Any way to stop my cat from meowing in the middle of the night?

[Anonymous]

I love my cat but I hate being woken up at midnight or 2am or 4am. She’s not hungry. Some nights she does not do this, but most she does. Is there any way to stop this??

[Anonymous]

Put her outside? I'm increasingly thinking pets aren't worth the trouble.

[Anonymous]

Give her away.

[Anonymous]

is she in heat?

[Anonymous]

Play with her twice a day. If she’s a young cat, you have to get their energy out.

Give her kibble in one of those cat food ball toys. That will help her stay busy too.

Give an extra one over night in case she is hungry

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Play with her twice a day. If she’s a young cat, you have to get their energy out.

Give her kibble in one of those cat food ball toys. That will help her stay busy too.

Give an extra one over night in case she is hungry

Best advice. Most important PLAY with her in the evening. Like a laser pen session where she’s running all over the place. And lap time too. Then she’s getting her needs met.

[Anonymous]

Can’t you just keep her out of your bedroom?

[Anonymous]

Put her toys away at night. Ours yowls with her favorite stuffed toy.

[Anonymous]

Our cats had the run of the house all day but at night they were restricted to the finished daylight basement. Their food bowls, water bowls, and cat beds were there since they became young adult cats. It was a huge space.

Not sure why OP's cat is crying. Are there mice in the walls? Another cat dropping by the windows? The cat wants to get in or out of OP's room?

Our cats weren't talkers. If they were making sounds, the reason was pretty intuitive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Play with her twice a day. If she’s a young cat, you have to get their energy out.

Give her kibble in one of those cat food ball toys. That will help her stay busy too.

Give an extra one over night in case she is hungry

Best advice. Most important PLAY with her in the evening. Like a laser pen session where she’s running all over the place. And lap time too. Then she’s getting her needs met.

This is good advice (this is OP). I will try this! She’s allowed in some bedrooms but not others (she sleeps with our daughters but not us because we are mildly allergic). But she scratches and meows - she’s very loud!! She is 4 years old.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our cats had the run of the house all day but at night they were restricted to the finished daylight basement. Their food bowls, water bowls, and cat beds were there since they became young adult cats. It was a huge space.

Not sure why OP's cat is crying. Are there mice in the walls? Another cat dropping by the windows? The cat wants to get in or out of OP's room?

Our cats weren't talkers. If they were making sounds, the reason was pretty intuitive.

She’s a talker!! And is VERY loud. Even in the basement 2 floors down we can absolutely hear her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our cats had the run of the house all day but at night they were restricted to the finished daylight basement. Their food bowls, water bowls, and cat beds were there since they became young adult cats. It was a huge space.

Not sure why OP's cat is crying. Are there mice in the walls? Another cat dropping by the windows? The cat wants to get in or out of OP's room?

Our cats weren't talkers. If they were making sounds, the reason was pretty intuitive.

I think she wants to get in my room, sometimes out of DDs room. But other times she’s fine.

[Anonymous]

You have to ignore her. Don't lock her out, don't throw her toys. Don't tell her stop, don't talk to her. Ignore her. Completely.

It will take about 10 days to 2 weeks, but it'll work.

It's really hard and you'll go crazy for 2 weeks, but they will learn that they're not getting the attention/reaction they want.

[Anonymous]

We have always shut ours in the basement at night

[Anonymous]

lol no. I’ve just accepted it as part of cat ownership now!