Yep, seriously. He comes on my pillow in the middle of the night and sucks on my eyelashes, eyelids and eyebrows, all the time purring like a mad thing. I know he thinks I'm mummy cat, so I can only assume he's trying to get milk out of me. How can I discourage him without upsetting him? He pretends to be all tough and feisty but actually he's a little mummy's boy and follows me round like a puppy. I don't want to discourage him from being bonded to me, but...my eyelids hurt.

i feel your pain!!!!!!!!!!! i am not alone every night i have to endure hours of eye sucking,and ear-lobe sucking,it would be more tolerable if it wernt for the kneading paws and CLAWS!!! my girl is 16 weeks old now,its hot and wet when your tring to sleep.But kind of cute aswell.
Put you head under the duvet until they give up.

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OMG, the kneading.

At least I know he's not the only one.
Sammy is kind of 'special'

Ewwwwww, all I can say is yuck! Thank god, mine sleep downstairs!

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not to mention the noisy purring...............

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I'd be a bit nervous of little kitty claws so near to my eyes! I think I'd put a pillow over my head till the cat stops.

they dont give up that easy ive taken to random revenge tactics of waking princess up during the day to slobber all over herplus they then pull your hair if you cover your face....then get under the duvet,suck your nightie and knead your legs ectmore claws!! depending on how tired i am responses vary from cutsie talk an kissies to shoving her off the side of the bed at various intervals.

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Hahaha bless him the wee nutter!
My boy especially is sooo loving but hasn't eaten my eyelashes... yet...

Perhaps you could surprise him with something like these...





Or more practical - do you have a pair of these lying around?


Oh and an even more practical answer. I would blow in his face. Not that hard - he should recoil from it. Cat's don't like it (perhaps it's the equivalent of hissing? or perhaps their sensitive whiskers pick up the vibration and they sense it as an object coming close to their face?) Either way it's the best way to stop a cat sticking it's nose where it's not wanted - a language they understand - and it's the only method I use for "telling" cats "off" - It'll save the bother of getting physical or verbal when you're prob half asleep- and it'll work 100 x better

Sounds like a plan to me. I might try it tonight, if I can steel myself to upset him. Although I have to say he was better last night. I put my hands over my eyes and first he tried to dig them out, sucked my eyebrows a bit, then his attention span ran out.

Aw * it won't upset him at all, I doubt he'll move even a foot, he'll just look a little scolded