Last night about 3 am I was awakened by the sound of a growling cat on the floor next to the bed , and cat - patter going across the room . The growling sounded much like I ' ve heard from a cat in physical pain before , so I got up to check it out . One cat chased the other ( growling ) out of the room as I turned on the light .

Why was the narrator awake at such a rough hour ?
Animals awoke them .