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My cat keeps waking me up at 3 AM for food. What should I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Scottish Fold Longhair | Male | neutered | 5 years and 11 months old | 19 lbs

Suddenly my cat is waking me between 3am and 5am to eat. Previously, he got his wet food in the evening and dry food and water available all the time. I can't find a reason for the drastic change. How should I handle this?

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Answered By Dr. Elizabeth

Veterinarian

Published on February 26th, 2019

Try using an automatic feeder. You can set the times to feed Rufus and Rufus may start to disassociate you from the feeding. I hope this is helpful and please feel free to post any additional questions.

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