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08-15-2009, 06:45 PM | #1 | |||
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My cats both sleep about 20 hours out of 24 hour day. They are 4 and 7 years old. Is this normal or do they tend to sleep more the older they get? It seems like all they ever do is eat, take a bath and go back to sleep (kinda like me but that's a different subject!).
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"Thanks for this!" says: | ewizabeth (08-19-2009) |
08-15-2009, 06:55 PM | #2 | |||
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Seems as though that's on the high end of normal, but I think an average middle-aged cat can sleep 18 hours. Maybe they're up for a couple of hours while you're asleep?
. Or maybe they're bored.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Kitty (08-15-2009) |
08-15-2009, 07:03 PM | #3 | |||
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I read in a pet magazine that cat's are the world's sleepiest mammals (I guess the editors never met my husband), snoozing an average of seventeen hours a day. Your cats are a bit above average, but it is an average, so I don’t think you need to be concerned provided they seem otherwise healthy. You may also find that they sleep more in the summer heat.
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08-15-2009, 08:30 PM | #4 | |||
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. It never fails......as soon as I get comfortable and really sleepy I get the little furry "head butt" to let me know he's hungry. If I don't respond to that then it's on to knocking things off the dresser. He's smart!
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Koala77 (08-16-2009) |
08-16-2009, 07:18 AM | #5 | |||
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So are you...he obviously has you trained!
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08-16-2009, 12:26 PM | #6 | |||
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. I know. It's totally my fault.....but he's just so cute and he's so glad to see me when I get up - or so he acts! I swear I think he's part human the way he "talks" to me. If anyone could hear the conversations we have they'd think I was slightly off my rocker! . .
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08-17-2009, 06:00 PM | #7 | |||
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Oh yes, sounds normal to me. Sleep, sleep, sleep! My senior citizen sleeps more than my other 3 however.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Kitty (08-18-2009) |
09-04-2009, 11:24 PM | #8 | |||
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. Yes, it works! First view might be disjointed but if it is, wait for the next one. If you're a cat lover..... this is soooo cute!
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09-04-2009, 11:46 PM | #9 | |||
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Aw, Koala, that is just SO CUTE!!!
. . . I love fuzzy kitties!
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09-05-2009, 12:18 AM | #10 | |||
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A
. so sweet! I love it when cats do that! .
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