Title: When Your Cat Gets the "Midnight Crazies"
Headings: When Your Cat Gets the “Midnight Crazies”
When Your Cat Gets the “Midnight Crazies”
Help Your Kitten Relax
Provide More Opportunities for Play
‘Evening Proof’ Your Home
Confine Your Cat for the Evening
Interrupt Bad Behaviors

Content: The kitten may have never lived with a human family before and not know that she is expected to sleep through the night,” Myers says. “ She may also feel a little unsure of her new human family and be uncomfortable about living in unfamiliar surroundings.” Here are some suggestions for coping with a nocturnally active cat. Help Your Kitten Relax
If your kitten is too anxious or nervous to lie down and sleep at night, you can help her feel more secure by sitting down with her for a while, holding her closely, and gently petting her. Some kittens are also comforted by a softly playing radio tuned to an all-night talk show or soft music station. Others are comforted by having a toy or blanket from their former nest so that the smell from that familiar place is present where they sleep. Once your kitten is soothed, put her in her own bed and praise her when she stays there. Provide More Opportunities for Play
Make sure you’re meeting your cat’s needs for play at appropriate times during the day and early evening. If you’re home during the day, take breaks with your cat by spending a few minutes tossing cat toys for her. Try to keep your cat busy and active so that she doesn’t sleep for too long during the daytime, at least until she is in the habit of sleeping at night.