Newborn Kittens Sleeping A Lot

If you have recently welcomed your home to a new kitten a good rule of thumb to remember is the younger the kitten the more sleep they need.

Newborn kittens sleeping a lot. So don t be concerned if your brand new kitten isn t running around and exploring at all times. In reality sleep is the very best thing for her little body. Would they sleep a lot. A general rule for kittens is that the younger the kitten is the more sleep they need.

If the kittens have already been cleaned by the mother before needing care then they will. In fact kittens should be sleeping 20 hours a day or more. Elderly cats often have kittens beat in that department however. A newborn kitten s daily routine is made up of sleeping 90 percent of the time that is almost 22 hours of shuteye.

A newborn kitten needs to sleep around 90 percent of the time which is about 22 hours of sleep. As kittens mature beyond the newborn stage they will sleep less. I still see the mom go down there and look over the area but i don t see or hear the kittens. If a cat is on the older side do not be surprised if he spends over three quarters of his life peacefully sound asleep.

How much should a kitten sleep. But even at six months of age they still manage to spend about 16 to 20 hours a day dozing and dreaming away. 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. There is a newborn litter under my house.