Dear Tabby:
I have a problem that I hope you can help me with. My human gets up way too late in the mornings. Let me explain.
Usually, my human gets up at what I refer to as “sort of early, though not early enough” and gives me my breakfast. But a couple of days in a row, she sleeps in, and I don’t like this one bit. She says that the least I can do is let her snooze for an extra hour. She says she “works hard all week and deserves a reward.”
Now I have no idea what that means, but I don’t think much of it. She has tried getting up at the usual hour, giving me my breakfast, and going back to bed, but I’m not happy with that. I think she should get up with me and stay up. What do you think?
Annoyed
Dear Annoyed:
I agree that your human should choose a time to rise and stick to it. However, at least she is trying to make sure you are fed at your usual time. It sounds like she’s a basically responsible human, so try to be patient with her.
Also, humans have different sleeping habits than us. Most humans, unless they are very young, do not nap during the day. Indeed they wait until absurdly late hours before lying down and going to sleep. Now, if they were sensible like cats, and took small naps around the clock, they would not need such a long stretch of sleep time. However, they have not yet caught on to the wisdom of doing this.
My advice is to purrmit your human to sleep in, if she’s only doing it a couple of times a week. As long as she gives you your breakfast in a timely fashion, of course! Standards must be upheld.
If you don’t want to return to bed, that’s fine, but do let your human sleep – if only for a little while. If she dozes past an acceptable time, then feel free to start voicing your displeasure. Good luck!
