what to do about a very active 2 year old cat, that comes alive every morning at 4am?

Question

this male cat has more energy at 4am than the 8 year old does all day. I think he is wearing her out physically.

Answer 1

I give my cats cat nip and play with them for a while before I go to bed each night and this causes the morning antics to be delayed until I get up. Some cats need a lot of stimulating/chase play time with their owner. Flashlight beams, strings, feathers on a string sticks and anything else that your cat can chase are good to use.

Answer 2

Before you go to bed you have got to give that cat at least two hours of playtime. When my wife and I had young cats they would wake us up around that time, it drove us nutz! If you can give a least two solid hours of hard playtime, I guarantee that cat will sleep through the night. Use something like a mouse on a string, and make him run, leap, roll on the ground to get it, once he his no longer interested in it, he's tired and you can all sleep in.

Answer 3

Tallys Cat 101
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Answer 4

i have cats and its the cat and dog that start there playing in the middle of the night i started walking the dog and putting the cat out in the early evening letting them run it off before bed time when they come in i feed them so there tummys are full they sleep all night good luck

Answer 5

My cat is the same way. Only she does it when my alarm goes off at 5am. I think they sleep all night, and want to play with someone or something in the morning.

Answer 6

I had that happen with the exact same cats. I eventually had to separate them at night. It was crazy. No one slept and my older cat started getting really pissed at him. Keep a spray bottle of water handy too.

Answer 7

cats are nocturnal creatures, meaning they are up at night usually hunting food. i had a cat that used to play at night all of the time and one night i kept hearing a crinkling noise ( like a candy wrapper or something) with whatever she was batting around. i got up to look and she was playing with a wrapped tampon and batting it all over the house and against the walls!

Answer 8

(who is her)

But, cats will pretty much so whatever they want. Ifit is "you" that he is bothering - don't react - the cat will learn to leave you alone until you get up as long as you set the rules... but it takes time to teach a cat whose boss.

Answer 9

Lock the door!!!

Answer 10

shop sleeping pills in his milk,so he can sleep more lol