Cats exhibit heightened activity at night due to their crepuscular nature, being most active during early mornings and late evenings when their natural prey is active. Accumulated energy from daytime naps contributes to these nighttime zoomies, which are normal feline behaviors. Veterinarians advise that it is okay to ignore the behavior as long as no medical issues are present and recommend not reinforcing it.
Cats are crepuscular hunters, meaning they are most active in the early morning and late evenings. This is when their natural prey would be most active in the wild, and those instincts have not necessarily disappeared just because your cat now eats from a bowl in your kitchen.
If your cat is sleeping a lot during the day, they'll have accumulated energy by nighttime, which leads to what pet parents like to call 'going psycho' at bedtime. It's completely normal behavior, albeit a little inconvenient.
My answer is always that it's OK to ignore it if you're sure there is no medical issue, but don't reinforce the behavior.
What we perceive as 'psycho' behavior - running around, leaping off the furniture, or batting at air prey - is actually your cat's inbuilt hunting instinct at work.
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