How many hours do the kittens sleep? – North Toronto cat rescue

By Nomi Berger

Curious for the amount of time that cats sleep, and why do they seem to sleep so much? Consider then, the following comfortable and cozy feline facts.

Cats are fundamentally predators and are crepuscular creatures, they are more active between dawn and dusk. Because? Because their ancestors, who lived in nature millions of years ago, realized that hunting during those hours allowed them to avoid predators and maximize their possibilities to catch prey. Therefore, they developed a unique sleep cycle to support that lifestyle.

Our domesticated cats sleep, on average, between 12 and 16 hours a day, an extensive period that is essential for their general health and general welfare. They are designed, anatomically and physiologically, to “hunt” for their food, even if they are provided in a bowl or involve them, their toys, tunnels and cat trees. The effect is not only the same, but they use the same energy intensive techniques, such as harassing and crossing, running, chasing and climbing. And since they use high levels of adrenaline to keep their body fed during these relatively short periods of time, the result is, understandably, the need to recharge their batteries hurifying for a long and satisfactory doubt.

Like humans, cats experience different stages of sleep, including the dream of rapid ocular movement (REM) and non -REM. During the ReM sleep, cats will often be seen shaking their mustaches, legs and queues, possible indicators of the fact that they are dreaming. The non -REM dream, on the other hand, is a deeper and more restorative dream, so essential for both your physical and emotional health.

Gatitos and older cats tend to sleep more than adult cats, up to 20 hours a day. In addition, any change in its generally familiar environment, as well as in various varied health concerns, can affect both the duration and quality of your dream. However, unusual sleep or excessive patterns of vigil may indicate an underlying health condition that pet parents do not know. If they are sick, they can exhibit other symptoms, such as changes in their “bathroom” habits, signs of disorientation and/or weight gain or loss.

Any change at all in their sleep patterns, any symptom that is out of the ordinary, are red flags so that conscientious pet parents quickly organize a visit with their veterinarian.

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