How to stop kitten licking face at night and disturbing sleep?

This is a terrible habit due to her not being mothered properly after she was born. Obviously not your fault! Absolutely do not allow her to continue this behavior. I suggest you apply some bitter apple on your face (hopefully you are not sensitive to it) once she tastes that a time or two she should stop. ( ) Also, get some Feliway diffusers for your house - it releases maternal hormones to calm cats. This may help as well. ( https://www.feliway.com/us/Products/FELIWAY-CLASSIC-Diffuser )

Kitties show affection in many ways and this is one of them. He is still very young so he is likely mimicking suckling on his mothers teats wheh he was a newborn. I would recommend removing him from your room when he starts this behavior and then giving him a catnip toy to play with instead. You can also purchase toys that stimulate his hunting behavior and can keep him occupied. He also may be trying to wake you because he is hungry. Get an automatic feeder for him, that way you can set the timer to feed him 15-20 minutes before his typical behavior happens in the morning. This may just do the trick! Here is a website link with many fun toys for kittens and also many videos on how to tackle certain unwanted kitty behaviors. jacksongalaxy.com Best of luck with your kitten and I hope you find a good solution soon! Take care.

I have to admit, I chuckled a bit at Loki slapping your face to wake you up! Not that it's funny to you, but look up Simon's Cat. There's a cartoon about the cat doing exactly that. Anyway, he will calm down a bit with age, but you need to stop the biting now. That's hard to do when you are sleeping, but when he does it when you are awake, tell him no, and turn your back to him. Ignore him until he behaves appropriately, and then give him attention. By doing this, you are showing what is and isn't appropriate behavior. When he plays well, give him lots of praise and treats. Should he wake you up, immediately remove him from your room and shut the door so he can't get in. He will learn quickly that if he does this behavior to you to wake you up, he will be removed from the room and not get what he wants. I hope this helps!

Sounds like he may have some separation anxiety. You can try using Adaptl pheromone products in the other room to see if that makes him more comfortable. Here are some additional resources on dealing with separation anxiety: https://www.petcoach.co/article/separation-anxiety/

The best way to stop it is to keep Linus out of your room at night. Do that for a few days, and let him back in. If he starts to suckle your skin again, immediately kick him out of your room. You want him to associate not sleeping with you with suckling your skin, and hopefully this will make him stop.

Unfortunately, this is a very common problem - it's normal for cats to be awake and active during the night, since they are nocturnal animals. There are a few things you can do to help. First, try and provide something for Bixby to do at night while you're sleeping - I really like food puzzle toys for this purpose, like a Kibble Nibble or Eggcersizer. You can pick up his food bowl a few hours before bed, and give him the toy with kibble in it at bedtime. He will need to roll it around to get bits of food to fall out, one piece at a time, which should help to keep him occupied with something fairly quiet during the night. You can also try giving him a natural calming supplement like Composure before bed to see if this helps. Finally, I would recommend closing your bedroom door to keep him out of your room at night, and using a white noise machine or something similar to help block out any noise from other parts of the house so that you can sleep.

You may want to consider having a spray bottle next to you and when he tries to suckle a short quick spritz to dissuade him. Then pet him. Repitition is important. Best of luck and thank you for using Pet Coach.