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Hi Jessica,

Every cat is different. Some really like to curl up in the crook of your arm. Others enjoy sleeping at your feet. Others don't want to even be in the same room. There really isn't any way that I know of to change this habit.

Cats are also nocturnal, so may not rest throughout the entire night.

Probably the best thing to do is to leave the bedroom door open and see if he comes in on his own. The more you try to force him to stay in there with you, the more stubborn he will likely become. Take his favorite toys and such in your room, so he sees this as his area.

-- Contributed by: LoriSoard

Helllo i would like to as if there is away of getitng your cat to adjust to a certain sleeping place as my cat is not allowed outside as there is alot of dogs in my area,we are trying to get my cat (fluffles) to sleep in my room but he often scraps my door wanting to get out and is very sleepless :d i would love if you could help me out as this is my first cat

-- Contributed by: Jessica

Hi Bill,

I think it will likely work as long as they always have complete access to the basement. If the basement has a door on it, then I'd look into putting in a pet door that the cats can go through even if the main door is closed.

-- Contributed by: LoriSoard

Hi,

My cats and I just moved from a very small apartment to a three story house. I want to make sure that they confine their urination to their litter boxes, so I confined them to the basement with their beds, litter boxes and toys ...the hope is that once they get used to the boxes being downstairs, I can then gradually give them full run of the house...while ensuring that they go down stairs to do their duty.

Do you think this will work, or do I need to put a litter box on every floor?

Thanks, Bill

-- Contributed by: Bill

Hi Dee,

In the past, when I've had cat doors, I have simply taken the cat and gently pushed/urged her through the flap. I usually push them from the inside out and then shake a food bowl on the inside. The cat will typically come back in through the flap. You could also try a favorite treat, such as a small amount of tuna to entice the cat back in through the flap. You may have to repeat this process several times.

-- Contributed by: LoriSoard

We recently had a cat flap installed for our cats. They did not realise they must walk through it until we tied the flap open with string attached to the door handle. We undid it and tried to see if they would walk through but they didn't, how do we teach them to walk through the cat flap when the flap is not tied up?

-- Contributed by: Dee
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