3:05 AM

A few nights ago there I was snug as a bug in our bed. When all of a sudden I hear our lovely cat-daughter meowing at the door. I look at the time, it's 3:05 AM, what could possibly be wrong that Piper is waking me up at this hour? She's not the type that wakes us up much in the middle of the night, it's very rare. I immediately assume she must be sick. I sleepily got myself up out of bed to head towards our bedroom door. Piper meowed again real loud as I emerged from our bedroom. I was trying to get her to quiet down as I followed her thru the house. I kept asking her what was wrong. She kept meowing and seemed to be leading me somewhere so I followed her. Only to end up right at her food bowl...her empty food bowl. I was in disbelief as she continued to meow, looking back and forth from her empty bowl to me. I asked her if she was kidding? Yep I expected a response too. I got an extra meow! The desperate begging meow she's had since she was a newborn kitten. Mercy! 

What did I do about her "non" problem? I told her she wasn't getting any food until "normal" breakfast time. I then pet her as I told her she's a piggy, then I went back to bed.

Free feeding doesn't mean wake mom up in the middle of the night when the bowl is empty. She's not going to completely starve to death from 3:05 AM until typical breakfast time. Trust me she has plenty of meat on her bones to last her, starvation is not a concern. The "hey mom, wake up I finished my bowl in the middle of the night" excuse is not going to garner a middle of the night refill. I can guarantee it!!!! But hey Piper, nice try!