Fluther cat whisperers can you help me extinguish this behavior?

Fluther cat whisperers can you help me extinguish this behavior?
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Bring her to someone’s room when you go to sleep… Eliminate the whole “Looking” aspect of it and if she knows where you are, she wont have to mew for you…
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