{"id":631,"date":"2017-05-30T04:51:33","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T04:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/?p=631"},"modified":"2017-06-20T05:38:05","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T05:38:05","slug":"losingsleepbecauseofyourcatpt7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/losingsleepbecauseofyourcatpt7\/","title":{"rendered":"Losing Sleep Because Of Your Cat Pt 7"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-631 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/losingsleepbecauseofyourcatpt7\/retirement\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/retirement-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Losing Sleep Because Of Your Cat Pt Part 7\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-635\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-635'>\n\t\t\t\tWhen Keith retired \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/losingsleepbecauseofyourcatpt7\/sleeping-in\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sleeping-in-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Losing Sleep Because Of Your Cat Pt Part 7\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-636\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-636'>\n\t\t\t\tKeith sold his business and the need to get up at 4am no longer existed \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/losingsleepbecauseofyourcatpt7\/cat-food\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cat-food-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Losing Sleep Because Of Your Cat Pt Part 7\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-634\" srcset=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cat-food-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cat-food-298x300.jpg 298w, http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cat-food.jpg 506w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-634'>\n\t\t\t\tHe started leaving food out for her \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/losingsleepbecauseofyourcatpt7\/506-506-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/506-506-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Losing Sleep Because Of Your Cat Pt Part 7\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-633\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-633'>\n\t\t\t\tShe also had to learn to go to sleep earlier\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>When Keith retired \u2013 and I should laugh at that statement \u2013 as he never will \u2013 I should really have started that sentence out with when Keith sold his business and the need to get up at 4am no longer existed \u2013 Mottel didn\u2019t understand one bit.\u00a0 It took Keith several weeks to retrain Mottel to stay asleep until he stirred.\u00a0 While our Mottel loved his daily routine where Keith was concerned, the change in routine was not an immediate or happy transition for a very long time. As he told me with Whitey \u2013 I don\u2019t remember a whole lot about Whitey, I just know he ran the place.\u00a0 Well, from that experience, Mottel was not to get her way.\u00a0 My husband had years of sleep to catch up on and no cat no matter how fond he was of her was going to get in the way of that much needed relief.<\/p>\n<p>He started leaving food out for her \u2013 the kibbled type \u2013 she began to get the fresh food before bed so that was a change in her life she took a while to get used to as the feeding routine had to change as well as the sleep routine. Eventually the pair of them got it right \u2013 discipline was badly needed on both sides.\u00a0 Keith eventually won after many early mornings of giving in.\u00a0 However, Keith\u2019s needs were greater and Mottel finally succumbed to an entire new daily routine.<\/p>\n<p>She also had to learn to go to sleep earlier.\u00a0 Keith\u2019s previous life had been to arrive home at any hour in the dark \u2013 he was always the first in the gate and the last to leave \u2013 that was his priority as the boss of his trucking company \u2013 therefore it was nothing for Mottel to be out on the driveway waiting up for him long after I had failed miserable and crawled into bed myself.\u00a0 Suddenly and without warning Keith was home at a decent hour to eat, have time to read his newspaper, get his shower and retire at a friendly hour of the night.\u00a0 Mottel didn\u2019t know where she was at first \u2013 being able to crawl around his legs around the table for long hours into the evening and enjoy sitting on his knee while he read.\u00a0 Keith has never been a TV watcher, therefore the usual cat image of being on the knee while watching TV is not a memory in our house at all.\u00a0 It took a while to retrain her, however, retrained she did become.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/debzebooks.com\/amis-de-chat-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Debbie Nicholson<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/debbienicholson.info\/losingsleepbecauseofyourcatpt7.m4a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for your Audio link to this blog<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;hosted_button_id=DG9G3A3M6HCPW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/images\/life-happens-volume-1-3d.png\" alt=\"Life Happens Volume 1\" width=\"165\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Life Happens Volume 1 A Collection of Funny Emails and Facebook Messages Dating From The 1980s To 2012<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Favourite Links<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewellgroomedpet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cathy&#8217;s Well Groomed Site<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/debzebooks.com\/debbie-nicholson\/grossinvasionofprivacypt1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Debbie&#8217;s Other Blog<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catster.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cats<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catster.com\/lifestyle\/5-tips-to-get-your-cat-to-let-you-sleep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Getting Your Cat To Sleep<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/debbienicholson.info\/amisdechatbook2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amis de Chat Book 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;hosted_button_id=5QMBK9P5UQCEC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-174 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/506-694-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Amis de Chat\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/debzebooks.com\/amis-de-chat-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Product Launch<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Keith retired \u2013 and I should laugh at that statement \u2013 as he never will \u2013 I should really have started that sentence out with when Keith sold his business and the need to get up at 4am no longer existed \u2013 Mottel didn\u2019t understand one bit.\u00a0 It took Keith several weeks to retrain&hellip; 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