Your tranquility is broken. Meow after meow echoes around your darkened room. A fuzzy shape leaps up onto your bed. You pry open your eyes and turn to your bedside table. It’s 3am. You led out an exhausted sigh. Not again.
Getting woken up constantly by hungry cats affects your sleep quality. And when you don’t get enough sleep, if can affect your work performance. You’re unable to concentrate, and your ability to think and process information is reduced. A lack of sleep can be disastrous, but why does your cat keep waking you up early in the morning?
Why Does My Cat Meow in the Morning?
Cats meow to get your attention. It’s how they talk to us. There are a whole host of reasons why they want our attention—loneliness, boredom, illness—but when we it comes to those early-morning meows there’s one main reason.
They’re hungry. Even gotten up in the middle of night and made a beeline straight for the fridge? Then you know how your cat’s feeling. And because you’re the one who’s in charge of mealtimes, your cat comes straight to you when it’s hungry.
Simply giving your cat some food is usually enough to quiet them down again. However, this means getting out of bed and losing valuable sleep. Thankfully, there’s a way to satisfy your feline’s early-morning appetite without having to leave the comfort of your bed. Three in fact.
