A Michael Broad Blog
You will see a lot on the Internet about domestic cats sleeping for very long periods of time throughout the day and sometimes the night. The authors of these articles give us the impression that domestic cats sleep for much longer periods of time than humans. I believe this is misleading because cats nap …
I think the question – which I found on social media – refers to domestic cat sleeping and snoozing in what appears to humans to be uncomfortable positions or on uncomfortable surfaces. I know that my cat doesn’t mind sleeping on my duvet with cables underneath him. You would have thought that he would …
The answer to the question in the title looks as if it is common sense but before I discuss it, it should be said that not all cats circle all the time when settling down to snooze or sleep. They tend to fiddle around a bit when they could more efficiently just plonk down. …
I’m sure that you can answer the question without much thought. Common sense dictates that feral cats do not sleep as much as domestic cats. The reason: they have to survive on their wits. They have to be alert. They have to find their food (non-TNR cats!). There is less time to relax and …
Yes, cats can and do sometimes sleep with their eyes open. But, then again, so do people sometimes but much more rarely. For people, the condition is known as nocturnal lagophthalmos. The difference between cats and people is that cats can sleep with their eyes open normally and naturally whereas for people it is …
Domestic cats don’t always curl up when they sleep but they often do. It’s the default position. Although, we do see some extraordinary sleeping styles for the domestic cat; being totally stretched out is also not uncommon inside the home. But being curled up and stretched out are linked. I’ll explain what I mean. …
Domestic cats are polyphasic sleepers. Humans normally engage in monophasic sleep – sleeping once at night for about 8 hours. Sometimes humans sleep in 2 periods over the course of 24 hours: once at night and once at siesta. This is biphasic sleep. The word “biphasic” means in two phases. Polyphasic means in many …
Indoor/outdoor domestic cats are likely to sleep more in winter. I explain why…. Of course, I am referring to domestic cats. There will be a difference between domestic cats and wild cats because the reason why domestic cats sleep more in winter is because they don’t want to go outside. They are confined to …
