Cat Waking Me Up At Night Lately

Hey ya..Im trying to get some answers..my almost 11 yr old cat...in July..his birthday..has in the last week or 2...been waking me up all during the night...1_2am...3:30_4:30am..and sometimes different times..he has little hard food out for the night..not alot..a little..not gonna lie its draining me...n not only that whats wrong with my baby..Any ideas....

Anything changed in the environment? New neighbor, pets, animals outside? I had a neighbor whose work schedule changed and my cat decided when she heard someone moving next door it was time to get up for me too.

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Has anything changed with your normal routine? Maybe an animal outside that is stressing out the cat?

Pjg8r said:

Anything changed in the environment? New neighbor, pets, animals outside? I had a neighbor whose work schedule changed and my cat decided when she heard someone moving next door it was time to get up for me too.

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No..Not any Changes..but my cat is almost 11 yrs in July..n he sleeps alot in the day...n in the evening..hes ready to b up awhile..but when I lay down..he lays on bed with me for maybe an hour or so...then hes up n it starts..not sure if there's an animal outside or not..but lately he has been almost tearing up my blinds to look out at night

LTS3 said:

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Has anything changed with your normal routine? Maybe an animal outside that is stressing out the cat?

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Now im not sure if theres an animal outside..or not..aint seen none..but ive noticed lately hes has been almost tearing up my blinds to look out at night..this happened recently also

Have you had your cat in for a check up to the vet recently? I had a cat growing up that started to do this around age 12. It turns out that she was losing her vision and could no longer see at night with the lights out. She was crying because she could not see, she was scared and she could not find me. We actually left a small light on and that helped her.It could also be that the cat is hungry at night and the increased hunger could be something the vet could look into.

Lisannez said:

Have you had your cat in for a check up to the vet recently? I had a cat growing up that started to do this around age 12. It turns out that she was losing her vision and could no longer see at night with the lights out. She was crying because she could not see, she was scared and she could not find me. We actually left a small light on and that helped her.It could also be that the cat is hungry at night and the increased hunger could be something the vet could look into.

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I leave a bathroom light on with the door slightly closed...but not all the way its open enough for light...in my bedroom..n i leave a small light on above my kitchen stove..I live in an apt..so the light from above kitchen stove...shines well into my livn room...dining room...all connected...and yes I have had him to vet recently...for checkup..and I leave out smal amount of dry food at night..just for nibbling..not alot..

CatLover49 said:

I leave a bathroom light on with the door slightly closed...but not all the way its open enough for light...in my bedroom..n i leave a small light on above my kitchen stove..I live in an apt..so the light from above kitchen stove...shines well into my livn room...dining room...all connected...and yes I have had him to vet recently...for checkup..and I leave out smal amount of dry food at night..just for nibbling..not alot..

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The light may not be enough if indeed the cat is losing vision, and even a light may not help. It could also be that something has the cat spooked you are just not sure what it is. Our Tuxie who is usually a very hands off I don't want cuddled cat, was freaked out when we moved into a new house recently. She was used to a tiny one bedroom and she would meow all night (never did before) eventually she adjusted though. But she was saying if I could speak for her "where are you I cannot find you I am scared." I know cats sleeping in the bedroom can be disruptive but have you tried putting the litter box in the bedroom, and the food and shutting the door to see if that helps? I don't think the vet checks vision FYI, or at least ours never did.

Lisannez said:

The light may not be enough if indeed the cat is losing vision, and even a light may not help. It could also be that something has the cat spooked you are just not sure what it is. Our Tuxie who is usually a very hands off I don't want cuddled cat, was freaked out when we moved into a new house recently. She was used to a tiny one bedroom and she would meow all night (never did before) eventually she adjusted though. But she was saying if I could speak for her "where are you I cannot find you I am scared." I know cats sleeping in the bedroom can be disruptive but have you tried putting the litter box in the bedroom, and the food and shutting the door to see if that helps? I don't think the vet checks vision FYI, or at least ours never did.

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I have a bathroom ..that goes with my master bedroom..and the light is on n door cracked..n yea I know what u just said about the light might not b enough..and the litter box is in that bathroom...adjoining my bedroom..and I keep food n water in my bedroom also..Have tried shutting door..nope he didnt like that...thanks for all ure tips..I will hopefully figure it out..hes almost 11 yrs in July.so he sleeps alotin the day..n at dusk hes ready to b up n playful some...then he calm down for couple hrs..n he starts to meowing..gets up on my bed..for couple hrs n then meowing again...on n off thru the night..then at dawn
..hes ready to REALLY get up....and at that point I will put him on bed myself n he wil lay there hr or so...n starts again..n that's when he go on n get up...n when i do..he just..eats his breakfast..n sats down n layd on his side like oh im tired..n he seems content...