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Re:Cat-proofing a cat feeding machine by Goronmon on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @02:59PM (#13232129)
Don't feed your cat until 7am no matter what. Ignore all foot rubs and meows. He'll eventually learn and give up.

He'll maybe learn to give up. Or he's like one of our cats where we have to install a baby gate on the outside of the closed door to our bedroom to make it difficult for him to bang on the door all night/morning so that we can sleep.

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Re:Cat-proofing a cat feeding machine by AlexCoventry on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @10:22PM (#13234490)
Some mild punishment may be necessary. If a cat bothers me while I'm in bed, they get held by their scruff and moved to the floor. The cats bother my wife, but not me.
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Re:Cat-proofing a cat feeding machine by Goronmon on Thursday December 22, 2016 @09:05AM (#13237282)
He's kind of a weirdo. He just sees punishment as mostly "attention" and doesn't mind it that much. Plus, any movement towards him in the morning is seen as "I must be getting fed now!" and he gets all excited.
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Re:Cat-proofing a cat feeding machine by peatmoss on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @10:35PM (#13234561)
We lock our cat out of the bedroom at night (and have since day 1), and own a cat feeder. Cat ownership bliss.
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