Regina, author

There is a moment every kitten owner eventually experiences: you look at the clock, look at your kitten sleeping, and wonder if they have spent most of the day asleep. The answer might surprise you. Kittens really do spend a large part of their day sleeping. Their sleep needs are higher than those of many … Read more

A kitten can spend ten minutes running around the house like a tiny tornado and then suddenly fall asleep in the middle of everything. If you have ever looked at your kitten sleeping for what feels like half the day and thought, “Do kittens really sleep this much?”, the short answer is yes. Kittens sleep … Read more

If you have ever watched a kitten fall asleep, you may have noticed something strange: they can be completely exhausted one minute and wide awake again not long after. So how long do kittens actually sleep at a time? Kittens tend to sleep in short periods throughout the day and night, rather than following one … Read more

There is something almost funny about watching a kitten sleep. One moment, they are running around the room as if they have endless energy. The next, they are curled up somewhere quiet, completely asleep. If you have ever looked at a sleeping kitten and wondered, “Is it normal for them to sleep this much?”, you … Read more

Have you ever looked at a tiny kitten and tried to imagine what it will look like as an adult? Those little paws, oversized ears, and impossibly small body make it almost impossible to picture. Will your kitten stay small? Will it become a large cat? And is there a way to estimate how big … Read more

There is a moment when you look at a kitten one morning and wonder if someone secretly replaced it overnight. Yesterday it seemed tiny enough to fit in one hand. Now it is running across the room, climbing everything it can find, and somehow looking noticeably bigger. Kittens really do grow quickly. But how fast … Read more

If you have a kitten at home, you may find yourself wondering something surprisingly simple: How much should a kitten weigh? Maybe your kitten looks tiny compared with another kitten of the same age. Maybe you just brought one home and have no idea whether its weight is normal. Or perhaps you have been weighing … Read more

How old is my kitten? If you have ever looked at a tiny kitten and tried to guess its age, you know how difficult it can be. A kitten can change dramatically in just a couple of weeks. Eyes open, ears unfold, tiny teeth appear, and those first wobbly steps eventually turn into running and … Read more

You look at a tiny kitten and immediately wonder: How old is this little one? Sometimes you know the answer because someone told you the kitten’s birthday. But sometimes you don’t. Maybe you found a kitten outside, adopted one without much background information, or simply have a very young cat whose age was never recorded. … Read more