Newborn Kittens Sleep A Lot

If a cat is on the older side do not be surprised if he spends over three quarters of his life peacefully sound asleep.

Newborn kittens sleep a lot. Kittens with this disorder show dilated pupils almost as soon as their eyes open and progress to blindness at about 8 weeks of age. Newborns tend to sleep a lot. If you suspect your kitten has. You can read more about this under kitten development.

You might wonder if they re sleeping too much or. Newborn kittens sneezing a lot. Kittens who are all or part siamese may have a minor congenital defect in that they may have strabismus or be cross eyed. If you see your little kitten twitching during sleep don t worry.

If you notice your sleepy kitten seems to be low on energy when he is awake or if the amount he sleeps increases this can indicate a medical problem such as anemia. Once kittens are a few weeks old and out of the newborn stage of nearly constant sleeping they tend to be asleep for between 60 and 70 percent of each 24 hour period much more than the average sleeping time of fully mature felines. Make sure each kitten is moving around to sleep and nurse. A general rule for kittens is that the younger the kitten is the more sleep they need.

Some babies sleep for 16 to 18 hours each day waking up only for short breaks to eat and have a diaper change. The care that you give some newborn kittens will depend on a few things. A gentle squeeze of the nipple should result in some milk oozing out. Elderly cats often have kittens beat in that department however.

While the number of hours kittens sleep may seem excessive to new kitten owners oversleeping in kittens is usually not cause to worry. My cat had kittens in my closet and they meow the first couple of days really loud and often like a baby cries alot the first couple of weeks but then once they are used to there surrounding they. The kittens ages whether or not the. A newborn kitten needs to sleep around 90 percent of the time which is about 22 hours of sleep.

Kittens with fleas are particularly at risk. It can be very dangerous to a kitten. So don t be concerned if your brand new kitten isn t running around and exploring at all times. Little twitching movements while sleeping are normal.

Anemia is a condition in which the body doesn t have enough red blood cells. Check the mother s nipples to make sure milk is being produced to feed the kittens. A normal kitten crawls on its belly to find a nipple.