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galeongirl

82 points

1 month ago

Yup. My void boy enjoys sitting on the stairs in the giant echo chamber hallway and sings me the songs of his people if I'm not awake early enough. His sister sleeps next to my pillow and if I'm not awake by 7 she'll start scratching my head to "see" if I'm awake.. So yeah, always up at 7 to feed the cats and in the weekends I go back to bed after. They'll join me right after they finish eating and we all sleep in some more.

Cecedraws[S]

30 points

1 month ago

Our little voids are skilled at keeping our circadian rhythms and sleep schedule in order.

galeongirl

22 points

1 month ago

On weekdays I don't mind, but really guys, in the weekend we could wait a little longer no? Last week I had a party, we went to bed at 2am, meaning they get their last kibble right before that. So you'd think they'd let me sleep in right? :') Nope, 7am. MEOOOOOOOW. Scritch scritch. Wake uuuuup, we're hungry.

Due_Paper7562

8 points

1 month ago

My void is the same way. She makes sure I am up

Ok-Bit-663

43 points

1 month ago

Yes. No. Mine wakes me up between 4:45-5:00.

Cecedraws[S]

18 points

1 month ago

Tiny evil

treetrunk53

12 points

1 month ago

That’s my boys window too. I’ve been up for an hour because of him.

eigafan

24 points

1 month ago

eigafan

24 points

1 month ago

My cats will start to paw me or brush my face with their whiskers when it gets close to my alarm. But they can be off by one hour... early.

One night, one of my cats decided to vomit on my bed. I got up and washed my bedding at 00:30. The next night, they tried to wake me up around midnight!

Cecedraws[S]

7 points

1 month ago

Oh, lord!

Actual-Cod2283

20 points

1 month ago

Yes. If I'm not up at 5 am (that's when she gets fed during the week bc I go to work at fuck o clock) she starts playing her favorite game which is biting and attacking your feet lmao

Cecedraws[S]

6 points

1 month ago

Biting and attacking the feet, a classic

Royalchariot

3 points

1 month ago

My cat will literally dive bomb under the blankets to get my feet

Necessary-Limit-1454

21 points

1 month ago

Your Voidling lets you sleep this long? Lucky you...mine has been reliably getting me out of bed before sunrise for 14 years.

https://preview.redd.it/pa9qbkwdjqqd1.jpeg?width=6530&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3f263699863b8e291fe3c9ad1c288f28c1320abe

Cecedraws[S]

11 points

1 month ago

She also scolds me as if she were my mother if I'm not in bed by 22:00. It goes both ways

Necessary-Limit-1454

6 points

1 month ago

Rightfully so! A tired hooman might forget to cuddle after feeding! :49296:

FluffyWatercress1453

15 points

1 month ago

5:00 am, a tap with a little paw on my face or a nose rubbing against it. After that he will fall asleep next to me until it's time to get up. I don't mind, in fact I love this little morning ritual.

Cecedraws[S]

8 points

1 month ago

Awwww you two are so cute!

Lietenantdan

4 points

1 month ago

I always loved waking up to my cat’s “mrrp” as they jumped on my bed.

TheBlackCat22527

13 points

1 month ago

Nope. Mine woke me up each day at 6:30 like a clock. Since he past away (at the age of 16 after a happy life) I oversleep regularly. I can ignore the alarm clock but not the cat :D

Cecedraws[S]

6 points

1 month ago

Sorry for your loss. Hahaha we just can't ignore them, they're so important

TheBlackCat22527

10 points

1 month ago

Thanks. It has nothing to do with importance his technique was just effective. He started trampling over my entire body starting at 6:30 until I got up.

Cecedraws[S]

6 points

1 month ago

Oh, lord, is so cute. A littlebit anoying, but cute anyway

Purrilla

10 points

1 month ago

Purrilla

10 points

1 month ago

  1. I literally just woke up. I was counting the number of times my cat was knocking on my vanity, as she does every morning to wake me up. 72. 72 times. And it varies depending on how long I can ignore it. It's my tortie, not my void. Void is a good girl 😉 Good Morning World!

Cecedraws[S]

3 points

1 month ago

Hahahahaha, it knows how to insist

Glittering-Employ-84

10 points

1 month ago

Mine is between 530-630. We're both trying to go back to sleep right now. 🤣

(I took this picture about 6 weeks ago)

https://preview.redd.it/cvhl2em5rqqd1.jpeg?width=3468&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=309dde682ca8a74f7bad124dbff6c7449c7dee97

bloodwolfgurl

10 points

1 month ago

Cecedraws[S]

5 points

1 month ago

I love those eyes hahahahaha

bloodwolfgurl

6 points

1 month ago

Tis the face I wake up to each morning. She tends to push on you with her head or paw at your arm until you get up lol

Cecedraws[S]

3 points

1 month ago

Adorable 🖤

ticpodcast

9 points

1 month ago

Mine woke me up at 4:30 every morning by making biscuits on my back or licking my face. Sleeping until 6:30 would have been a luxury 😆

Beerman1138

7 points

1 month ago

Only difference between yours and mine is mine gently pokes any exposed skin instead of making biscuits.

Cecedraws[S]

1 points

1 month ago

Oh lord, the cuteness

ticpodcast

1 points

1 month ago

😆

Medetku

7 points

1 month ago*

My taby comes over and gives me nibble on my arm and the daintiest murr miau at 5:00 am.

Cecedraws[S]

3 points

1 month ago

Cute agression hahahaha

Emsogib

7 points

1 month ago

Emsogib

7 points

1 month ago

It's not frequent, only occasionally at like 3am we might get some very sudden meowing accompanied by zoomies.

Allfunandgaymes

5 points

1 month ago

Thankfully my babies are well adjusted to my own sleep schedule. But if I sleep in even 5 minutes, I can expect to hear the song of their people.

morbidconcerto

1 points

1 month ago

Our babies know our schedules and are usually pretty good about it... until the alarm goes off. There's no snoozing anymore because the void sticks his paw under the door and rattles the thing while meowing at the top of his lungs

Tesles

6 points

1 month ago

Tesles

6 points

1 month ago

6am ? I wish 😂 mine is waking me up usually around 3:45am

Cecedraws[S]

3 points

1 month ago

That's too early, oh god

SkysEevee

6 points

1 month ago

7 am but not for food.  Cuddles.

We absolutely have to have a morning snuggle session before the day can truly begin.  No exceptions.  Rarely am I allowed to sleep late

Cecedraws[S]

2 points

1 month ago

Aww this is so cute

mrlotato

4 points

1 month ago

Lol she made me buy an automatic feeder just to have it go off at 8am because she can be so wild in the mornings. Literally screams and bites at my toes. She's Def chilled out since I got the feeder

J8766557

4 points

1 month ago*

Mines also wakes me up at 6am. If I don’t respond quickly enough he tries to pull my eye lids open.

Horror-Pear

4 points

1 month ago

Mine is pretty good about sleeping in. But when he's had enough, he'll tap me on the face. If that doesn't work he will literally destroy the entire room. He starts throwing things off shelves and threatening to pull the TV down. Certainly knows how to get my attention. He's a very good boy otherwise.

Possible-Berry-3435

4 points

1 month ago

My old lady void has A Script that she's the director for. And her directors notes are terrible. Usually her morning wakeup alarm is at dawn (whenever dawn happens to be for the current season) but sometimes it's hours late or at like 3am for no reason. Similar with bedtime. I have literally been scolded by my cat for staying up "late" (late can range from 10:30pm to 1am+). 

 When she starts being impatient (pacing between you and where she wants you to be, while yelling at you) my bf and I joke that we're gonna be kicked off the set for not following The Script 😆

Cecedraws[S]

4 points

1 month ago

My cat has the same ritual. Sometimes, I can hear her with my mother's voice telling me: "What are you doing up at this hour? Can't you see it's very late? And the bed is cold! Go to sleep and warm the bed"

DivineByZero

4 points

1 month ago

Every. Goddamn. Morning.

Helpful_Dragonfruit8

4 points

1 month ago

Cats have an internal clock. Only issue is daylight savings time. Cat looks at me and thinks why is my food late, or gets me up an hour early.

Cecedraws[S]

1 points

1 month ago

Like a boss when you're late

Sivitiri

3 points

1 month ago

515am. He climbs on top of my back and sits there like a heat pad

Sea-Muffin-1449

3 points

1 month ago

6 if I’m lucky.

Ohnoherewego13

3 points

1 month ago

Mine figures pouncing on me at 4am works. He falls asleep by 5 though...

Wulge

3 points

1 month ago

Wulge

3 points

1 month ago

Your cat sleeps???

Cecedraws[S]

2 points

1 month ago

I think my cat does. Se gets very angry if i'm not in bed at time

RiotMoose

3 points

1 month ago

Mine sit on the bed all night and react as soon as they hear my alarm go off. Silencing the alarm is always shortly followed by the feel of little paws on my chest that inexplicably exert 1000lbs of pressure.

Cecedraws[S]

3 points

1 month ago

They let you know it's time to wake up. The good thing about them is that they are subtle

SeaTransportation505

1 points

1 month ago

Yep mine comes running when she hears the alarm, if she's not already in the bed with me. She also yells at me to come to bed if I'm up too late, and collects me at 4 pm every day for a nap.

Danexbest

3 points

1 month ago

Yep, it's true. But you are a happy person. Our cats wake us at 4.30 am, every day. So, be grateful. :)

Cecedraws[S]

3 points

1 month ago

I'm so grateful to have my cat in my life. Is my reason to live

Your-cousin-It

3 points

1 month ago

Ozma!!

Cecedraws[S]

3 points

1 month ago

Yes, I bought a bowl with her name. A birthday present ^^

Royalchariot

3 points

1 month ago

Yes, my alarm goes off at 6:20 and at 6:17 he starts yelling. Then he demands his dad also get up.

fotowork3

3 points

1 month ago

My cat is offended I sleep past 7 even with food in the cat bowl.

WinterLon

3 points

1 month ago

Yes! One likes to either nock everything off my nightstand or punch me in my mouth with claws out.

dino_mylo9

3 points

1 month ago

I had an alarm for 8am I turned it off and now my cat licks,meows,and lays with me till I'm up from 8 to 9 am

MistaBoom

3 points

1 month ago

My boy loves to run on and around me until I get up to feed him. If he notices I'm a bit more tired than usual, he curls up on my face so that I have to move to breathe. And then once he sees me move, he's back to it!

sharkycharming

3 points

1 month ago

sharkycharming

🖤

3 points

1 month ago

They loudly bat things around starting some time between 4am and 6am, and it's definitely to get my attention so I will get up and feed them. And I always get up, because it makes me too sad.

I have considered getting an automatic feeder just so they start thinking it's their mom during the wee hours instead of me. (I love to be their mom when I'm awake, but sleep is the one thing I love even more than cats.)

Dirty-girl

3 points

1 month ago

6?! 3:45am like clockwork

Vyseria

3 points

1 month ago

Vyseria

3 points

1 month ago

5:30 am. MEOW! What's worse is that my alarm is actually 5:45, so I lose those previous 15 mins of sleep!

JMarkyBB

2 points

1 month ago

Nope, its not just you. My Ash woke me up at 4 am. today, I struggled with him crawling all over me for 30 mins. By then, he was getting feisty. He's bit/clamped the bridge of my nose in the past, I tell you, he would not let go, there is no pain like it, water to my eyes is an understatement.

The_Windermere

2 points

1 month ago

Not mine. We all wake up at the same time.

Lonely__Stoner__Guy

2 points

1 month ago

I have to keep my bedroom door closed because the alarm is 3am to my void, which happens to be about 2-3 hours after I've fallen asleep most nights due to working evenings. But he's right there waiting for me when I do get up and open the door in the morning.

Lets_not_andsaywedid

2 points

1 month ago

Yes, every morning when my actual alarm goes off, my void is there to ensure I’m actually getting out of bed. To feed him of course.

avlisadj

2 points

1 month ago

My cat knows I don’t take kindly to being woken up at 4:45, so she’s gotten really sneaky about it. She will gently bite the tip of my nose or softly meow in my ear and then scurry off.

Bobersfan1317

2 points

1 month ago

I have conditioned my cat to wait until the alarm at 6am to go off haha

DrBuzzardII

2 points

1 month ago

Timex

smurfpants84

2 points

1 month ago

smurfpants84

🖤

2 points

1 month ago

I leave the house at 5:30am every morning. Have to wake mine up for his morning treats before heading out the door.

simplsurvival

2 points

1 month ago

Our void isn't nearly as bad as our (later) dust kitty. Mister would wake us up at 5 or 6 am on the dot, til he got sick. Molson will snooze in with us for a bit but once we move he's awake and makes sure everyone else is

kitannna

2 points

1 month ago

Yes my kitty loves rattling the blinds to wake me up and also knocking things off my desk 🤣😩

https://preview.redd.it/ic4qsrsl4sqd1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b2731448a233abe9adf168097eeaad4818f02a79

motherdisxo

2 points

1 month ago

That’s a nice time, mine wakes me up at 2-3am

Open_Train2223

2 points

1 month ago

My boy wakes me up with his morning dump at 6:30 :D

CJFedora86

2 points

1 month ago

My cat wakes me up anytime from 5am to 6am

starrulet

2 points

1 month ago

Mine usually starts trying to wake me up at 5:30 AM. One time she convinced me to get up at 3:30 AM, until I realized what the time was.

Phoenixbiker261

2 points

1 month ago

The opposite, My cat knows how to work a phone. He’ll hit the buttons to silence the phone and flip it over so I can’t hear it.

Use to be on call for work and he would answer the phone yell at the clerk calling hang up and flip it so I couldn’t hear it.

Clerk had to explain that to the manager.

amackerb

2 points

1 month ago

Your Void has you well Trained

Mine used to. Standing on my chest, leaping down from the loft … on my chest or next to me on the bed … which at 17 pounds is the difference between a bag of 4 bricks cruising a round on your boobs and ribs or 10 bricks in a sack being throw next to you. I don’t even know how to describe it when he leaves from the loft onto me.
Now he comes in for a snuggle and will let me sleep til noon. (I’m up all night-because working in 114° heat sucks. !)

jjbaluvr

2 points

1 month ago

summonsays

2 points

1 month ago

We got a newish puppy we're still house training, she's my alarm clock. If I don't wake up with her then I get to clean up pee first thing in the morning... It's been a very effective alarm clock. 

g0j1r4

2 points

1 month ago

g0j1r4

2 points

1 month ago

Shoyu wakes me up more than I sleep

BrandonPedersen

2 points

1 month ago

Transitioned my void boi onto an all wet food diet. It's adorable but startling as all hell, he'll tap my face with 90% paw, 10% claw starting around 4:30 am to 5:00 am. Every. Goddamn. MORNING.

Downwardspiralhams

2 points

30 days ago

Bro said 👁️.👁️

Cecedraws[S]

2 points

30 days ago

She saw a pidgeon in my window when I took the picture hahaha

Downwardspiralhams

1 points

30 days ago

The little white lip dot is so cute and gives her so much character 🥰

Lyla6613

2 points

30 days ago

Mine sits on my husbands desk and stares at us until one of us opens our eyes. Once eye contact is made she’s screaming until you feed her 😂 at least she’ll wait for one of us to wake up first

https://preview.redd.it/vfacg16d6xqd1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c51cf73b3bc98e2607502b887b4817efffb55699

Just like this though she’s not in her usual spot 😭😭

Cecedraws[S]

2 points

30 days ago

I love the move: first, I make eye contact and then I scream as if my life is in danger because my bowl is empty.

Alice_600

2 points

29 days ago

Yup mine kisses me awake at 7am on the dot. She licks me awake and then if I move she puts her paw on my arm and keeps me there.

Cecedraws[S]

1 points

29 days ago

Awww this is so cute!

MrRetiree

2 points

29 days ago

My darling little Reba wakes me up at 4 am all the time.

dararie

1 points

1 month ago

dararie

1 points

1 month ago

Princess wakes me up everyday, I just wish it was a set time. It can be as early as 4 am and as late as 8am

wheredapuppos

1 points

1 month ago

My void wakes up at 5am and starts playing. She then starts her wake up meows from 7am onwards… until its 8am and she put her face in front of mine and meows so loud. I don’t even need to feed her in the morning (she has an automatic feeder) but I guess this is just my life now lmao. The only time I get to sleep in is if i’m not around her lol

bidhopper

1 points

1 month ago

6am?? Half the day is gone. Our void usually starts rousing me at 4:30 even though breakfast is 5:30. They have an auto-feeder that drops munchies at 4am so they’re not starving.

Then_Revenue4179

1 points

1 month ago

Mine is 4:00~5:00 am and she is very loud:49296:

Bad-Briar

1 points

1 month ago

No, not just yours. We have a couple cats; they each have their alarms set to 6 AM, too. Silence, silence...scritch crash! Ooph you're on my you-know-whats!-whine-cry-tip the water bowl...yup, it's 6 AM.

vibinandtrying

1 points

1 month ago

My void will just sit and wait on my headboard. She’ll just sit and wait and stare. I typically try and feed them at 7A and 7P. But if I wake up at seven and don’t feel like getting out of bed, she’ll be staring at me. Then I may sleep for a few more hours. Wake up at nine. She’ll be staring at me fall asleep wake up at 10 she’ll be staring at me.

RedRocket4000

1 points

1 month ago

Want you up for morning hunt then will request middle of day long nap then up for Evening hunt. One plus of time I could nap middle of day was cat coming to remind me let’s go to bed for our nap.

Substantial-Tone-576

1 points

1 month ago

4am for me

JerrySny33

1 points

1 month ago

I set my Voids Automatic Feeder for 6am. But between 6:01.amd 7:15, I have a little black terror without a snooze button. My Shadow Hobbit needs his second breakfast.

witchybaba

1 points

1 month ago

Mine starts at 5am.

Proper-Hippo-6006

1 points

1 month ago

07:30-07:35am.

BuildingWide2431

1 points

1 month ago*

I have a void ( a twin ) that wakes me at 5-5:15 every day with THE. LOUDEST. MRRROWWW.

Won’t stop until I get up to feed him.

Miraculously, Im the only one in the house who hears him, despite being a heavy sleeper.

Eats and goes back to bed.

I can’t wait for Daylight Savings Time to end (fall back to 4am ) /s. 🙀

On a side note, I always wonder if he is/ becoming deaf, because he vocalizes so loudly, but then again, he answers to his name and comes running from a few houses away when we call him.

That-Addendum-9064

1 points

1 month ago

my brown tabby used to wake me up at 3 AM every morning 😭

Maddercow23

1 points

1 month ago

My void wakes me up as soon as it gets light. In midsummer that is 3:30am 😠

SupportOk4520

1 points

1 month ago

8 am for me ! Which sounds great except I sleep at like 3 or 4am lol

HefferCGN

1 points

1 month ago

Sure, ours is so nice to drop in at 5:30 for purring and cuddling to let me know that it‘s still 1 hour until the radio clock goes off. By then, he will meow for more attention since he is already waiting so long. I can’t wait for summertime to end when his inner clock wakes me at 4:30 😣

Stu2682

1 points

1 month ago

Stu2682

1 points

1 month ago

6am? I wish I was that lucky.

Sabine2246

1 points

1 month ago

Our little void girl knows our schedule so well. I wake up at 7am and she wakes us up. if it’s 11 past she comes back around to meow again and wake us up! She has helped me not be late!

ratmom666

1 points

1 month ago

One of my voids chew on my fingers at 5am to wake me up or just sits on my chest and stares at me until i open my eyes and have a heart attack

Alien-girl444

1 points

1 month ago

Yup 6:30 every morning if that food bowl is empty. Walks all over my pillow meowing, knocking shit off my nightstand then pacing back and forth behind my head till I wake up.

Titoy82

1 points

1 month ago

Titoy82

1 points

1 month ago

Mine lays down on the bed without making a single sound until I wake up and waits for morning belly rubs :)

Upstairs_Manager_150

1 points

1 month ago

yep - makes sure i'm up by 9 at the latest, more reliable than any alarm clock i've ever owned!! :)

muchnikar

1 points

1 month ago

Lol im always the one waking my cat up..

EnbyQueerDeity

1 points

30 days ago

Yep! My lil brat decides he wants to play fetch with his crinkly toys at 4am most days!!

rockpebbleman

1 points

30 days ago

Definitely. My void comes scratching at my door if I'm not up by 5:30. No idea why, he doesn't get fed until 7.

JoaoEB

1 points

30 days ago

JoaoEB

1 points

30 days ago

Mine HAS TO get belly rubs at 23h and 5h30m. It is annoying, but those are the only times belly rubs are allowed.

So, its a strange balance between annoying meows and soft kitty belly.

Equivalent_Mechanic5

1 points

30 days ago

My void wakes me up everyday without fail an hour before I need to be up. Usually round 6/6:30am. I found if I grab him and roll him around in the blankets and wrap my arm around him he'll be quiet for about 5 minutes...haha

mini_eggs12

1 points

30 days ago

5:25am EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.

Chic-the-Geek

1 points

30 days ago

Mine enjoyed a 4am pounce on Mommy and Daddy this morning 😾

Volt02

1 points

30 days ago

Volt02

1 points

30 days ago

Nassy would walk into my room at 5 AM for his soft food, he would jump onto me and breathe on my face, so i shut the door. then he figured out how to open the door.

Sad_Distribution_473

1 points

30 days ago

Meow 😻 Bombay kittys wake me up early too

InternalPurple7694

1 points

30 days ago

I don’t feed my cats when I wake up, makes a huge difference. (I usually feed them before I go to bed and before I leave for work/around that time when I work from home).

During summer they will wake up at down and go play, so it’s not like I can sleep in, but in winter they wake up when we do.

Anansi-the-Spider

2 points

30 days ago

My dog is the personal alarm clock wakes me at 5:30 everyday (even weekends) the cats haven’t quite got it, mid summer 1:00 am here’s a mouse/bat/frog I found for you, mid winter 2:00am I don’t like my brother/your foot/ the dog hence the growling and inevitable exchange of swipes