I swear my cats sleep 23 hours a day. What is the scientific reason cats need so much sleep?
2006-10-26 12:26:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
Trust me when I say...he doesn't sleep that much. Cats do not sleep like we do. When you think he is asleep he really is just resting. Thats where the saying "Taking a Cat Nap" came from.
2006-10-26 12:52:00 · answer #1 · answered by mfroeh 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cats evolved to sleep so often because of a couple of reasons. First, they aren't in very deep sleep most of the time. They are "napping," which makes it much harder to sneak up on them or catch them while sleeping. But it also means they don't get as much energy out of it. Second, cats are hunters. They eat smaller prey, and they are pretty good at it. This means it doesn't take much time in the wild for the cat to actually find enough food to survive - they've got plenty to spare. Third, the kinds of animals that cats eat in the wild are only active for short periods during the morning and evening. This means cats only have to be active then, too.
2006-10-26 19:32:00 · answer #2 · answered by penpallermel 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
ther is no scientific reason. they r bored and have nothing else to do. get them some toys to play with and maybe they won't sleep all the time.
2006-10-26 19:30:21 · answer #3 · answered by Nora G 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cats are domesticated and so they do not have to hunt,with all this waste of time not having to instinctively hunt all they have left to do is sleep
2006-10-26 19:28:51 · answer #4 · answered by ~April~ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
lazy, sleep days and do stuff at night!
2006-10-26 19:54:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats are nocternal animals, They are up a lot at night while you are sleeping.
OR....
Your boring, very, very boring.
2006-10-26 19:31:05 · answer #6 · answered by scary g 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They don't have a lot to do so they sleep.
2006-10-26 19:29:55 · answer #7 · answered by alexandritekc 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
welll something must be wrong check her/his nose if its very cold or not wet she must be kinda sick and for how long shed been like that ?
2006-10-26 19:52:39 · answer #8 · answered by tavomanomusu 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋