Docile or Lazy 13 week kitten?

spitspot · **Joined:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 2:26 pm **Posts:** 734

He is a baby and babies sleep a lot. He sounds perfectly normal. He is eating, drinking and playing. He sounds perfect to me. It sounds as if you are doing all the right things. Enjoy him!

cranberry · **Joined:** Wed Aug 28, 2013 7:42 pm **Posts:** 641

Koji does sound like he is a rather on the quiet side. Thinking back to my 2 at that age they were eating everything they could and either totally sleeping or totally running around - the latter for much more than 15 mins a day.

I take it he is getting plenty of food a day - kittens at that age shouldn't be restricted in what they eat.

As the vet is happy, I'd keep an eye on things, but not be particularly worried - plenty of food and plenty of play should keep him happy.

CMYKjill · **Joined:** Tue Sep 23, 2014 6:38 pm **Posts:** 1838

I think every cat is an individual just like us with different requirements. My kittens (not pure bread) came to live with me at 4 months old. They only seemed to sleep at night and fewer hours than me. They were very active all day long. I can't say for sure when I was at work, but on the weekend they never stopped. They are two and a half now. I would say about a year ago I noticed them starting to take naps on the weekends in the afternoon. I thought something was wrong, but they are perfectly healthy. Now they take long naps on the weekend during most of the day and sleep at night. If I go into the kitchen they appear and follow me around. I can get them to play but they want to go back asleep. They are very hyper active in the morning and the evenings, but during they day they chill out and act like cats.

Sherry · **Joined:** Thu May 23, 2013 2:21 pm **Posts:** 9217

Welcome to our forum and congratulations on your new baby! As members have posted -- each kitty is different. It does appear unusual that a kitten will sleep this much, but perhaps it is normal for this kitty. You did take him to the vet and the vet said he was fine, so just give it some time. I'm sure he still adjusting to his new environment. The energy and zoomies will show up at some point. As long as he is eating, drinking water, and enjoy his kickaroo toys (oh, and using the litter box okay), then he should be fine. Enjoy the peace and quiet while it lasts. If he he is truly a bengal, i won't be long before he'll have you running around like crazy chasing after him.

spitspot · **Joined:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 2:26 pm **Posts:** 734

Another thing is that your kitten is a single kitten and you are his only playmate. I would imagine having kittens in pairs would equal a lot more zooming around and playing!

brianj12 · **Posted:** Wed Nov 02, 2016 6:55 pm

Playing 15min a day would be real concerning to me. That's definitely not right for a 13 week old. Especially a bengal.

Docile or Lazy 13 week kitten?

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