Under one of my end tables sits a wicker basket full of toys. Max does not play - it's beneath him, but in the middle of the night Speckles will pull out her favourite fur mouse and bat it around in the living room. Then she will sit beside it and "howl" and I mean howl. Her meow is high-pitched and loud and wakes me up all the time. Not quite sure what this is but maybe she's announcing to the world that she's killed her prey???? As soon as I get out of bed and pet her, she stops meowing....hmmmmm