Who Needs an Alarm or a Clock When You Have Pets? Blue Keeps Time

Hi, I’m Amanda! Read my introduction to learn more about me and Blue, my fluffy fire point Himalayan-Persian cat.

Early mornings are common in our house. Surprisingly, not because of our pets. We’re generally early risers but this last year has grown a little earlier with my husband and I attempting to be regular members of the 5 am Club. He is smashing it and I am a work in progress.

The Rise & Grind

Blue and Subi have become D’s little buddies in the morning. His alarm rings at 4:30 am. This is the one that gets Subi tap dancing bedside until one of us plants our feet on the floor. She then darts to the back door for her morning gallivant in the yard.

Blue’s approach to starting her day is a little less invasive to our ears but she's not exactly a ninja anymore. If she senses stirring from our room, she marches in with heavy feet you hear coming from a mile away and awkwardly climbs into our bed. It is high, she's not much of a jumper so she scales the side of the bed with her claws. I immediately swing my legs into the center of the bed hoping to avoid any accidental clutches from her desperate little paws. Luckily, instead of pawing at our faces, knocking things around, or meowing without pause, she cuddles in next to whoever seems most alive and purrs like a motorbike.

All is calm once she and Subi are fed first thing. They both tend to their daily rituals. Follow me around. Nap. Subi barks at everything outside and Blue couldn’t care less about anyone passing by. Nap. A quick trip outside. Nap. So on and so forth. That is until about 4 pm.

Isn’t It Time To Eat?

Not sure how but I’m fairly certain Blue was blessed with a great sense of time and foolproof internal alarm clock. She’s quite pleasant in the morning but come the afternoon, that sweet spot between calling it a day at work and starting dinner, she turns a little feral. Yesterday, as I was preparing dinner, she hopped onto the bench, to the table, onto the counter where I was prepping our food. Girl, no. This is pretty unlike her to be fair. She probably watched a little too much Olympic gymnastics the past few weeks and was getting ahead of herself. In her defense, this happened after countless attempts to get my attention by demanding I feed her from her meal-time perch.

We do our best to keep breakfast and dinner the same for her and Subi each day so they know what to expect but despite sticking to our schedule, Blue often acts as though she’s famished late afternoon and will pass out if she’s not fed immediately. Subi is passive. She’ll hang about but won’t invade your space or your eardrums.

Wrapping Up

I'm sure any pet owner reading this article can agree that both cats and dogs sure have a funny way of keeping us in tune with their needs - let it be potty breaks, meal-time, and beyond. The secret language fur babies speak may be trying at times, but these little behaviors make my pets who they are, and I'm willing to sacrifice a little peace so they can express themselves. Trust me, I hear them loud and clear!