Oh man, I feel this deep in my soul. My guy Miso used to pull the exact same stunt—5AM banshee mode like he hadn’t eaten in years. I finally cracked after a week of zombie mornings and got an auto-feeder. Best. Decision. Ever. I went with one from automatic cat feeder because a friend swore theirs hadn’t jammed once in 2 years. I set it to drop a tiny snack at 5AM and his main breakfast at 7:30. Now he just parks by it like a little gremlin instead of screaming at me. Total game changer for sleep and sanity.