Help! My Cat Won’t Let Me Sleep!

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My Cat Won’t Let Me Sleep!
Are cats naturally nocturnal? No! In this video, one of our sleepless viewers suffers while her cat plays at 4 am. And - spoiler alert - there is a fix! Check it out, insomniacs!
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@juls8978 3 жыл бұрын

When I got my current cat, Newt, I trained him to wait for the alarm. To do this the first couple weeks I had him, when he woke me up early, I would ignore him, grab my phone and set a timer. I would then continue to ignore him until the timer went off. When it went off, I would get up, play with him, feed him, and go back to sleep. The first morning the timer was 10 minutes, and every morning I would go five minutes longer. It only took him about a week to know he has to wait for the alarm. For the first few months, I set the alarm early and just went back to bed after feeding. Also for the first few months he would be awake and playing (not on the bed) and as soon as he heard the alarm he would jump on my bed and remind me it’s time to eat. After about three months, he started sleeping until the alarm whenever it might go off... Now I have a regular alarm at the same time everyday... Even on weekends... Neither of us ever sleep through it, and if one of us wakes up before the alarm, we wait for the alarm before getting up.

@Xsksnssjccxghb 3 жыл бұрын

genius.

@shortmocha850 3 жыл бұрын

Julia Peak mine knows once my alarm goes off he gets attention or he suggests it highly that I feed him

@cherrybomb6852 3 жыл бұрын

This is awesome, and the exact same thing I do as well. I use one of those daylight alarm clocks (that wake you up by slowly glowing brighter and brighter, mimicking a sunrise), and it still works for both of my cats :)

@KZ-Ellis 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant!

@lunateac 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly how we do it! And it works although we have two 5 months old kitten to ignore :D I recommend everyone struggeling to give this a try.

@KiaDenise 3 жыл бұрын

I have a touch lamp on my bedside and my cat Gracie has figured out she can turn it on with her nose so she turns it on in the middle of the night when she wants something 🤦🏼‍♀️

@kthearcher3357 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the giggles 😘

@katewurtz 3 жыл бұрын

that is so cute!!!!

@j.elizabeth4621 3 жыл бұрын

Lmfao “wake up.”

@pheart2381 3 жыл бұрын

Thats brutal!

@Ell_lovell 3 жыл бұрын

That’s really smart tho

@galemaurer2820 3 жыл бұрын

I would have no problem with ignoring meowing. What I can not ignore is our cat pouncing at my face with claws fully extended.

@rhearodrigues8423 2 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY!!

@tartagliathe11th33 2 жыл бұрын

My 3 month old bit my leg at 2 am to wake me up

@bambinaforever1402 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, only one of our cats comes every morning at 6 am and touch the face with his paw. If u do not react he will ponce on our stomachs

@itsjustme7487 Жыл бұрын

@@tartagliathe11th33 My grandsons cat does this. my cat dances on my full bladder.

@Amber9572 Жыл бұрын

😂 Mine too, they love escalating when they don’t get a reaction lolol

@oldgiapetto Жыл бұрын

I'd be the happiest guy in town if my cat let me sleep till six. Our kitty's alarm goes off at THREE A M EVERY DAY. It's like she works in a bakery and wants me to know it's time to make the donuts.

@iris3317 11 ай бұрын

I agree. 4 o clock is my cats feeding time. But he wants me to be there to watch him or he wont eat. I leave food out but he wants me there. He also often wants 2am and 6am feeds but they can vary in their timing. The cat is a rescued feral cat and its fully mature. It really is just like having a baby!

@Sarang875 6 ай бұрын

That’s exactly the time our 4 1/2 month old kitten wakes up without fail and then he won’t go back to sleep until 9am. Has your cat started to sleep through the night?

@cordcd7 5 ай бұрын

Mine is almost 9 and he’s been waking me up between 3 and 3:30A every night for as long as I can remember. At one point we took him to the vet to see if maybe there was something wrong with him. The vet suggested we add a feeding before bed (we don’t leave food out) and that worked to push the time to about 4:30/5A. About 2 years in, I started getting up at 5:30 for work and would feed him then. In 2020 when I was forced to WFH, he would wake me up a little earlier after he figured out I wasn’t getting up at 5:30 anymore. But it was at the earliest 4:30. Over the last 5 weeks he’s back to 3:30 and frequently will wake me up even earlier for no good reason. I refuse to feed him prior to 3:30A but there’s nights he’ll cry, knock things over and hit the blinds for hours. We do playtime before bed and feedings to no avail.

@staceycook6404 2 ай бұрын

@@Sarang875mine is 3 am too I’m going bonkers ! Tried silence tried feeding her nothing !! Do you still have the problem ?

@Sarang875 2 ай бұрын

@@staceycook6404 He’s waking up at 4am now and wants company to play or just hang out. Unfortunately we can’t get him a cat friend, otherwise things would be better. Also we free feed him his dry food and leave wet food, ( regularly changed), out for him, as that’s helped others with their cats problems, as they will go and graze and then go back to sleep. That kind of does help him.

@anaeltoussaint1682 3 жыл бұрын

OMGG!!!! Thank you so much for answering my question Jackson I will definitely put your advice to good use!!!😄

@Wavesfromthenorth 3 жыл бұрын

Cool you were chosen! Good luck. My cat does the same thing although she wants to be let out to go hunting.

@anaeltoussaint1682 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Hopefully if you choose to follow this advice as well it works out well for you!

@TM-10-py7ji 3 жыл бұрын

My cat start chiming at 3:30 am. Would love for my cat to give me a 6:00 am start time. My new to me cat is 12 years old.

@menaceswag1446 3 жыл бұрын

my kitten is 1 month old and facing se problems

@anaeltoussaint1682 3 жыл бұрын

@@TM-10-py7ji I’m glad to know that I’m not the only one facing this problem😅

@denaoc 3 жыл бұрын

I can ignore his meowing, but he starts to destroy my room 😔😔

@meredithgreenslade1965 2 жыл бұрын

Mine do too. Climb through everything. One cats sits on me and chews my hair. I just hate that.

@marygud 2 жыл бұрын

@@meredithgreenslade1965 my cat does the same did yours stop?

@sarey8934 2 жыл бұрын

Mine just started thinking my rice bag is his food bag 😪

@gitman3486 2 жыл бұрын

Squirt bottle

@danidelafuente1 2 жыл бұрын

Yep mine pees on my things

@manu_wel351 Жыл бұрын

I am so blessed, because my cat just stays at my bed all night long and doesn't wake me up. She is noticing it directly when I am awake and then she immediately wants her attention by meowing above my head. But it doesn't matter if it is 7am or 10am, she just waits till I am awake. Precious little girl.

@Doesntmatter20 5 ай бұрын

I have 2 cats that are exactly the same! So so precious

@foxiefair123 5 ай бұрын

And we’re all so jealous.😂Well, mine is not as good as y’all’s, but she’s better than a lot of other cat owners.😂

@Idontknowho. 5 ай бұрын

Sometimes I wake my cat up so she knows how it feels.

@jolitavinikeviciute7564 7 күн бұрын

Ain't no way you giving karma to your cat 😂

@marvelgurl1012 3 жыл бұрын

I WISH I could get my cats to let me sleep until 6am.

@lesliehewes2305 3 жыл бұрын

Amen

@raina2311 3 жыл бұрын

Same mine is 4am....

@ryuuwyvern90 3 жыл бұрын

I know right. I needed to get up at 6 today, my two woke me up at 3.30!

@GgZoo-iK3to 3 жыл бұрын

Dido

@aryaman4250 3 жыл бұрын

I go to sleep at 6 am.

@cyn725 3 жыл бұрын

The fact she recorded the first part of her video while trying to sleep was so funny 🤣 that early morning *meow* is so familiar! Great topic!

@rhoeasie 3 жыл бұрын

I know, I think we've all been there at the receiving end of the meowy hairy butt in your face

@itorres20551 2 жыл бұрын

@@rhoeasie "Meowy hairy butt" is adorable!

@eleanastclare 2 жыл бұрын

So funny! My cat wants me to go to sleep! Since the first day of her coming home, she sat on the bed next to my head. If I open my eyes, she takes her paw, no claws, and closes my eyes...one at a time! When my eyes are closed, she will lay down by my head and curl up , start purring and sleep. Always in my right! The second I have to wake up to pee, unless I say pee, she will try to close my eyes again. Not until daylight will she let me wake up! Lol if I want to sleep in, she will run around do her thing and wait for me! Cutie pie!

@yasminevine Жыл бұрын

Ok show off lol just kidding You are TRULY blessed!!

@davidpaul7269 Жыл бұрын

No one believes you lol. Too many little details in this fib.

@eleanastclare Жыл бұрын

@@davidpaul7269 that’s your problem! Lol I am not concerned.Truth has its own reward. And I certainly don’t look for that reward from anyone, especially types like you.🤣🤣

@styxjunkii 11 ай бұрын

Sounds like your feline friend has a secret life she doesn’t want you to see

@Window4503 7 ай бұрын

@@davidpaul7269 I believe them. Getting tired of people online labeling every personal comment or story a lie just because they themselves can't handle someone having a different experience than them.

@tk.5974 Жыл бұрын

We just adopted a cat and we struggle so much by her endless/ meaningless meowing in middle of night… and I was watching this video 4am in the morning. And guess what? Jackson, it worked! It took us a week but instead of meowing for heckling nothing, now she come in the bed and gives us cuddles … I’ve never had a cat before so I wasn’t sure what to do but hey, I just believed YOU! And it WORKED! Thank you so much!!!

@judithnarz 3 жыл бұрын

My four-legged boy never grew out of it. Ten years old, he still does it.

@DancingShadow09 3 жыл бұрын

I have a 10 and 7 year old and they still do it too.

@PurrsMom 3 жыл бұрын

My 13 and 2 year old 🐈🐈 -- OMG 🥺.

@talesofmichele 3 жыл бұрын

🙀 don’t know if that scares me or makes me happy... I want him to stop knocking things off shelves and settle a bit more... I also like the idea of him being playful years from now 😂

@PurrsMom 3 жыл бұрын

@@talesofmichele Knocking things off will slow down as he ages, give him building block toys to play with.

@DancingShadow09 3 жыл бұрын

@@talesofmichele knocking things off shelves is a “kitty thing “. All the cats I’ve had do that, though these 2 are the only ones I’ve had that disrupt my sleep.

@pascaldegiovanni6781 3 жыл бұрын

When Jackson says "We have to coax them into our rhythm", I answer: "Whenever possible, let's have a nap after lunch with our cat in the bed" so that adaptation goes both ways ;-)

@francinesmith1889 3 жыл бұрын

Yup! My pesty girl loves when I nap with her in the afternoon.

@theknightswhosay 3 жыл бұрын

I usually take a nap (or at least relax on the bed while he naps) with mine after work. That possibly helps to make him less demanding at night and in the morning.

@elizabethdamatoroy9629 2 жыл бұрын

same here! gotta be ready for the night ahead

@koolkel00 2 жыл бұрын

I will say, as I have to get up at like 6, 6:30 in the morning, and my boy Freddie bugging me in the morning has actually saved my ass getting to work on time 🤣 I think we can all agree, there is no alarm clock more persistent than a house cat!

@dianemoonstone4715 8 ай бұрын

Agree completely. 😂

@sgm7013 Ай бұрын

My newly adopted 3 yr old has me finally getting 8 hrs in at work. 😂 I like going in early and getting off early. Kinda annoying on the weekends tho.

@user-wj5co6xb4x 11 ай бұрын

I'm so proud of my cats! This morning at 5.45 I was woken by two little people sitting on top of me politely growling - and Yep! - there was a stranger on my property - early delivery man - they really do only wake me if their worried

@2ahdcat 3 жыл бұрын

My adorable tortoise shell kitty "Cleo" won't stay away from me. I poop? She's there. I'm on the PC? She's there. I go to sleep? She sleeps *on* me...

@indykatley10317 3 жыл бұрын

Torties are the best, aren't they 😜🤔😍

@akashicsong9904 3 жыл бұрын

yep, sounds about right!

@GigTube 3 жыл бұрын

heh, my cat's name is Leo. I always said if I got a girl cat I'd name her Cleo. lol

@caellidwen 3 жыл бұрын

My Sheba is the same - she must be your cat's twin

@andygarcia9843 3 жыл бұрын

My cat does that. If I’m in the shower she will sit right there and if I take long she tries to slide open the door to make sure I’m ok lol

@camilleh6272 3 жыл бұрын

"Begin to grow out of this" my butt, my cat is almost 10 years old and wakes me up around 6 or 7 every morning

@sharewhatilove8944 3 жыл бұрын

6 or 7 is heaven. Ours is up at 2

@feralbluee 3 жыл бұрын

yup - "grow out of it, my butt" is perfect LOL :} 🐈🐕😼🌷🌱

@Brandiisbeloved 15 күн бұрын

6 or 7. thats the time i have to wake up for work. I wouldn't even need to remember to charge my phone for my alarm. Mine wakes me up all hours of the night.

@NatYourAverageNerd 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I was right in thinking, "I should ignore her when she starts meowing at 4AM so that she knows it's not good behavior," so I'll start on that! I have my alarm set for 7:21AM with the snooze for nine minutes, and that's when I get up to feed her. Good to know it shouldn't take too long for a kitty to learn the pattern, so thank you!

@caitieeeee 9 ай бұрын

I really like how ADHD friendly this advice is. Rituals and routines are so important for me. Here's hoping I can get my six year old newly adopted angel to let me sleep through the night lol.

@roarkegriffon5657 3 жыл бұрын

One of my cats headbutts me, trying to get me up. If that fails, he goes around my bedroom, knocking things off until I get up. If I go back to bed, he lands on my chest and starts kneading and suckling on the blankets making loud sucking and purring noises.

@reneelewis1771 3 жыл бұрын

Same! How do you ignore a cat that's destroying your room? Im talking pushing lamps off bedside tables and such😼

@lindapearse1158 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha! Know exactly what your saying. I have a very tiny headbutting cat, who knocks cups of coffee over me, just to get attention, she's lethal.🤣

@kristenkelley2655 2 жыл бұрын

I genuinely just bought little sticky things to stick everything down lol

@catherinelw9365 4 ай бұрын

@@reneelewis1771 Mine does the same thing. Destructive. I now keep him out of my bedroom so I can sleep. Tough on him, but I need sleep.

@Khaleesi007 3 жыл бұрын

It will take a week he said. It's been 1 WHOLE YEAR that I'm trying.

@CallMeQuietASMR Жыл бұрын

So I thought I was already ‘ignoring’ my cat but watching this video made me realise I was probably still giving him negative attention when I was pushing him off me as he would paw at me and sit on my head 🤪 Anyway I literally played dead last night and even though for about 5-10 mins he was trying to wake me up eventually he gave up(usually it’s on and and off for hours!) - best night sleep I’ve had in a while. Also did a big play session right before bed too which seemed to help - thank you!!

@NeverendingTori Жыл бұрын

My cat started doing this right when I adopted him, but as he settled into his new surroundings he's calmed down quite a bit. Usually only takes a few minutes of ignoring him before he settles back down. I still find it really hard not to laugh when I'm trying to ignore him and he ever-so-gently touches my cheek though.

@sissywilliams1833 3 жыл бұрын

My Precious 21, and My Sissy 14 both in their youth tried to get my attention when I wanted to sleep. But I ignored them. Even though they knew I was awake, I said and did nothing. Eventually they would just snuggle up to me and wait it out. I miss my Precious. I still have my Sissy with me and thank Every day I have her with me. Love your channel 😻

@PurrsMom 3 жыл бұрын

Bless you

@KeepFunkyBaby 3 жыл бұрын

Oh I would take a 6am wake up call anytime. My cat used to wake me up at 3:30am in the morning. When you're in deep sleep and you cat has a wailing meow....coming out of unconscious is a kin to a scene from some Korean horror movie enough to scare the s**t out of you!

@LeonAvalos 3 жыл бұрын

Omg same. My cat has been waking me up at 3 AM every night for like a month now and, sleep deprivation aside, it's seriously giving me anxiety listening to his awful wailing, so disturbing. I really hope he grows out of it asap

@arisleidy14 2 жыл бұрын

@@LeonAvalos same ughh

@sandradibiaso7316 2 жыл бұрын

Me too

@Allaboutthe80s 2 жыл бұрын

Lol! Ear plugs and turn a fan on to drown out the sound.

@bronte6164 2 жыл бұрын

Me too! I worry that he is anxious and sad which makes it hard to ignore. Has everyone’s cats grown out of this?

@spiralflash6169 Жыл бұрын

Glad I rewatched this now that it applies to me and my cat. Last night I chased her out of my bedroom and closed the door, and finally got a few hours of sleep. I was thinking that’s what I have to do now, but felt bad about it. So I won’t do it again. What you said about the 3 R’s makes a lot of sense. Being ADHD, I have a lot of difficulty with, and need for the R’s myself, and this gives me more motivation to implement it!

@yriEth 2 жыл бұрын

I've had a kitten for 3 weeks now and I have to say, this mostly works! At first she woke us up at 4, 6 a.m... we ignored her. She still sometimes goes crazy around 6 a.m., but we ignore her and she goes back to sleep after ~10 minutes. But now we give her her last meal at 9:30 p.m. We play before, but also after (she has lots of energy lol) and she legitimately starts getting sleepy before 11 p.m. By 11, she's usually fast asleep. However, I've discovered it's VERY important to get prepared for bed together with her! If I make a big fuss at 11 p.m., she wakes up and wants to play and goes crazy for about 15 minutes. I have to prepare for bed before 11 p.m. It's also hard to ignore her, you can hear all kinds of sounds and I get very curious (and sometimes worried) about what she's doing. But you have to pretend to sleep😂

@fabianasnapp8292 3 жыл бұрын

One of my cats was wild today trying to wake me up at 4 am. He even bit my ear.

@Sei00 3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking she was lucky her cat try to wake her up at 6 am xd my cat do it earlier 💔

@empressheather5999 3 жыл бұрын

Mine attacks me every day. And wakes me up almost every night from 3 am til 6 am no matter what I do. She's almost 4 yrs old too.

@150mcl150 3 жыл бұрын

My cat bit my nose once trying to wake me up!

@kathleenpayne564 3 жыл бұрын

Mittens gets mad and bites my feet.

@PurrsMom 3 жыл бұрын

My 2 🐈🐈 wake me up twice nightly -- 2:15 am for treats, and the 4 am for breakfast. Then, they allow me to sleep for 4 hours.

@aimeekarlin4139 3 жыл бұрын

Like...what if they NEVER stop meowing in order for you to reward them when they stop? 😂 I'm laughing but I'm actually crying on the inside. My 10 year old boy is relentless.

@hopetrnr0 2 жыл бұрын

Wait. 10 years old?? He said it ends at 18 mos!😩😩😩😩

@e.liza_kb 2 жыл бұрын

exactly. this is my problem. I want to reward quiet behavior, but that never happens. He's also ten.

@zelzuniapryst-chalska2444 Ай бұрын

How is it now? My cat is 10 years old now and is Not better with his age

@calvin1917 2 жыл бұрын

My girl just sent me this because she's tired of my complaining about my cat. I'm so damn glad that I watched this!

@tessat338 3 жыл бұрын

Due to Covid 19, in an effort to socially distance my husband's work team, the group has been split into two teams, one that works from 6 am to 2 pm and one that works from 12 pm to 8 pm. My husband now gets up at 4:30 am. The cats are thrilled! They seem to think that they have finally convinced one of us to get up at a reasonable hour to feed hungry kitties! He doesn't feed them until the 5 am hour but it does let the rest of us sleep!

@Sssssssslf 3 жыл бұрын

aww bless them! 🐈💕 you may have a problem though when your hours go back to normal!

@pablobratcat 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds familiar

@lauralindholm1400 3 жыл бұрын

You may have a problem when he returns to normal hours!

@jessahgase6919 3 жыл бұрын

pop

@jaymepittroff 3 жыл бұрын

I was getting up for work at 4:30am 1 of my work days per week, my cats were so excited to get fed that early. But then they wanted that everyday. So I stopped feeding them on my early day, they get fed at their regular time by my son each day. They usually let me sleep until 8:30am... but some days..... ugh....

@margaretwarden7997 3 жыл бұрын

Im 76 , I have had cats All my life ! along side Mice < horses , many dogs ,wild birds ,I I specialised in feral cats .. mostly toms ... sadly at the end of their lives , but also kittens .. totally feral , with great success! During covid lock down , I got so lonely I realise I needed an animal for company. after a great deal of thought , I thought , as I am a wee bit antique, the best animal was a cat ? I looked at the on line data of our local Sanctuary and kept noticing a pair of cats ... longest residents ... litter mates ,They had been in care for5 + yrs !! The sanctuary decided that despite lockdown , I could apply!! They checked me out and allowed me to take these weird pair!! They ... are a true delight !! and will be with me till I , or they die !! BUT I would be so grateful for your imput to make their lives even better ! as they display so many problems that are at worst, conflicting ... and at best ..... v difficult !!

@alyxskyler 3 жыл бұрын

How have they and how have you been the last couple of months?

@buddharuci2701 3 жыл бұрын

I’m also 76, and a first time cat owner. He’s about one year, full of energy, full of fun, wakes me up at all hours, but especial 3:30 or 4:00. I’m fine with it. COVID is a beach. He reminds me that when things get tough, the tough play.

@feralbluee 3 жыл бұрын

Hi - you are such a terrific person. i sooo wish i lived in the country, i'd be doing what you are doing.(as a kid i was always acquiring lost dogs and cats andmy mom had to find out who they beonged to :} it is sooo frustrating not to be able to live the way i want to. anyway, i'm an antique, also. i love saying that. i now have 3 older (rescue) cats and wonder if i should get another pet after they leave me. it's quite a quandary as i do NOT want to live without an animals or two in my life. could you let us know the other problems you're having with your little guys? Keep safe 🐈🐢🐞🐕🐿🐸🐦🌱🌷

@zoeconvire4940 Жыл бұрын

I have a cat that wakes me up throughout the night. I hope this works for him!

@PixieDusted72 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jackson. I’m sitting here watching this with red blurry eyes. My sons 10 month old kitty wakes me at 4 am every single day by attacking my fingers. We do not allow hand play. He has many toys. Hand are for love, not chomping. This happens after I ignore him, he resorts to this. I’ll try this, thanks again.

@KimHiKu 3 жыл бұрын

Everytime I watch one of your videos I think "my cat is a blessing" cause I never have any problem with him xD

@vintageryn7217 3 жыл бұрын

Right? 😅 My two boys are saints because I trained them since they were kittens.

@Sssssssslf 3 жыл бұрын

lucky blessed momma!!! 🙏🤗🐈❤️

@StrawberriTea 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad he said not to shut the door, my cat doesn't care if we leave him home alone, but if we shut the bedroom door on him in the morning he will literally stress vomit outside because he knows we're in there and he can't get to us.

@PurrsMom 3 жыл бұрын

Great response ... I closed the door twice, and the 🐈🐈 cried, and I cried ... Never again.

@Sssssssslf 3 жыл бұрын

oh bless his wee heart!!!! 😔❤️ yeah you never ever close doors on kitties, it stresses them out and they hate not being able to free roam

@whitepawn5229 3 жыл бұрын

Same.

@ipshitajee 3 жыл бұрын

My cat scratches the shit outta the door

@SeaJay4Tea 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to hear that the "revenge vomit" thing isn't exclusive to my cat 😿 We've tried for 2 years to get the cats on a schedule. The other 2 have adjusted, the one refuses... 😩

@katetx2001 3 жыл бұрын

Wondering how to not move or respond when she's trying to wake me up by clawing my scalp. But laughed my head off at "She'll grow out of it". Tell that to 5-year-old SweetiePie!.

@lelaramsey177 3 жыл бұрын

if shes keeping you up anyway and its for food, stick through her morning cries until a time you want to sleep in and feed her then until she adjusts to the new feeding schedule without waking you up too early!

@katetx2001 3 жыл бұрын

@@lelaramsey177 Once I figured out to wear a ski cap and a night mask, and pull the covers up, it's better. She's a good hunter, and if there's any gap, she reaches her paw in like a cartoon cat into a mouse hole, to find a place to scratch me, like my chin. But it is getting better, gradually. a little later and not as persistent. Thanks.

@Lotbot217 3 жыл бұрын

This is me!! I can cope with the meowing but my youngest cat with claw and tear his claws into my pillows and then my hair and then my face. Not so easy to ignore ;(

@LeonAvalos 3 жыл бұрын

Omfg I laughed too hard at this 😂

@whitepawn5229 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jackson for this video! 💓

@pascaldegiovanni6781 3 жыл бұрын

The crepuscular awakening is really rooted in a cat's mind. The only time I have seen my own Choupette go into a morning panic is the day I stayed in a hotel room at night with her, and the blinders prevented any light to enter the room. In the morning, around her usual waking up time, she clearly got anxious. She asked to go outside and I took her for a walk on a leash in the corridor (again no windows): she was still anxious after two explorations of the floor. Then I took her downstairs (only windows close to the door): she settled down a little. It is only when I opened the blinders that she cooled down in less than a minute! Then I understood what was happening: for the first time in her life, the sun was not in sync with her internal clock...

@dobygillis3105 Ай бұрын

Jackson your looking handsome 3years ago. Thanks for your cat Psychology.

@lotus1695 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love your sense of humor. Great tips. Great stuff 👏🥰🐈

@meadowreil 3 жыл бұрын

What can I say, my alarm cat Ruby made me a morning person ❤️🌞😅

@nickimontie 3 жыл бұрын

My 13 year old cat still hasn't stopped even with me ignoring him! He's persistent in everything he does so I attribute it to his personality in general.

@luckyduck_. 2 жыл бұрын

Is he fixed?

@yvonnecardoso304 2 жыл бұрын

I have a 12yr old Main Coon mix, he is very headstrong too. I get the 6am wake up too. I ignore him, he does not care. I also attribute it to his personality. Leo is the smartest cat that I have ever come across

@nickimontie 2 жыл бұрын

@@luckyduck_. oh yes, he just wants attention all the time. When visitors come over, the other cats hide, but he greets them at the door and crawls all over them!

@nickimontie 2 жыл бұрын

@@yvonnecardoso304 I love Maine Coons! I had one once that loved car rides and knew how to open door knobs. 😸

@Janny9802 3 жыл бұрын

My cats are awake by 4:30am 🙄🤦🏻‍♀️😂but I love them !! This video helped me a lot !! Thank you 😊

@karlaluciano3716 3 жыл бұрын

I have recently watched some videos of you, and I just can’t stop watching them! Besides giving useful tips, you make me laugh a lot. Lots of love from Puerto Rico!

@mikoto7693 3 жыл бұрын

I'm also so glad to have such a wonderful companion sharing my flat with me.

@Sythianoa 3 жыл бұрын

I've mostly accepted I'm not going to get out of feeding my cats at 5-6 am and switched my focus more towards teaching myself to go back to sleep after and rewarding them for waking me up nicely with snuggles instead of being noisy

@lorihowell1032 3 жыл бұрын

I loved your rendition. Beautiful voice.

@mariannehay4209 2 жыл бұрын

Love the toothpaste analogy! And thank you! I was on the right track and this really helps reinforce what I was thinking.

@BooBaddyBig 3 жыл бұрын

My sister's cat, got up at 5am or so every morning, and then went out. Eventually my sister realised the cat was being bullied by a gingercat, but if he went out early he could do the rounds of his territory and avoid meeting them...

@Sssssssslf 3 жыл бұрын

oh my goodness that is so precious he did that ! 😌 bless his wee heart! 🐈❤️ I hope he's able to go out normally now and not being scared by the other kitty! ❤️

@BooBaddyBig 3 жыл бұрын

@@Sssssssslf Unfortunately he was found dead, there were no signs of violence, maybe it was a stroke or a heart attack or something. It was very sad. 😢 She's got another kitty now.

@Sssssssslf 3 жыл бұрын

@@BooBaddyBig oh my god noooo tears in my eyes reading your comment! 😰 that is absolutely heart breaking! what could have happened to him?! was he a senior kitty? did your sister not get a post mortem done on him to find out what may have caused his death? how tragic that he died alone outside on his own the poor wee angel! I hope nothing bad happened to him and that it was quick and painless and he had no idea about it oh my gosh so sad 😔💔

@BooBaddyBig 3 жыл бұрын

@@Sssssssslf We don't know the cause. He was about 4 IRC. quite young.😢I don't think he had a pedigree- some pedigrees have heart problems.

@nivision 2 ай бұрын

Perhaps stop letting them out?

@leiadaniels3181 3 жыл бұрын

My cat, Lefty, is 5 1/2 years old and he still does this. I have to hide my hands or he makes me pet him.

@kuroe-chan5190 3 жыл бұрын

Me too! I cocoon I. The blanket till he lays back down lol

@whyme6534 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Jackson

@badlilkitty96 3 жыл бұрын

I am such a fan of yours! Have been for a long time. You’ve taught me so much about how to be a good cat mom 😻 thank you! My baby girl Binx thanks you too!! 🙏🐈

@altairr.gomes-junior1762 3 жыл бұрын

I have two cats and they start playing running after each other at 11pm (after I feed them).

@akashicsong9904 3 жыл бұрын

zoomies!!!!!!!!!!! mine do it when i get on a video call for work :D

@alimoore589 3 жыл бұрын

Yep! I have a kitten around 14 weeks old. He won't even let me get into bed!

@steffis9806 3 жыл бұрын

I am hand raising three orphaned kittens. They are around 7 - 8 weeks old now and for the last few days they let me sleep through the night. REALLY hope this behavior continues, I already lost a lot of sleep because of them😄but it was (and is!) a great experience. They are little terrors throughout the day, but that's okay ❤️ they are just so full of energy.

@hayleykay667 3 жыл бұрын

Love your videos. So enjoyable. Thanks

@laurajaramillogil7664 3 жыл бұрын

For a little over a week we changed our cats (Evie and Lupe) feeding strategy from free feeding to scheduled. The last meal of the day is at 8 pm, then after we wake up and drink a coffee we will feed them again (around 5am). Lupe (less than a year old) wakes up at 3 am every day. First, she was throwing pencils to the floor and walking on top of us so that we will wake up and feed her. We ignored her for a couple of days and she stopped doing that. However, her new strategy is to attack Evie (over 3 years old) from 3 am until we wake up. She will attack Evie for over an hour our two if it is necessary, and will only stop as soon as we wake up. We live in an apartment so it is hard not to do anything to stop them fighting because the neighbors can hear them. We still drink our coffee and wait a while to feed them. But we are really exhausted of waking up at 3 am every day. What can we do 😭?? Please we need help!!!

@maloumasereel966 9 ай бұрын

I’m curious, how are you now and did you solve this problem?

@riohenry6382 3 жыл бұрын

I get up when they wake us up, put them out of the bedroom until it’s 8:15. The cats are used to the routine and sometimes they don’t even wake us up until after 8 am. I have the purrfect cats ❤️🐾

@THE-zv7vj 3 жыл бұрын

I had to close my door and turn on the fans on . He's relentless playing even after we played for 30 min before bed. He jumps all over the place runs from one room back to the bedroom over and over. Im a lite sleeper. hes only 10 weeks and i know it will get better. Ill have the door back open soon. my adult female cat thinks hes crazy she stays out of my room cause he keeps her up..

@ericapoe 3 жыл бұрын

My kitten is 6 1/2 months and he does that every night 😫.

@MamaCassOFee 3 жыл бұрын

@@ericapoe It does stop over age. Kittens are like kids. Wait until she a year old. Jackson's advice on this isn't spot on.

@ericapoe 3 жыл бұрын

MamaCassOFee Yea I think it depends on every cat which they are all different.

@francescagalfre9265 3 жыл бұрын

Play, stop, play, stop, play, feed, hopefully sleep

@toriless 3 жыл бұрын

"female cat thinks hes crazy" but is she really that wrong?

@mariaduda4518 Жыл бұрын

My new cat started meowing at 4:40, now is 6:16 and she still hasn’t stop(only giving like 5 minutes breaks between each section of meowing). I am a very light sleeper. I am desperate. I hope this works in a few nights

@Wkidd97 2 жыл бұрын

Ohh I’m so glad I came across this! Glad to hear they grow out of it 😂 I’ll give her a treat if she’s quiet…when we get up an hour later she sleeps 😂 ugghh

@courtneypateman8886 3 жыл бұрын

Oh thank goodness for this video!!! My cat does the EXACT same thing and I just am so tired.

@fcknormality Жыл бұрын

my cat figured out exactly how to disturb me, she would start scratching things near my head while I sleep. It started at 5am, then 4am, 3 am, today she woke me up at 1:40am :O how can you ignore a cat destroying your room?:D

@christirodger9203 Жыл бұрын

This is my issue! Mine knows she'll get a reaction if she rips the blinds down or knocks pictures over. I am at a loss...

@laurahodges779 Жыл бұрын

this is exactly what my cat does, progressively earlier and everything :(

@peggyneubauer258 3 жыл бұрын

Jackson, you are a treasure!! Thank you for your, patience, passion, humor, common CAT sense, and being a bridge to sanity with our fur children. You are the best.

@joycebinnie4129 9 ай бұрын

It worked! Thank you so much!!

@claudiaviegas5385 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Jackson, for this one! And thank you, Anael, for bringing up the subject! We’ve just adopted a cat about Chyna’s age (they’ve calculated 2 to 3 years to Lucio. He was found wandering around, but he seems to be a “home cat” - I’m not sure if that’s the right term for it) and we’re having to deal with that same problem. I’ll talk to my husband and son and will ask them to see this particular video, to make our own RRR. I really hope this will help us! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@lades_eada 3 жыл бұрын

OMG, this is just the kind of content I'm looking for!!, My cat just doesn't stop meowing every day at 5 am, and my husband and I are getting crazy! Thank you Jackson 😫😫😫

@sizsakify 2 жыл бұрын

Have you found a solution?

@kristymontgomery7436 3 жыл бұрын

I have tried locking my cat out of my room and he just scratches the door!

@ipshitajee 3 жыл бұрын

Yesssssss same here and it just seems I'm a main carecter in middle of the forest at pet semetary 😭

@theknightswhosay 3 жыл бұрын

The cat has to be behind two doors in my experience.

@lindaeasley5606 2 жыл бұрын

There's no such thing as shutting a cat out of your room

@theknightswhosay 2 жыл бұрын

@@lindaeasley5606 yeah there is. I wish I could show you mine patiently waiting to be let in right now.

@krissyt5642 2 жыл бұрын

@@theknightswhosay mine does the same he waits in the kitchen until I wake up it’s right outside my room lol.

@dancurtiss207 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@nettejean5912 Жыл бұрын

This is great! It applies to my mom’s new feral cat! He keeps waking them up at 4:30 am. I just forwarded this video to my mom. I love your analogies. Thank you!❤️😺

@Miyakies 3 жыл бұрын

Omg that girl is so cute to include that footage of 6 in the morning 🤣 got me smiling right before bedtime haha

@flightattendantsteven 3 жыл бұрын

Probably one of my favorite videos! My little Buddy wakes me up at three am, every morning, but now I'm feeling empowered to change this behavior.

@artman2204 2 жыл бұрын

did it work?

@barbarar.7833 2 жыл бұрын

I just brought home two rescue kittens - brother and sister - and your information is invaluable! Thanks so much. I'll start them off on the right food. 😊

@iamhenrysamiro8279 3 жыл бұрын

I love you're way of understanding cats and your so fanny. You are the best cat- human expert. Thanks Dankeschön ❤️😁❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@lauraanderson8027 3 жыл бұрын

Bless you for this!! I have a 4 1/2 mo kitten who is doing this right now!!

@Nicholasrasmusen Жыл бұрын

I'm surprised he didn't mention getting an automatic feeder. Lock your cat out of your room, set the feeder for around when you get up, and leave your room after the feeder goes off. That way you are minimizing the cat's association between you and food in the morning. That was the only thing that got my cat to quit waking me up.

@foxiefair123 5 ай бұрын

Mine doesn’t usually wake me up for food, she’s just bored or lonely because I spoil her rotten, so I can’t really blame her. 😂

@nivision 2 ай бұрын

My cat can only have wet food due to stomatitis. I dream of this option.

@BrendaBlanco 2 жыл бұрын

Such a lovely, useful and amazing video... as always!! 💙

@SydnificantMe Жыл бұрын

Thank you I learned a lot from this! I see what I've been doing wrong and how we can all get more comfortable with our 1 year old kitten

@diannajeter873 3 жыл бұрын

Jackson, thank you so much for your very helpful suggestions! You said you guaranteed this would work within 10 days & it worked the very 1st night. I tried all kinds of things including talking to my vet and nothing worked until I watched your video. Did everything you suggested, my cat “Banjo” now lets me sleep ALL night long!! Thank you so much for making our home a happy home again!😊😴

@Jaydenzephyr 3 жыл бұрын

I adopted a 4-year-old cat about 2 months ago after I got my own apartment. I don’t allow him in the bedroom/bathroom area (I’m a light sleeper) but I make sure to give him plenty of attention after I get home from work. We have a routine and after we play and I feed him at night, he voluntarily goes to his “bed-“ the couch! Every now and then he will meow at the door, but the routine really works for the both of us, and I just prefer not having him in my room

@Jaydenzephyr 3 жыл бұрын

I’m the same way! It just takes persistence! I promise, it will get better if you have a routine! Also, I just rescued a kitten a few weeks ago and my cat loves him so now I don’t feel bad for shutting him out 😊

@Jaydenzephyr 3 жыл бұрын

Also, earplugs will probably be your best friend right now 😊

@emeraldwaters8028 2 жыл бұрын

Jackson I don’t even have a cat-I just find you to be an inspirational person and I’m really appreciating you these days. I truly believe humor is the highest form of human expression. So, yeah. All light and all LOVE!

@avryund 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@Its_like_the_T-Rex 3 жыл бұрын

My Lily would claw my bed frame every morning and it worked. I'd jump out of bed to get her to stop and she'd be like, "well since you're up, feed me!" Now that she's past having a clawed bed frame is a precious memory of our 18 years.

@MilkTeaASMR Жыл бұрын

This sentiment is so heartwarming to me. 😿

@shortmocha850 3 жыл бұрын

This is needed. Any slight movement I make and my cat is ready to play and eat

@tracymcneely8173 3 жыл бұрын

I'm almost 40 and just learning so much about cats thanks to jackson I've had a cat growing up all my life now I have 2 lol

@scenicfield 2 жыл бұрын

This is actually helpful! Thank you :D

@roxanarau7626 3 жыл бұрын

I'm lucky! In the morning, I wake up my 5 cats! At night they sleep but during the day they have all the attention they want! I love them a lot!

@holocene2164 3 жыл бұрын

Great question and great answers. My cat does the same, lol. Each and every day, 6-7 am... Useful during the week, but the weekends, not so much! Thanks again for that great question and the much appreciated answers!

@scenicfield 2 жыл бұрын

Mine too!

@TheNutbrittle 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I hope I can get some sleep tonight. My cat wanted to play at 4 this morning, and I just did all that you said that I shouldn't do! I will now seriously ignore her totally. 🙂

@mindbodydisconnect4082 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jackson :)

@melissakateproductions8193 Жыл бұрын

With three cats, if I ignore one, the next one starts. LOL I've solved the problem by the absolute craziest solution ever. I mean, folks thing I'm absolutely insane for doing this, but I've found that it works. I get up, I use the bathroom, and then..........I feed them. All three cats. Whenever the 20 year old cat wakes me up, that's when everybody gets fed. 4, 5, 6am - whatever it is. She wakes me up, I have to use the bathroom anyway, so I might as well feed them. Then I go back to sleep and everybody's happy. It interrupts my sleep for about 10 minutes, then I'm back in bed. Works every time.

@chrysanthemum3065 Жыл бұрын

"Well, cockadoodledoo, let's go!" I can't stop laughing. Thank you, Jackson. 🤣

@janellschwake4025 2 жыл бұрын

This is so good - thanks much for answering as this one 🐈‍⬛ loves to wake me up every few hours in the night and I knew there had to be a way to retrain us and our feline 🙂

@buddharuci2701 3 жыл бұрын

My cat Huehue wakes me up at 3:30 or 4:00. I love it. Stuck pandemicly alone, he’s a welcome addition to my morning. He climbs onto me and pats me down with an enthusiasm it’s hard to discourage. Different strokes for different cat folks.

@elsh332 2 жыл бұрын

It's just like having kids: Pretend to be asleep and hope they get bored and go away 🤣 I also have basically a blackout curtain. It has improved my own sleep too 😻

@springflower1265 3 жыл бұрын

My cat loves play soccer about 5 o'clock in morning, before I sleep, I have to take her ball if I forget we have a problem at home. Crazy cat 🐱🐱🐱❤️💤

@melanielablanc-mann1442 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips!!

@yourfriend4170 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! I am so exhausted 😢

@GigTube 3 жыл бұрын

Put a tall cat tree in your bedroom. I did this a few weeks ago and now my cat prefers to sleep on the top platform instead of on my bed... for the most part. He still wakes me up around 5:30am everyday for breakfast. I feed him and go right back to bed.