Newborn Kittens Sleeping A Lot

A general rule for kittens is that the younger the kitten is the more sleep they need.

Newborn kittens sleeping a lot. A newborn kitten s daily routine is made up of sleeping 90 percent of the time that is almost 22 hours of shuteye. Elderly cats often have kittens beat in that department however. If a cat is on the older side do not be surprised if he spends over three quarters of his life peacefully sound asleep. I still see the mom go down there and look over the area but i don t see or hear the kittens.

There is a newborn litter under my house. I m thinking of crawling under there to check on them would the mother attack me. If the kittens have already been cleaned by the mother before needing care then they will. In reality sleep is the very best thing for her little body.

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. But even at six months of age they still manage to spend about 16 to 20 hours a day dozing and dreaming away. Would they sleep a lot. Use a cloth that has been dipped in warm water and wrung out completely to clean the kitten or kittens.

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. A newborn kitten needs to sleep around 90 percent of the time which is about 22 hours of sleep. I heard them meowing at certain times for a couple of days then it stopped. In fact kittens should be sleeping 20 hours a day or more.