Our cat does something similar to wake us up. When he wants to do this, he looks for something that can make a lot of noise with minimal effort. It might be something crinkly, or something that can be dropped, or a rug that can be scratched.

So we aim to prevent this by inspecting the area prior to bed, is there anything like that out?

The cat, then, surprises us sometimes by finding new objects he has not previously used, or out of sight. A recent example was finding a plastic bag in a crevice.

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