I know how loud meezers can be and my Pearl can be quite loud. I haven't free fed in many years now but I do feed everyone just before I go to bed or else I know I'd have a major problem. I feed them around 8am and then around 9:45am Mon.-Fri. before I go to work. Then they usually get fed no earlier than 8pm and their last feeding could be as late as 11:30pm-12am Mon.-Fri. On weekends I still get up to feed them their first feeding at 8am but then I go back to bed for a while. Their second feeding may be any where from 11am-12pm or so. My RB Sunny was the main cat that would meow in my ear to try to wake me up earlier than needed and his meow was also very loud. Good luck.