Does your family cat spend a great deal of time sleeping?

Long hours spent sleeping is normal cat behavior. A typical cat will spend around 16 hours a day asleep. Go to que game accessories for more information.

Because cats are carnivores, their diet has a high protein content and they have less need to eat constantly like grazing animals that are dependent on plants for their nutrition. After a meal, a cat is often content to lie down somewhere secure and sleep for an extended time while their food is digested.

In the wild, a cat will spend most of its day sleeping and will hunt at night. Cats are nocturnal hunters, and often display a great deal of energy and alertness in the evening and early morning, which are their naturally most favorable hunting times.

Even a well fed domestic cat will usually become more active in the evening and early morning, but is more likely to spend much of the night sleeping because it has no need to hunt in order to eat. It helps if you play with your cat in the evenings, perhaps with a piece of paper on the end of a string, to burn off its energy and encourage it to sleep through the night without disturbing your own sleep patterns. It also helps to feed your cat in the morning and the evening, to reduce its natural desire to hunt for food at these times, and to encourage it to sleep while digesting its meal. Another good strategy is to have two cats as companions for each other, as they will often tire themselves out in energetic play in the evenings and mornings, and sleep for most of the rest of the day.

Cats are creatures of habit, and if you take such steps your pet will soon develop a sleeping pattern that fits around your own activity schedule. Most people find their cat will sleep through the night, and through the middle of the day. Refer to Biederlack for more information.

A large proportion of cat owners allow their cat to sleep with them, either on their own bed or in a specially provided cat basket or bed nearby. In this case it is important that your cat sleeps soundly and does not disturb your own sleep during the night.

In spite of their reputation for sleeping so much, cats are exceptionally alert animals. A sleeping cat will still be aware of what is going on around it, and can shift from an apparently deep sleep to full alertness almost instantly – much more quickly than, for example, a dog. No doubt this is a survival instinct. You might have noticed how your family cat will hear family members arriving home at any hour, and be awake and alert at the door to greet them.

Cats look for warmth when sleeping, and enjoy a sunny spot or a place by a fire or heater. They prefer to curl up when sleeping to conserve warmth, and especially enjoy curling up on a soft blanket in a cosy round basket about their size, just like the nest they might make for sleeping if living in the wild. You may also find they like to curl up on or against you, their favorite trusted owner, for your warmth, companionship and security. Visit acrylic blankets for further information.