has there ever been a documented case of an otherwise healthy cat that just could not get to sleep?
2007-09-20 06:19:48 · 5 answers · asked by kelleygaither2000 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Defiantly true, a healthy cat does not have problems sleeping cats fall asleep in no time but they are never really fully asleep they are asleep but still aware of their surroundings.
2007-09-20 06:25:43 · answer #1 · answered by ♫ Think happy thoughts ♪ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ability to sleep deeply for long periods of time is the hallmark of predatory carnivores. In a safe environment, cats sleep 10-14 hours a day to conserve energy and digest large meals, an evolutionary holdover from their feral past. Wolves, foxes and bears also do this, though bears are obviously able to shut down almost completely to hibernate when food is scarce during the winter.
2007-09-20 06:29:44 · answer #2 · answered by Leslie L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats are SO good at sleeping that they've been used by the army for sleep studies.
They doze quite a bit, so are good candidates for light and deep sleep research. I've never heard of any cat being an insomniac.
2007-09-20 14:14:00 · answer #3 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
never heard of a case where one couldn't which is why, as a narcoleptic, cats are my animal of choice.
2007-09-20 06:31:51 · answer #4 · answered by sleepycatz1972 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is so true! they can be playing one second and sleeping the next. i wish i could do that.
2007-09-20 06:27:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋