Questions tagged [sleep]
For questions about sleeping patterns or needs of a pet. Any sleep issues, what may or may not be healthy. To be used with the relevant species tag, such as `dog`
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Why does my cat sleep so close
Why has my indoor feral cat become so clingy? Each night she gets a bit closer to me. Tonight she's on my pillow next to me. Am I sick and don't know it? I know I'm depressed due to my sister's ...
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Why does my cat scream only at night in my mother's room? [duplicate]
Every night my mother has to make sure that the cats are out of the room before going to bed. If not, then our cat will start screaming at the top of his loungs as soon as she falls asleep. Or even ...
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My dog won't let me sleep at night and it's driving me crazy
It's 4:30am as I'm writing this. I'm very sleep deprived as a result of my dog and as you might be able to imagine, it's wearing me out.
My medium/large male German Shepard mix dog stays inside the ...
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2 dog owners - one night owl, one early riser
My SO and I are adopting a 6-year-old (male) Parson Russell Terrier. We live in an apartment, and are buying one dog bed for the main living space, and one in my office (a small bedroom). In the main ...
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How do i get my cat to stop climbing my blinds to get on my bed
My cat constantly climbs my windows to get up onto my bed (I have a loft) the problem is:
My fans very close to the bed and she always hits her tail when she up there
She can't get down by herself ...
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Would sleeping on floor tiles make my cat catch cold?
My cat sleeps on he floor tiles a lot. I assume she wants to cool herself.
But I was concerned if doing that frequently would make her catch cold.
And if she is already sick (possibly cold), would ...
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Dog hiding under bed until about 2am every night
Leading on from my previous post where I had a puppy who is not keen on sleeping in her crate 15 month old moodle crate regression
I gave up. The crate is no more. She has free reign of the house and ...
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Cat having chronic tremors
My cat has been having tremors since he was a kitten. He is currently 14 years old, so apparently, he is able to survive this situation. However, I still would like to improve his condition any way I ...
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Why do dogs dream, but some cats apparently do not? [closed]
Dogs obviously dream in their sleep, but with cats it is more ambiguous.
I have heard some people say they see their cat dreaming with paws twitching and so forth.
However, I have had a fair number of ...
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Why do cats sometimes sleep in plant pots?
My grandparent’s cats slept in their plant pot when it had nothing in, they only did it often in summer. I wonder why they would want their pelts to be dirty with grit and dirt and weeds.
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How much sleep is too much for my bird?
I have a 22 year old peach fronted conure. I noticed over the last couple weeks that she has been taking more naps during the day. She seems otherwise normal. She has been molting since July/August.
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Cat involuntarily scratching face at night
One of our cats is extremely human focused. He sleeps with us every single night. He has a pillow between the one of my wife and mine. He also has a bit of an unfortunate quirk of stretching when ...
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Is my cat morally evil?
When my cat is napping and I go to pet her, she is fine with it. But if she is sleeping because she is tired and I wake up her, she makes noises to make me understand that she doesn't like what is ...
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Girlfriend's chihuahua very aggressive with me at night while being already awake
My girlfriend's chihuahua is generally very protective with his uneaten food, or when he has a bone to play with; which is fine as long as he doesn't bite for it (and he doesn't, he just growls). He ...
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Cat has started drooling while sleeping?
I adopted a new kitten and I found out that she have tapeworms so I gave her a dewormer?
I noticed that she started drooling while sleeping and the smell isn't good.
So is it normal to drool while ...
