5 Reasons Why Cats Meow At Night

Cats Meow At Night | Cat owners are certainly no stranger to the behavior of this one cat. Often meowing at night and meowing with a fairly strong sound volume is one of the cat's behavior that makes us as owners feel disturbed and a little annoyed.

Photo Of Cats Meow At Night

How not, the sound of a cat meowing at night will certainly disturb our sleep, make us wake up from our sleep, make it difficult to sleep, reduce the quality of our sleep and not infrequently we are scolded by neighbors because they feel that the sound of our cat makes neighbors feel very disturbed .

Why Do Cats Meow Constantly At Night ?

Actually, there are many things that might be the cause of why our beloved cat becomes active and often meows at night. However, here Anggora will only discuss the exact cause, so that the discussion does not seem too long-winded and twisted.

Some of the reasons why cats meow constantly at night or in the middle of the night are as follows :

1. Hunting Small Animals

Cats are animals that sleep a lot but that doesn't mean cats are lazy animals. Cats often sleep because it is to meet their sleep needs. Cat sleep time itself is fairly random or random, can sleep from night to noon then be active in the afternoon.

Your cat can also sleep in the morning until late afternoon and be active at night. This is the reason why sometimes cats don't sleep at night. When a cat wakes up in the middle of the night, it will do various things such as playing alone, running here and there, exploring the house and looking for small animals such as lizards and the like to hunt. When a cat sees this animal, sometimes the cat will meow loudly.

The cat's sound will be like a normal meow accompanied by the sound of grinding teeth. This sound continued for a few moments and then what was heard was the sound of a cat jumping and dropping objects or furniture in the house.

Usually this meow will stop when the cat does not see the prey again or he has managed to get his prey.

2. Adapting

This only happens to cats who move house with us. A cat that has just moved into a new home will usually look like a confused cat who is curious about a new place. He is confused about where he is now and curious about the contents of the house.

Therefore he will explore the new house here and there while meowing continuously. Even at night the cat will continue to meow. This will continue until the cat adapts and understands that the place where he is now is his new home.

While your cat is adapting to a new home, be sure to lock it up for a week or so. This is done so that the cat can adapt and understand that this is his new home.

Because if you don't apply this method, your cat will run away and disappear from the house because he feels it is not his new home. A runaway cat will try to find his way back to his old home and eventually he will get lost.

3. Sick

When the cat is sick, the cat will often meow loudly, often meowing at night. Usually a cat that meows as a result of feeling his body condition is not good and feels pain. Generally, cats that often meow because they are sick, especially at night, are cats whose illness is quite severe and is dying.

This is marked by a cat's body that is very thin and its condition is getting worse.

4. Currently In The Period Of Heat / Mating

Cats that are in mating period will usually meow constantly, especially at night. Usually this meowing habit will continue every day and every night until the cat has mate with the cat that is its target. When the cat is not yet mated, it will meow without knowing the time.

Based on Anggora's experience, that cats who keep meowing in the middle of the night are mostly because the cat is in heat or is in the mating period. This occurs in both male and female cats.

So when your cat is in the mating period, prepare to be patient, especially at night. Or if you want to silence your cat, the only way to do it is by mating it, sterilizing it and so on.

5. Seeing Ghosts

Many Indonesian people believe in the myth of cats seeing ghosts when cats meow continuously in the middle of the night. Moreover, the cat meows while looking at an empty place, this can be a strong sign that the cat has really seen a ghost.

Not only meowing constantly, cats who see ghosts can meow like cats that are angry or fighting. A cat who sees a ghost will usually show some reactions when he is seeing a ghost.

Conclusion

Generally the cause that often makes cats meow frequently at night is because the cat is in heat or is in the mating period. But apart from that, there are many other reasons why a cat behaves this way.

Based on the explanation above, we know why pet cats often meow at night. The causes include:

• Hunting animals

• Adapting

• Sick cat

• Cat in mating period
  

• Seeing ghosts

Thus the article about why cats meow constantly in the middle of the night. Hopefully this article is useful for you. Don't forget to share it with relatives, other cat lovers and to your social media accounts.