Daily Cat Lesson #16: Professional Sleeper at Work

🐾 Daily Cat Lesson #16: Professional Sleeper at Work 😴🐈

Your cat isn't lazy. Sleeping is serious cat business.

• 🐾 How much do cats sleep?
  Most cats sleep around 12–16 hours a day, and kittens and senior cats may sleep even longer. Some cats can spend close to two-thirds of the day asleep.
• 🐾 Why so much?
  Cats evolved as predators. Hunting requires short bursts of intense energy, followed by long periods of rest. Your house cat may be hunting a bowl of Fancy Feast instead of a mouse, but the ancient operating system is still installed.
• 🐾 Do cats dream?
  Very likely! Cats experience REM sleep, the stage strongly associated with dreaming in humans. Those twitching whiskers, moving paws and tiny noises during sleep may be signs that something interesting is happening in Cat Dreamland.
• 🐾 Why do cats sleep curled into a ball?
  Curling up helps conserve body heat and protects the belly and other vulnerable areas. When a cat sleeps stretched out, belly exposed, it often means she's warm, relaxed and feels safe.
• 🐾 Are cats nocturnal?
  Not exactly. Cats are generally crepuscular, meaning they're naturally most active around dawn and dusk.
  Which explains why your cat can sleep peacefully for 14 hours - and suddenly decide that 5:17 a.m. is an excellent time to reorganize the house!
• 🐾 Should you wake a sleeping cat?
  Unless you have a very good reason - Niki recommends that you absolutely do not. 💤

🐈📸 Top Tropicals rescued cat Niki at PeopleCats.Garden.

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