Is his excessive sleeping a sign of illness?
2006-10-30 03:00:17 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
No, he's just being a typical cat.
2006-10-30 03:02:38 · answer #1 · answered by ang_172 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How old is your cat? Older cats sleep a lot. I read some where that cats sleep up to 18 hours a day. So if your cat is not ill, this could just be normal.
2006-10-30 03:03:22 · answer #2 · answered by Nicole 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In their wild or feral state, cats need to spend a good proportion of their time hunting in order to catch enough food. Because the cat hunts alone, it only has itself to rely on to find enough food to survive, so has to keep going until it is successful. Hunting tends to take place when the natural prey species of the cat (small rodents) are active, which is mostly late in the evening and early in the morning. Because hunting is hard work for cats, they will tend to rest and sleep for much of the rest of the day to conserve energy. It often seems to us that our cats sleep a lot because they sleep during the day when we are up!
There are also differences in sleeping habits between individual cats: some cats are very inactive and will rest for a large proportion of the day and night. This particularly occurs when their activity patterns are inhibited in some way: for example indoor cats that do not have an adequately enriched environment may become very inactive.
2006-10-30 03:09:36 · answer #3 · answered by Brite Tiger 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had cats for over 20 years and I have a lot of cat care books and they all say that cats sleep an average of 18 hours a day! So don't worry about your kitty unless he has other symptoms. They're just lazy!!
2006-10-30 04:39:00 · answer #4 · answered by November 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi not really as cats love to eat & sleep only some do it better than others & tunr into a couch potatoe...when he quits eating then get worried but as long as he's eating & going to the bathroom ok then there is no problem apart from he has a lazy laidback attitude to life...Regards Jake
2006-10-30 03:13:59 · answer #5 · answered by Jake 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cat's have their eyes closed for 2/3 of their lives... If it's an older cat, try a cat food formula that will give your kitty more energy, but there's nothing wrong...
P.S. my cat sleeps all day and has a secret nightlife in my kitchen at night! hee hee
2006-10-30 05:04:43 · answer #6 · answered by Nicole 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Cat's are very great nappers. It's normal, dont worry and enjoy your cat. Cat's can sleep for the whole day.
2006-10-30 03:12:35 · answer #7 · answered by kitty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if this is abnormal behavior for your cat then call the vet if this is normal behavior for your cat then don't worry just monitor him. cats sleep 16-18 hrs a day.
2006-10-30 04:31:37 · answer #8 · answered by macleod709 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats usually do sleep a lot. But if he's usually playful, you may wish to have him checked by a vet.
Good luck!
2006-10-30 03:18:26 · answer #9 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the odds are you just have a lazy cat. But it could be a sign of something. Have a vet diagnose him/her.
2006-10-30 03:46:46 · answer #10 · answered by Domanick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I doubt there's anything wrong with him/her - what you've described sounds pretty typical to me - my cat's exactly the same!
As long as he/she is eating ok etc I don't think there's anything to worry about, but check with your vet if it's worrying you.
2006-10-30 03:04:03 · answer #11 · answered by Pumpkin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋