Daily Sleep

The first thing you should realize is that cats are more active between sunset and sunrise, meaning that they sleep mostly during the day and are activated around sunset. This may surprise you if you have just adopted a cat for the first time. Your cat will waste no time and will immediately investigate and "get into trouble" around the house, usually when you are sound asleep! But once you fill your pet's belly with breakfast, you'll find that she sleeps pretty much all day, from breakfast to breakfast.

Energy Conservation

Cats have predator physiology. This means that they are programmed to hunt especially at night. Big cats like lions have a similar pattern, meaning they sleep during the day and hunt at night. Although they have been domesticated, domestic cats still retain these wild traits. Even when they play, some primal feline instincts appear, such as crouching and hiding, and, at the slightest degree, pouncing on their prey.

And hunting prey expends an incredible amount of energy. If your kitty is hunting prey outdoors or wrestling with a catnip toy (catnip), all the time your cat spends sleeping is energy reserves to run, pounce, climb, and chase.

With one eye open ...

Like humans, cats can sleep sensitively or very deeply. When your cat has a short dream (which lasts from fifteen minutes to half an hour), she has positioned her body to get up at any time and take action if necessary.

During deep sleep, cats experience more brain activity. Deep sleep usually lasts about five minutes, after which the cat returns to responsive sleep. This pattern of light deep sleep continues until the cat wakes up.

Young kittens and older cats tend to sleep more than middle-aged cats.

Rainy days

Like us, cats are known to be affected by the weather. A cat's behavior can vary greatly depending on breed, age, temperament and overall health. But, no matter what your kitty's usual behavior is, it has been observed that cats sleep more when the weather demands it. Yes, even if your kitty is exclusively indoors, a rainy or cold day will make him yawn and look for a comfortable corner to sleep.

What time is it?

Cats are crepuscular. This means they are more active during sunrise and sunset. They tend to go unnoticed during the darkest hours of the night and the brightest hours of the day when other predators may be prowling the area. Some cats can be active in the deepest hours of the night, especially when they are pups. But cats are also social and can adapt very well. This means that a cat can adjust their sleep habits to spend more time with their loved ones, meaning you. Cats also adapt their sleep patterns to their feeding regimens, so an indoor cat sleeps more than one that leaves the house.

Cats may sleep a lot, but when they are awake, they are sure to utilize their time!