1. Estrus: One of the common reasons why cats bark in the middle of the night is that they are in estrus and want to attract the opposite sex by howling. mating. This is a natural behavioral characteristic of cats. If the owner does not want the cat to reproduce, it is recommended to take the cat to the veterinary hospital for sterilization after the cat’s estrus period to prevent the cat from barking in the middle of the night.
2. The cat is hungry: If the owner does not feed the cat on time for various reasons or the amount of each feeding is too small, causing the cat to feel hungry in the middle of the night, it will also attract the owner by meowing attention and tell the owner that it needs to be fed with food. Therefore, the owner should feed the cat food in time, but do not feed too much in the middle of the night, so as to avoid the cat’s gastrointestinal digestion being too slow and harming its health.
3. Fear or nervousness: Because cats are more sensitive animals, they are also semi-sleep when they sleep at night and are in a “fighting” state. If the surrounding sound is too noisy or the owner suddenly turns on the lights, etc., which stimulates the cat, then it will make alert sounds. If this is the case, the owner does not need to worry too much, just move the cat litter
to a relatively quiet place in the room.
4. Physical discomfort: The cat’s barking in the middle of the night may also be a physical problem. For example, the cat’s abdominal pain is unbearable. Shouted out of pain. Therefore, the owner should carefully observe the physical state of the cat. If the cat is accompanied by other abnormal behaviors such as vomiting, diarrhea, etc. in addition to howling, it should be taken to the veterinary hospital for examination and medical treatment in time.
5. The cat is too cold: Another possibility of the cat meowing in the middle of the night is that it feels cold. This is usually because the owner does not take cold protection measures for it in winter, or the cat sleeps in the air conditioner in summer. Caused by the air outlet. Therefore, the owner should check whether the place where the cat sleeps is cold before going to bed at night, and add a blanket to it in time to prevent it from catching a cold and having a fever.
