Newborn Kittens Sleep A Lot

If you suspect your kitten has.

Newborn kittens sleep a lot. In reality sleep is the very best thing for her little body. Some babies sleep for 16 to 18 hours each day waking up only for short breaks to eat and have a diaper change. While the number of hours kittens sleep may seem excessive to new kitten owners oversleeping in kittens is usually not cause to worry. You can read more about this under kitten development.

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 a cat is on the older side do not be surprised if he spends over three quarters of his life peacefully sound asleep. Kittens with fleas are particularly at risk.

You might wonder if they re sleeping too much or. The kittens ages whether or not the. If you see your little kitten twitching during sleep don t worry. 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.

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. Kittens with this disorder show dilated pupils almost as soon as their eyes open and progress to blindness at about 8 weeks of age. Little twitching movements while sleeping are normal.

A normal kitten crawls on its belly to find a nipple. It can be very dangerous to a kitten. A newborn kitten needs to sleep around 90 percent of the time which is about 22 hours of sleep. A general rule for kittens is that the younger the kitten is the more sleep they need.

Newborn kitten care means letting the kittens spend their first days either sleeping or eating. Newborns tend to sleep a lot. 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. This defect has been identified in abyssinians persians and mixed breed kittens.

So don t be concerned if your brand new kitten isn t running around and exploring at all times. Make sure each kitten is moving around to sleep and nurse. Anemia is a condition in which the body doesn t have enough red blood cells.