Cats Meowing Loudly At Night

This common feline behaviour can occur because of a cats natural instincts because of other factors at play or both.

Cats meowing loudly at night. Also known as night vocalisation or night calling if your cat is meowing at night it can be a problem if it is a sign of their discomfort or its disturbing your rest. The very first time he came to my closed bedroom door making this loud meowing noise with this toy mouse in his mouth clearly wanting me to let him inside. Cats also can develop an overactive thyroid or kidney disease both of which can.

Such a behavior is commonly spotted by many cat owners yet few have a clue as to why cats would meow or yowl while carrying toy in its mouth. It wasnt until nearly a year after getting this new kitty in the home that my older kitty started to do this loud meowing while carrying around this very specific mouse toy and only at night time. To ask for food.

To explain this we have to go all the way back to Egypt 6000 years ago when cats were first introduced to men. If your cat is active curious and loves to play then they may be waking you up at night with their meows seeking your attentionCats will do many things to get attention including scratching at your bedroom door pawing at you bumping into you flopping down on the floor in front of you and of course meowing. Meowing for Attention at Night.

Ugh Ill just get up and feed the little bugger so hell finally shut up It might work at first but what youre teaching your cat if you do this is that he only needs to meow long enough for you to get up and feed him. Healthy cats that routinely meow loudly at night outside your bedroom door may need to burn off some extra energy. Others meow to wake you up to serve them breakfast.

This is particularly true if you dont usually feed your cat on a particular schedule. Increased meowing can be a sign of medical conditions such as hyperthyroid and a simple blood test will check for this. Beyond medical issues your cats meows could be a sign of stress.

Food was very scarce at that time and men had to hunt animals to put food on the table. However when countless feral cats sadly walk city streets day in and day out this isnt always the case. Middle-of-the-night meowing could be your cats way of letting you know shes hungry or thirsty.