Why does my cat sleep so much? How many hours does a cat sleep a day ?
Ah, the life of a cat. If we all took a few more catnaps during the week, we’d be a lot less stressed and cranky, don’t you think?
Back before wildcats were domesticated into household pets, they were at the top of the food chain, so they didn’t have to spend much time foraging for food…allowing them to sleep the rest of the day away. Typically, wildcats had short, fast bursts of hunting activity, and once done hunting, killing, and eating, they had the remainder of the day to lounge around. Since then, our domesticated cats have evolved so they can also lounge around for say, sixteen hours a day. Since cats are nocturnal, you may not realize how much your cat sleeps during the day while you’re hard at work. In fact, approximately 70 percent of your cat’s life is spent napping.
As an ER doctor working various shifts (from overnights to late nights to day shifts), I’ve always appreciated that Seamus and Echo slept with me during the day (after my overnight shift) without any disturbance. However, they get their revenge when I try to sleep at night (following a day shift) – playing, running, tackling each other, all around my head at three a.m. After sixteen hours of resting all day, they get bored in the wee hours of the morning. Can you blame them?
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