Steps for the Cat That Won’t Let You Sleep Late

If your cat is waking you up at night, realize that you are not alone, and that this is a very common problem.

While you may really love having a new kitten around, sometimes it can test our patience because we simply want to get a full and restful night of sleep.

The evolutionary explanation of this is that felines are usually most active in the early dawn and at dusk. These are when the hunting times have traditionally been best.

Unfortunately these are the times of the days when we like to sleep which doesn’t really work out very well in our modern society.

So what are pet owners to do to solve this problem?

These tips below should help you to dramatically increase the amount of sleep you get and decrease the number of times your cat wakes you up early in the morning.

First of all, you should try and change you cat’s sleeping schedule. Instead of letting your cat sleep in the evening while you’re watching TV, you should try and keep them a lot more active at night. This means they will sleep later in the morning which is great for you.

Second of all, many cats continue to wake their owners up early in the morning because they are unknowingly reinforcing this behavior. Many cats will continue to do this if they know that they will be fed earlier and even petted for this behavior. In order to quickly end this behavior you cannot give them any positive reinforcement.

Lastly, some people resort to putting their cat in a separate room at night. This can work, but you have to realize that this is usually almost always a phase they go through and get over.

So if you do find that your cat is waking you up at night try some of these tips. Remember to have hope, because this is a very common phase that almost all cats go through, but eventually they will get over it.