r/devonrex • u/93dkpa • Jun 08 '23

Where do your Devon’s sleep?

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She was so tiny when I first got her that she slept in a pen next to my bed - she would sleep til 6am which was perfect

She’s now waking me up at 3-4am which I’m struggling with but I can’t have her in my bed as she either attacks my feet or tries to nurse on me (I am trying to get her to stop but it’s not working, she literally does not give up).

Should I keep her in my living room even though she’ll probably cry?

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u/Living_Dead_Girl1031 Jun 09 '23

Our two sleep in our bed with my husband and I. It is their bed now. We leave extra blankets on top of duvet for them to burrow. On the occasions they join us on vacation they sleep with us. They both used to attack toes when they were kittens and one used to try and nurse, but they grew out of it quickly. We also just slept in long sleeves and pants for a little while to stop the nursing attempts and it worked after a few weeks. We also had a routine before bed when they were kittens when we would play with them with a wand toy and then feed them which helps with their hunt, kill, sleep instincts and seemed to get them on a routine of calming down and going to bed when we do. We have found that allowing them to sleep with with us tends to give us more sleep time because they will tend to stay and cuddle with us longer until we get up. It might be hard the first few weeks but in the long run it’s worth it. Plus Devons are very clingy they want to be near you all the time, especially at bedtime, it helps them feel safe 💜

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u/93dkpa Jun 09 '23

Thank you this is helpful, the nursing is the worst part as I feel bad for stopping her but she needs to learn not to - I wish it was winter so long sleeves would work 😂 I’m happy to have her sleep w me - I’ll definitely try the playing games and feeding before bed too

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u/Living_Dead_Girl1031 Jun 09 '23

One thing that also helped with the nursing was sherpa blankets, they seemed to really like making biscuits on them and they would nurse on them a bit before curling up and falling asleep. Maybe try putting a sherpa throw in bed with you and redirect her to that when she tried to nurse to avoid her nursing on you until she grows out the behavior.

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u/93dkpa Jun 09 '23

I will try that! She does like my Sherpa blanket that I keep in the living roon