My cat keeps me awake at night. What can I do to get him to sleep?

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My cat is keeping me up at night. Any suggestions? scratches, meows, and attacks our other cat. I play with him before bed. Vet says healthy. Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 1 year and 6 months old

Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA · Accepted Answer

Unfortunately, this is a very common problem - it's normal for cats to be awake and active during the night, since they are nocturnal animals. There are a few things you can do to help. First, try and provide something for Bixby to do at night while you're sleeping - I really like food puzzle toys for this purpose, like a Kibble Nibble or Eggcersizer. You can pick up his food bowl a few hours before bed, and give him the toy with kibble in it at bedtime. He will need to roll it around to get bits of food to fall out, one piece at a time, which should help to keep him occupied with something fairly quiet during the night. You can also try giving him a natural calming supplement like Composure before bed to see if this helps. Finally, I would recommend closing your bedroom door to keep him out of your room at night, and using a white noise machine or something similar to help block out any noise from other parts of the house so that you can sleep.

My cat keeps me awake at night. What can I do to get him to sleep?

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