Do cats have some type of narcolepsy?
Monday, January 26th, 2009 at
4:59 pm
? Tony’s girl ? asked:
They’re either really bored or something but they seem to fall asleep quicker than us humans. Why is that?
They’re either really bored or something but they seem to fall asleep quicker than us humans. Why is that?
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cats hearts beat at a different rate than a human heart. which makes their sleep rates and cycles different than humans. different sized people have different sleep rates and cycles as well.
I’ve never heard of a cat with narcolepsy. Cats sleep a lot. It’s not uncommon for them to take a 6 hour nap – and still sleep that night.
they are cats they sleep 2/3rds of their life.
I don’t know about narcolepsy, but I love it when my cat runs ahead of me to the nearest rug, and then flops down onto his back like he has no bones. I know it means something, but I don’t know what. Although he doesn’t sleep, it looks like an attack of narcolepsy.
Actually, no. They are nocturnal hunters by nature, having developed this trait over centuries of evolution. The modern house cat of today is no exception to the rule in the cat family.