Being awakened by household cats in the wee hours of the morning can irritate cat owners. If the cat is healthy, then behavioral interventions are possible. Cat behaviorist, Mieshelle Nagelschnider, offers tips to address that pesky meowing:
- Feed later in the evening
- Keep your cat awake more during the
- Reset your cat’s internal hunting time clock
- Ignore the behavior. . . i.e. don’t reinforce the behavior
Source: Modern Cat. Link.
INSIGHTS: Veterinary teams and retailers might become heroes by sharing this information with sleepy cat owners. Consider it for social media and newsletters. Train team members on the tips Nagelschider offers so that everyone speaks the same language about caterwauling behaviors.