Hi my little stinker loves cuddles and sleeping on chest. He doesn’t notice the massive pain I feel when he steps directly on the fracture. How do I train him not to sleep on my sling side? I threw him off of me when he caused a jab of pain throughout my body but that was mean and he didn’t learn to be gentle. ,
Scream at them like how they do if you were to accidentally smush their tail, high-to-low pitch.
Seconding this
Thank you, I’ll try this tonight!
If your cat is laying there and purring he might actually know exactly what he’s doing. The frequencies that cats purr at actually encourages bones to heal. He’s trying to help you. That said, cats hate citrus scents. You can also move him where you want him and give him treats there to make positive association. Training and repetition take time. Locking him out might be easier.
Maybe keep a small pillow over your collarbone area? Especially if you have a buckwheat or microbead one that molds to the shape of whatever you put it on.
I had abdominal/pelvic surgery with a cat who loved walking across my stomach, so while I was recovering I never lay down without a pillow covering my incisions. When she did step on it, the pillow at least helped disperse her weight so it didn’t hurt much.
Thats smart. I fell asleep with an ice pack on my should and I threw a towel over it so my cats claws wouldn’t pierce the plastic pack. He was more curious abt why I was icing I guess
It’s a learning curve for both of you. The ice and pillow techniques are good ones. It took about a week for my snuggly cat to figure out the best place to lay across my lap to not injure my femur fracture. Let him know when he’s hurting you (yelp when he steps where it’s painful), and he’ll find his spot and you’ll find your spot. It’s normal for cats who love you to want to be near you while you are healing, he’s trying his best to help.
