Cats spend most of their lives in a dream, or rather in their short but frequent shallow dreams. Sometimes when your the cat is sleeping, you may notice that it is twitching. Most likely you were puzzled what could it mean? Although cats tend to sleep up to 16 hours a day, slight twitches usually do not pose no threat.
Light jerking
According to available data and statistics, most cats regularly experience slight twitching during sleep. Some experts believe that they can be similar to what people experience in REM sleep time during eye movement. During fast eye movements people dream and experience a deep feeling enjoying sleep. Those little twitches that your a kitten or cat may be simple movements that they chasing a mouse or playing with other cats in their dreams.
Three types of sleep
Sleeping cats is divided into 3 main phases or stages. Superficial sleep, which is nothing but light nap. When the cat is napping, she is very wary feels his surroundings. Her nose and ears act like radars. it natural defense mechanism that allows them a little relax while maintaining a sense of alertness.
In addition to superficial short sleep, there is a longer one, but still a light sleep. And the third type is the deepest and quite a long sleep. Cats usually cycle from a second light type of sleep into a third deep type. During phase deep sleep, which lasts about 6-7 minutes, the cat experiences deep relaxation. It was during these few minutes that she and may tremble or twitch slightly.
Cramps
Light jerking in a dream should not cause you anxiety when your cat is sleeping. However, if your cat’s body becomes “tough” when she twitches, then this is better inform the vet. Mild seizures usually do not occur only during sleep, but also during the wake of a kitten. If your a cat or cat twitches during sleep, but do not experience lethargy, loss of appetite or vomiting, then slight twitching that may occur from time to time, should not bother you.
Complete relaxation
To help your pussy get into a deep sleep, where sometimes jerking may occur, give him such a sleeping a place where constant and comfortable will be maintained temperature. Cats especially feel safe on high places where they are protected from various irritants, such like other animals in the house.
At temperatures below 20 degrees, the cat may curl up with your hand and hide your nose under the tail, but at higher temperatures, it will tend to gradually relax its position.
