Thread: Being woken in the morning

There are a couple of things you could do to help change the routine, but also keep in mind that is a routine and routines take time to change (Usually at least 10 days).

You could institute playtime and tire your kitty out before your bed time - that way he may be more inclined to sleep longer after the play period... With Main Coons play time needs to exercise their hunting instinct as well as their bodies and because they are quite large play has to have enough space and time 5 mins won't cut it, you need to set aside about 15-20min of proper high energy play time.

Also change his feeding time to as late as possible - preferably just after the new play time, that way he should settle down for a good sleep after exercise and food. If he is used to getting a meal in the early evening then change this meal to a light snack and feed him his proper meal later.

Is your cat neutered? If not, you should seriously consider it, because then this could all be due to his raging hormones.

One rule of thumb we use with our cats is that if there is a behavior we don't like, we substitute with another positive alternative - but that would mean you needing to find out exactly what it is your cat is wanting when he makes all the noise early in the morning - is he wanting play? Is he unhappy with his kitty litter? Is he thirsty? Etc... My guess is that he just needs more focused attention from you, and if you designate the time for this then the night calling should stop.

Good Luck