My cat keeps waking me up. Causing me to have a grumpy day. If my cat or any animal was prevented normal sleep would they get grumpy/agitated like humans?
They do. I have cats and worked on giving them active periods in the day so they would quit waking me up all night. They were grumpy lil buggers for a bit. They now have settled into getting up midday for a playfest that keeps them from reigning chaos through the night.
What did you do for the active periods?
Get out toys and treats and play. I’m a crazy cat lady too, so I have a stroller to go on walks in, harnesses to go out in the yard with. At first they would fall over, just lay in the grass, had to throw treats on their head to get em moving. Starting younger helps, no bad habits to fix.
Ive definetly gotten side eye from cats and dogs that ive woken up mid nap. Normally they get over it pretty quick though, especially if im giving them treats or pets lol
My dog does. He also gets really annoyed if the lights are on past his bedtime.
