How Much Do Cats Sleep Per Day? Kittens, Adults and Seniors

How Much Do Cats Sleep Per Day?

cats are animals which go through a great part of the day dozing, it's flawlessly typical for watchmen to think about whether they are resting excessively or too little particularly in the event that they have never lived with a cat before this is why animal wise explains how many R's a cat should sleep per day, according to their age and other factors until four or five weeks of life kittens, will sleep more than 20 hours per day is all this time necessary it is indeed mainly because the hormone, which promotes growth is released during sleep, sleep is essential for a kitten's correct development it should be noted, that the greatest amount of growth, a hormone is released when the kitten is in their deepest state of sleep the REM, phase this is why kittens not only sleep more than adults but they do so more

profoundly after the fifth-week cats will radically lessen their dozing hours, and will invest around 65% of their energy sleeping during the time they are wakeful, they will exploit to play eat and

explore after week five but before their, first year the kittens sleep about two thirds of their time when they reach , adulthood the average number of hours increases again spending about 75% of

their time sleeping ie about 15 to 17hours per day, of course, cats do not sleep sixteen hours straight

rather they nap throughout the day for, this reason it's common to observe the cat sleeping in various spots around the home, not all cats reach old age at the same time but all are considered elderly

after the age of 12 although it may be difficult to accept your cat is reaching, their final stage you will see their habits become more and more sedentary, this decrease in physical activity translates to an increase in sleeping hours so it is not uncommon for an elderly cat to sleep between 18 and 20

hours a day during this stage of life, it's essentially offered the appropriate care to the cat and take them to the veterinarian, if we spot any health issues in the wild cats are mostly nocturnal during most of their hunting at night to best avoid predators although our casts do not have the same

need, to hunt they still preserve many of their ancestral habits, for this reason, it's normal for cats to explore or play at nighttime until they get used to the schedule, of their human companions also

during winter cats sleep more as a way to preserve bodies, which is also why they often look for warmer places to rest domestic cats without access to the outsider.

which prefer spending many hours alone will sleep more than wild cats or lose with outside access, this is because they will have fewer activities to occupy their time will not be as energized by general activity a cat, which sleeps a lot out of boredom is not in a positive situation and can increase, the risk of obesity this is due to malaise and a lack of activity, if this is the case with your cat you will need to spend a few yards playing and stimulating them every day, if your cat sleeps more than the indicated average it may still be normal however, if they sleep more than 16 hours have lost their appetite and/or become weak it will be necessary to take them to the vet to rule out any possible, illness or health issue how much does you can't sleep during the day let us know by sharing in the comments like, if you enjoyed the video and subscribe for more to come we'll see you next time.

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