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Does your cat release rats at 3am? Do they often fly on you? Or is your cat meowing so you have to wake up? Cats are calculating creatures. This sometimes makes you lose sleep. If this is the case, there are steps you can take to control your pet.

Steps

Method 1 of 2: Change in circumstances

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   Find out why your cat is bothering you at night. Cats often wake up at night for a number of obvious underlying reasons. They may be bored, hungry, or need you to clear the litter box.
   • Cats will usually stay indoors all day when you are away and have little interaction. They sleep all day and can become bored at night because they have no one to play with.

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   Do not feed your cat. One of the worst things you can do is immediately get up and feed your pet when it yells or jumps on you. They will think this is an effective way to get food and will continue this behavior. Not giving in for a long time before giving up is also not the right way. This action may even encourage them rather than give in in the first place. Your cat will think this is a game to see how long it takes you to wake up and feed them. The procrastination reward is like a cat's instinctive chase. It is best not to feed them.

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   Get rid of temptation. Cats love to jump from above and then pounce on things. While you are sleeping, you are the perfect target for your pet. Look around the room to see where cats jump off. Find tall shelves, headboards, or lockers that they can hop on to reach you at night. If possible, remove the object from the room or move it elsewhere so the cat won't be able to pounce on you. This will prevent your pet from jumping up and pounce on you.

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   Limit your cat's contact with pests. If your cat is disrupting sleep by bringing the birds to bed, stop this. Keep the cat indoors at night if it is a domestic / wild cat. This will prevent your pet from releasing predators into your bed during the middle of the night. If your cat uses its own door to go outside instead of using a litter box, this may not be a good choice. In this case, keep the cat in a room with a separate door. This will allow them to go out but out of your bedroom to let the rats go to bed at night.

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   Keep the cat out of the bedroom. You can keep your cat in another room at night. Have a mattress, food, drink, and a comfortable place to sleep. This will keep your cat out of the bedroom at midnight and allow you to sleep.
   • If you want to reward your cat for good behavior, compromise can be made. Keep your cat away from your bedroom on week nights, but allow her to enter the room on weekends when you can get a little sleep if you wake up at night.
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Method 2 of 2: Training a cat

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   Ignore the cry. When your cat starts to yelp at night, make sure it's okay. If your pet is not sick and has enough food and water, he or she may be trying to attract attention. If your cat does this repetition every night, you will need to ignore the call. It may not be easy at first, but eventually you will get used to it. If you approach the cat every time it calls out, you are reinforcing the cat's bad behavior.
   • Do not punish or heed the cat. Your pet is looking for your attention, even if you are punishing them.
   • If your cat doesn't stop, hang the toy on the claw post at the bottom of the bed so she has something to play with instead of bothering you.
   • If your cat is still bothering you, you can buy earplugs or headphones to block the noise until it stops.

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   Feed your cat before bed. You can feed him right before bed if he wakes you up to feed him in the middle of the night. You can feed your cat more with treats. This action simulates the cat's natural rhythm of life. They hunt, eat, groom, and then sleep to have energy for the next hunt. If you feed your cat before bed, she will feel full and want to go to sleep to store energy for the next hunt. This will also train your cat to realize that eating late at night is a time to prepare for bed.
   • You can also purchase a timed feeding device to feed your cat at night. Instead of waking you up, your cat will learn how to find her own food bowl.

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   Play with them. One of the main reasons pets wake up in the middle of the night is because they feel bored. If your cat is alone all day, he or she will want to play and use energy when you're at home. Try to spend some time playing with your cat every day. Drag the toys around the floor to let them chase. You can let your cat play with toys alone to distract you. When cats use their stored energy during the day, they will sleep well at night.
   • Buy toys that simulate animal movement, such as birds or mice. Play fetch with ping pong or a fake mouse. You can put cat grass into your pet's toys so they can play on their own when you're away from home.
   • Play with your cat until she is exhausted. This helps your pet to sleep well at night.
   • If your cat likes to get along, let him play with his fellow cat. Also, you can have more cats to keep the pet active all day.

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   Prevent cat biting. If your pet loves to bite your fingers or feet, prevent this from happening at night. Before going to bed, cover yourself with a blanket. You can also wear socks to keep your cat from seeing your toes as prey. Instead, give them something else to gnaw on.
   • Have your cat play with a toy that contains feline grass, soda balls, a claw post, or anything else she likes to chew on.

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   Stand up for. Don't hesitate to make decisions for your cat. If you decide to keep your pet out of your bedroom or other room in the house, stick to this plan. Once your cat understands what you are doing, it will adapt to its new environment. If you give in, the cat will know that things are going back to where they wanted them to be. advertisement