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The typical feline sleeps approximately 16 hours a day, which means it spends about 60 percent of its life off-line. The cat's formerly predatory lifestyle necessitated this configuration. Their preferred prey (mice) is most active at dusk and dawn, leaving the daylight hours and most of the night as downtime to be passed in slumber. But instead of taking their rest in one stretch, felines take a number of "catnaps." Even in deepest slumber, a cat is still alert to its environment. The ears of a sleeping cat may twitch in response to sounds, and the slightest movement will instantly wake it. If the disturbance proves benign, the feline can just as instantly shut down again.
This preference for early evening and early morning activity can cause problems for owners—especially if the cat stays up half the night prowling the house or goes into a frenzy of activity at 5 a.m. The best solution is to engage the cat in strenuous play during daylight hours. The extra exertion will help it (and its owner) sleep through the night.
My cat loves playing fetch and will bring her toy mice and drop it for you to throw for her. She especially enjoys this game first thing in the morning or last thing at night when we are getting ready for work or bed upstairs and she waits for you to throw her mice down the stairs so she can run after it and bring it back up to fetch again. Pretty funny watching her lie in wait like a lion, ready to pounce on the mouse.
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Edgar Mendez Chacon
on Sep 9, 2008 AT 5:38 am PDT
What if you have a cat that is ten years old and loves to play at 12 midnight. My cat does this and how can I stop him as he won't play at any other time and keeps the whole house awake if i don't play with?
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Vicki Mainard
on Sep 12, 2008 AT 7:19 pm PDT
MOL, my cat does that , but thankfully not at 2 am , since she goes out , she burns a lot of energy downstaris and her "crazy time" only lasts about an hour anywhere from 8 to 10 pm , before we go to bed she is calmed down agaain.
The Cat Owner's Manual is a basic guide to cat care. The book was written by a celebrated veterinarian and an acclaimed author. It provides cat owners with well-researched and helpful information presented in a lighthearted manner. The creators chose to write the book in a style similar to what you'd find in "operating instructions" for a car or computer. Of course they--and we--respect the fact that our beloved pets are not products or machines!
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The Cat Owner's Manual is a basic guide to cat care.
My cat loves playing fetch and will bring her toy mice and drop it for you to throw for her. She especially enjoys this game first thing in the morning or last thing at night when we are getting ready for work or bed upstairs and she waits for you to throw her mice down the stairs so she can run after it and bring it back up to fetch again. Pretty funny watching her lie in wait like a lion, ready to pounce on the mouse.