![]() Often you need to show your cat how to find the food at first, but after a few sessions they usually become highly attuned at finding it themselves.Īnother alternative feeding option is to buy an automatic timed feeder to provide food in the middle of the night. This way your cat needs to expend energy to find its food, and one of its natural biological behaviours is fulfilled. One way of improving your cats quality of life and curtailing its night time antics is to hide food around the house – on windowsills, bookshelves, mantle pieces, hidden inside paper bags, toilet rolls etc. This way the cat is less likely to wake their owners for a meal during the night.Ĭats naturally roam and hunt for their food, so finding it in the same place at the same time everyday is quite unnatural. ![]() ![]() Owners can feed a meal earlier in the evening and then another meal closer to bed time. For example, by offering smaller but more frequent meals and by feeding the evening meals at a different time. FeedingĪdjusting the timing of feeding may also help to alter the cat’s sleep schedule. This is a behavioural modification technique and can help to shift the time when the cat is active. Try changing the cat’s schedule gradually To manage night time activity cat owners can try to gradually alter the cat’s schedule by encouraging play time and feeding during the daytime and earlier evening hours, so that the cat’s schedule more closely matches that of the humans in the household. Talk to your vet as it’s important to rule out any underlying medical causes for the nocturnal activity prior to addressing any behavioural causes including pain and glandular issues like thyroid disease. Night time activity is quite a common issue for some cat owners and can include cats that nibble or pounce on the owner’s ears or toes in bed, walk across the sleeping owners, night time vocalisation, or highly energetic play sessions across the furniture and/or owners during the night or early morning. ![]() Night time is also the most natural time for cats to be active since they normally are most active in exploration at dusk and dawn (this is known as crepuscular behaviour). The cat’s day then begins when the owner arrives home to provide the cat with feeding, play and social interaction. Since many owners are out at work or school during the day, the cat may spend the daytime hours in rest and relaxation and sleeping, especially if it is the only pet in the household. Some cats are active at night, or are awake and ‘raring to go’ very early in the morning. ![]()
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