could try moving her bed so it is right next to yours and that way she'd still be near your scent. But she's likely to still want to be as close to you as possible when sleeping.

Another suggestion would be maybe an extra blanket at the foot of the bed piled up. Something really soft that would attract her. Cats are really drawn to soft blankets, so she might decide to lay on that rather than on your pillow and at least she'd be a little safer down there.

Re: Unvent about Kitten

[tabaqui]

Aww. My cats (3) sleep on the bed with me, and basically - if i move and they get huffy, too bad. I turn over, I flip my pillow, and stretch my legs. They sit up, they move around, they sometimes jump down and go for a wander, but they end up back with me.

You *won't* squish her, she'll move. If she's touch-averse, maybe just try snuggling and scooting a little closer and a little closer, until she gets huffy and moves away.

OR - put her bed on your bed (if there's room), and do a little playtime, drag a toy around or something, get her all hopping around until she's a little tired, then coax her into her bed. If you sit up and read or computer in bed for a little, she'll sleep in her bed while you're still up and hopefully stay there and/or it will become a habit for her to just stay there. Good luck!

Re: Unvent about Kitten

[(Anonymous)]

I’ve never worried about this as long as the kittens are old enough to be away from their mothers. But yeah, maybe don’t let her under the covers with you until she’s bigger.

Re: Unvent about Kitten

[(Anonymous)]

Kittens are durable and they will move against you and also you will unconsciously move around her. This is from experience. Hell, having a cat snuggled up to me actually HELPED me with my rolling.