Why do cats scream when they wake up? It s not necessarily hungry

Pet     8:59am, 16 August 2025

It is rare to hear a cat screaming, because it is always sleeping during the day and has very little interaction with its owner. Occasionally, it will only scream a few times when it wakes up. So why do cats scream when they wake up? Is it normal for a cat to scream when he wakes up? Let’s take a look at the reason why cats scream when they wake up.

1. Physiological needs

Cats will scream when they wake up, which may be due to the physiological needs of the cat, such as if the cat is hungry or needs to defecate. At this time, the owner needs to prepare cat food and drinking water for the cat in time. In addition, you can prepare food and water for the cat before going to bed at night and clean the litter box, so that the cat will eat and defecate by itself after waking up.

2. If you want your owner to play with it

Influenced by the biological clock, cats in the morning are the most sober, so they will keep shouting at this time and want to find their owner to play with it. If the owner does not move for a long time, it will keep calling in his ears. In this regard, the owner can prepare more toys for the cat, so that the cat can play by itself after waking up, and will not disturb the owner often.

3. Esus

If the cat is not sterilized yet, it may be that it is estrus when it wakes up. However, in this case, cats will usually urinate randomly, be particularly clingy, and often rubbish people. If you want to solve this problem, the most direct way is to sterilize the cat, so that the hormone levels in the cat will slowly return to balance, and there will be no constant call.