How to stop my cat from meowing for play at night and early morning?

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Hi. Every night I go to bed Noushi calls (meows) me to play with her. Since she's become one year old she sleeps most of the day & her playtime is nights which I know it's normal for cats. I want to know do I do her wrong or break her heart if I don't get up to play with her? She often does it early morning about 4 or 5AM. Is there anything I can do to avoid this ?Thanks for your advice. Pet's info: Cat | Himalayan | Female | unspayed | 1 year old | 6.6 lbs

Ricardo Fernandez, DVM · Accepted Answer

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! I do not think that you are going to break her heart by not playing with her. I think it would be better to teach her slowly that you prefer to play with her a bit later in the day when you wake up. The easiest way to do this is by having her sleep outside the room. When you leave your room at the time you think it is more appropriate to play then you can play with her then you can do that and slowly teach her that that is preferable. She will eventually learn that. Good luck and have a great day!

How to stop my cat from meowing for play at night and early morning?

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