I've recently adopted a cat and for the first week I let him sleep on my bed so he could adjust to the new home (I also hadn't bought a cat bed yet) Now he has a cat bed but he prefers to sleep in my bed or on my lap... Is there some method or trick to teach him to sleep in his own bed? Or am I just stuck with the In the bed, out of the bed, back in the bed, out of the bed back in the bed routine?
You can't cats don't work like that I don't see why you think they would
Teaching a cat to sleep in it's own bed is hard and often harder when they are used to sleeping with you. Here is a trick to try. If he sleeps beside you, on a pillow, try putting the bed where he sleeps. give him a treat before bed and pet him while you lay down for bed. When he gets out of the bed, stop petting, when he gets back in pet him again. After a week or so and he learns that in that bed it's good and he gets rewarded in there until you are sleeping then maybe move the bed to the foot of the bed and be sure to pet him until you lay down and dont pet him afterward if he tries to get attention outside of his bed. After a week of him sleeping in his bed then move it to the floor make sure you put him there when you go to bed, but after a while he will understand that is his bed. ** Just for who answered before me, cats can be trained. My sister's cats can sit, stand, lay down and even beg when comanded. My cat's have been trained to not get on cabinets, they also walk on leashes. Yes they are stubborn and like to do their own, but I can guarentee you they can be trained, it just takes a little longer. So whoever said they can't be trained is wrong.
