My kitty get restless at night...what should i do?

Question

She goes crazy and scratches everything. I think she's posessed.

Answer 1

catnip

Answer 2

Here's an easy fix. Because she is the only one in the house( I'm assuming), she doesn't have anyone to play with her during the day when you are not home. I have 14 cats and they will run around the house for 3-4 hours at a time, then nap for 2 then repeat. When I go to bed so do they, but I now wake-up at 4:00am every morning.Even though I work at night 3 times a week the schedule still stays the same. Good luck.

Answer 3

It sounds as though your kitty could use a good, long play session, right before YOU need to go to sleep. Right after the play session might be a good time for her to have a meal, also. Hopefully, she'll want to lie down and 'sleep it off' long enough for you to get your own sleep for the night.

On the other hand, cats do act kind of 'bonkers' at night sometimes. Mine did, and eventually I learned that we shared our home with a ghost. So, you never know, 'who or what' might be inducing her to her seemingly strange behavior.

There is also the fact that cats are nocturnal by nature; some natural instincts are hard if not impossible to curtail. Try the play session, though. Maybe, she'll get tired enough to stop her nighttime 'crazies'.

Answer 4

Cats, being nocturnal creatures, are prone to having the most "fun" at night. Sadly, for some (including our one cat) this sometimes entails less than optimal behavior. Something we've found that worked was a cat crate / carrier. It was NOT appreciated the first few evenings. But she eventually LIKED it and would go in and sleep there during the day also. Alternately, you might want to ask your vet about a melatonin-like substance for cats. There are also "over the counter" veterinary products that you can purchase that contain melatonin and other substances to help your kitty chill out.

Answer 5

I call that sudden spurt of spazzy kitty 'chasing faeries'. The cat's inventing a game to play and since it is alone, it's playing with itself. It chases shadows, itself, bugs and probably dust. Or it really could be chasing faeries ^.^ LOL!

Sometimes the cat decides to run a perimeter check of it's territory (your home) and they'll scratch everything to make sure everyone knows it owns the place. Annoying for you when you got to get up at 8 am. Perfectly sensible for the cat who's used to hunting all night >.< .

Answer 6

Learn how to sleep with a crazy cat. all kittying aside a scratching post and some toys for your kitty to play with durring the day should do the trick. tire your kitty out. Is your cat fixed? If not get it fixed.

Answer 7

triviatm is right. Most cats sleep all day and play at night. They're physiologically designed for nocturnal activities like hunting and playing.
Or, maybe your cat is being chased by the "invisible cat monster" that only seems to chase them around at night, and makes them sound like a herd of elephants running around your place.
With my kitten, about an hour before bed, I play with her... a lot. I make her run and jump, and she and her sister usually end up tearing around the house chasing each other. Then, when I go to bed, I get a cat on either side of me to keep me cozy.
Or you could try giving your cat catnip, it makes some cats sleepy...

Answer 8

If your cats craziness can't be quelled with exercise and diverted with toys, than you may need to train your cat to behave at night. It will take a lot of will power from you, but shouldn't take too terribly long to teach. When the cat starts to act up, put them in a pet carrier, no yelling, or hitting. Then put the carrier in another room, maybe throw in a toy or two for company. The cat will mew, and might sound mighty pitiful, but eventually they'll learn that causing co-motion at night results in a visit to the carrier, and they'll calm down.

Answer 9

Cats are nocturnal and play at night. My youngest, Kitty Boy, likes to sleep with me. I say "bedtime" and he runs to my bedroom. So I feed him at my bedtime and play with him. This is his special "me" time and has been since he was a kitten. Then he curls up in his special bed or on my bed. The other cats stay in the other part of the house and play at night because when I get up their toys are all over the living room.

Answer 10

My kittens go crazy at night too. They run around playing and tackling each other all around the house. Althought it used to disturb my sleep, not anymore. I kinda find it soothing now and go to sleep without a problem. I also leave the door open so they could go outside exploring if they want to. When I wake up, they're sleeping in their beds.

Answer 11

Kittys are nocturnal creatures. They are cats, and just like lions, they sleep all day and then they want to hunt all night. I think you need to get some catnip toys that will keep your kitty from destroying things you like.