We adopted a kitten 4 months ago.  We have another cat and they seem to get along pretty good.  The problem I am having is that the kitten LOVES to wake me up in the morning, prior to my alarm going off.  This has been going on for about a month.  This a.m. it was at 4:45, other morning's it might be 5:30 a.m. or 6 a.m.  He snuggles up to my face and purrrrsss very loud.  He rubs his lil face against mine and comes back and resumes his position after being shoved away.  I have put him outside my bedroom and closed the door and he will just sit there and scratch and meow.  (I don't like sleeping with my bedroom door closed).  Any suggestions on how I can break him of this?    

Nope none from me but maybe some training will do the trick.

It seems that this is the nature of your kitten, just wants to be loved and misses you very much in the night.

Not sure how to break this habit, but it would have to be soon, rather than be getting into a routine.

Try putting something outside your door that keeps him away. For us, it's a big red exersize ball or aluminum foil.

I think it would be best to set the kitten down every single day after you go to sleep and if he/she jumps up to your bed, let him/her back down again. He/she has to know when to not go on your bed.

I have the same problem. I would like to hear any ideas to help solve this. I desperately need more sleep.

You should put one of those balls that muffle the sound of a cat or dog.

I don't know.. maybe it's their attitude or a habit?

Kittens are like babies; they need to eat frequently and need lots of attention. It might be that leaving him a meal when you go to bed would help, or even feeding him more in the evening. Many cats will grow out of this as they get older, but that I realise is of no help to you now, nor is it any help if yours turns out to be one who does not outgrow it.

Closing the door is unlikely to help. My cat would just claw the door and cry till I let her out my bedroom window (and down onto the shed beneath it so she could go loo).

We had similar problems with some of our cats. Cats like routine so once they come to expect something to happen in certain circumstances they expect it all the time.

The way we got round it was just to ignore the cats when they come to try and wake us up and lift them down onto the floor... or just let them carry on doing what they were doing and pretend to stay asleep... or just tell them to go away.

We did this for a good few days and they soon learned that regardless of whether they came and head butted us we'd get up when WE were ready and not before... now they jump up on the bed through the night or morning and just cuddle in. They now know that bumping their head against ours, etc isn't going to make us get up and feed them... but they are quite happy to cuddle in until we are ready to get up.

It's a perserverance thing I'm afraid.... stick with it and you will get them trained into a routine for the morning.

My late companion, Scratch, did the same. I got used to the headbutts and eventually we settled on me getting my face smacked before sunrise, going back to sleep (both of us) and never surrendering to early feeds. Far better arrangement than with a former girlfriend who snored loudly and could not be negotiated with!

Remember: partners separate & divorce. Friends & pets last to the bitter end.

Trip