Just a quick question in terms of where your cats sleep at night and whether it is fair for a cat to be shut into one bedroom at night?
To give you the background, I have 2 cats, one 2 years old and one 6 months old. They get on ok, not friendly to each other but they play fight and tolerate each other.
The older cat has always slept on the end of our bed, and right from the start we put the kitten into another bedroom at night with her food, litter and toys.
We have continued to do this even now because I can imagine with the kitten out at night we wouldn't get much sleep and I also don't want the older cat to feel put out if the kitten tried to sleep in her place on our bed.

This seems to work still as the kitten goes straight to sleep when we put her in there and wakes up when we wake up in the morning.
But is this normal and is it fair?
Should I consider leaving them both out at night?

My lot have full run of the house so sleep wherever they want, that said, my bed has always been a fav spot, even #3 cat, Max, has discovered how warm and comfy it is after him rarely venturing upstairs till a week or two ago.

I often wake with 3 or more curled up asleep next to me, tho' #2 cat Fudge is currently in *the living room is best* mode. She's preferred her own company since losing her best mate, Black Tom, a few years ago so it's no surprise she stays downstairs atm, tho' her fav sleeping spots change regularly and it's only a matter of time before she moves again, possibly back upstairs to a windowsill there.

I can't say as I get a full nights sleep regularly as I'm often woken at silly o'clock by them playfighting, chasing round the house or knocking things over.

Ian

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RIP Black Tom and Beckett, not just cats, they were my cats and the best ever.

My kitten is in the kitchen on a night. I seem to be in the minority though in doing this. Hubbie will not allow him free range at night at the moment. He's fine though, he happily goes to bed on a night with his heat pad and some supper.
I think whatever works for you and them.

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i think to let kitten have afew rooms and your 2 year old in your bedroom and all the other rooms.
i dont think its fair leaving a 6 month old cat (unless its new to your house) in one room all night.
at least maybe let her have 2 rooms? if they are connected maybe?
but your cat has the rest of the house.

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Mine either slept on the bed (bad nights sleep) or downstairs in the kitchen with the dogs (good nights sleep)

I think I will train my new cat to stay downstairs but I know I will relent as soon as DH is deployed and allow the cat upstairs!

Ours have the run of downstairs at night, it would not be conjusive for them to be allowed in our room. My daughters bedroom is always off limits and Alice spent a couple nights in the bathroom with heating, toys etc when she first arrived

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my cat has the run of the place except our room (i have a toddler sharing my room) but my mother has 2 cats and she puts the cats in the kitchen at night cus they claw at her bedroom door and my dad dsnt like them sleeping on the bed at night. i dnt think it matters tbh, 1 room is still luxery compared to a rescue centre pen x

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Ours sleep in their grooming room on the bottom floor where they are fed, have their litter trays and beds. Just as the Corrie theme tune goes up on television they all jump up and start prowling as they know it is supper time then. We don't hear another sound from them until I go into their room at 7am next morning to groom and feed them.

Mia has her own 'maternity' / 'kittening' room on the third floor, for when she has her kittens, she has her beds, a sofa bed with cushions, litter trays and feeding dishes, a cat carrier made into a bed where she likes to keep her kittens for the first few weeks, they have a kitten pen which they go in while I clean their room when they are toddling round.

They are all very well behaved and love their own rooms.

There is no right or wrong where cats sleep, it is down to each person where they feel it is best for them and also their cats. I think your cats would soon let you know if they weren't happy where they slept.

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Amber has the kitchen and front room of a night and seems to be happy with that. I have a dog so I have to shut her in the two room as she wants to play all night and the dog just wants to sleep!

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My two have the run of the house except my Dads room as he keeps it shut, being 81 he needs plenty of beauty sleep

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