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Rocky the (Bleep)! Does YOUR Cat Do This?!

February 22, 2025

Rocky the (Bleep)! Does YOUR Cat Do This?!
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This is a family-friendly publication so I can’t type out Rocky’s nickname. However, I can tell you that is starts with an A, and ends with HOLE.

As you may recall, we “adopted” a stray cat who wandered onto our upstairs back porch awhile back. He scared the daylights out of me when he walked up behind me, and loudly meowed. The boys gave him some tuna, and put him back outside. The next night, he came back, and meowed at the back door. He’s been ours ever since.

He wasn’t very happy when we got him fixed but he got over that. Whenever the dogs come in from romping outside, they get a treat. Well, Rocky does NOT get to go outside but that doesn’t stop him from racing into the kitchen when he hears us open the treat bag. He has his own treats, which he gets for doing absolutely nothing.

Brian has always said he doesn’t like cats but he is Rocky’s favorite. Rocky will jump up on our bed, and curl up on Brian’s chest or arm. It’s adorable!

In the past few months, Rocky has turned into a (bleep!) at night. He will sleep ALL DAY LONG, and half the night. Around 5:00 a.m. or so, he’ll decide it’s time for him to wake up the dogs. Tank will chase him into our room. Rocky will dive under the bed. Tank will try lunging under the bed to get him but Tank is too big to fit. Moon will just sit by and watch the spectacle. And, this is all happening under the bed that WE are trying to sleep on!

Tank will meander back to his doggy bed in the living room after he tires of the game. Rocky will get upset that nobody is chasing him. So, he will race ALL over the house, caterwauling at a deafening level, and leaping, jumping, running into things, and seemingly defying gravity all at the same time.

At this point, Brian will be wide awake (and grumbling about the “bleeping” cat), and will often go make himself breakfast. I will put my earplugs in and try to go back to sleep. However, some of Rocky’s gymnastics include jumping on our bed, and trying to wrestle my toes out from under the covers.

I know what you’re thinking. Why not just move him out of our bedroom, and close the door? Because he will stand outside the door, meowing like a mountain lion in heat, and clawing at our door like it’s his scratching post. We’ve already had to do some painting touch-ups on it!

We’ve tried catnip. Nope. That only makes him more hyper! We don’t want to drug him so we’re really out of options. If you have any ideas, please post a comment below.

As I’m writing this in the afternoon, Rocky is sound asleep, and has been for HOURS! Yes, he can sleep with his feet in the air. He does it ALL the time.

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3 Responses to "Rocky the (Bleep)! Does YOUR Cat Do This?!"

  1. Marian Powell  February 25, 2025 at 11:40 am

    All indoor cats get the zoomies. Be happy it’s at 5 a.m. since many cat-slaves complain it’s at 2 or 3 a.m. Because they sleep all day due to being nocturnal, they are ready for action in the middle of the night. It’s normal, alas. There are two semi cures. One is to encourage the cat to be outside in the afternoon. Even if your cat finds a favorite sleeping spot outside, it’s still getting some activity. I never let my cat out at night so I started giving her a treat early evening. She’s learned she has to come inside for it and the minute she does, she’s in for the night (never let your cat out at night.) The other alternative is vigorous play in the evening, even if you have to wake him up to play. The idea is to tire the cat out before bedtime plus give it fun time so with any luck, it will sleep through the night. Hope this helps.

  2. Antaeus  February 25, 2025 at 10:26 am

    Sorry, Angela, but what Rocky does is what most male cats do. I have two cats, a male and a female. The male, Louie, gets the zoomies just like your Rocky. The female, Katie, does not. Both cats have been “fixed,” but Louie still tries to have “fun” with Katie. Katie smacks him on the head a few times, but he continues to chase her around the house, trying to mount her. After a while, he gives up. They both sleep all day. In the middle of the night, Katie walks up my leg to my chest and begins to kneed my arm. I have all the holes there to prove it. We tried closing the bedroom door and had the same results you did. Every morning at sunrise, Katie runs into the room, hops on the bead, and pounces on my stomach to wake me up. She wants me to walk around the lanai with her to hunt lizards.

  3. Arlene Baker  February 25, 2025 at 6:43 am

    You don’t own a cat. Cats own you. Welcome to the delightful world of Cat Ownership! Sorry, I have no solutions, but did laugh out loud over your posting!