Is it normal for cats to sleep the whole time??

Question

Answer plz!

Its not dead!! just Lazy!!! sorry been doin research!! its perfectly normal!

Answer 1

Hi Sera... the average cat sleeps for 13-18 hours a day. http://www.thecatsite.com/Behavior/43/Cat-Sleep-More-Than-Just-a-Catnap.html

The reason is that cats use huge amounts of energy when they hunt (play for domestic cats) and they need to conserve energy in between their hunting activity. When a cat (or any living thing for that matter) sleeps, it uses very little energy. The longer a cat sleeps, the more energy it conserves and the less often it has to hunt. Although today's domestic cats don't really need to hunt, their genes are still the same as before we took them into our homes as pets.

Kittens tend to sleep just as much or more than grown cats. This is primarily due to the fact that growth hormone is only released during sleep.

The actual diet of a cat is also a factor. Cats are carnivores. Eating meat makes you sleepy and anyone who's just had a huge steak can attest to this.

Answer 2

Cats aren't really asleep. They're more in a state of inactivity but they are fully aware of everything that's going on around them. How many times have you seen a seemingly sound asleep cat twitching its ears or swiveling them around so it hears what's going on? They do that as a way to conserve their energy. I know it varies from cat to cat and depends on their age but they like to save that energy for when they really need it.

Answer 3

They do sleep a lot. My kitty is always sleep when I come home when I want to go to sleep she wants to play! It's crazy but it's the nature of the cat.

Answer 4

Cats generally sleep about 20 hours a day.

It's a good gig if you can get it, huh?

Answer 5

My wife's pussie went to sleep not long after we got married and only wakes up on birthdays and special occasions
Roll on Christmas

Answer 6

is it breathing? O__o

Answer 7

dont think so. It might be sick.