Why does my kitten have so much energy and never sleep?
Kittens naturally burn through massive amounts of energy and sleep much less than adult cats, leaving owners overwhelmed and worried they aren't feeding the pet enough. This constant high activity creates confusion about whether the behavior is normal and what owners should be doing differently to keep up.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Playing cat tag by tapping the cat and running off to let them chase you
- 2Catching the cat and carrying them around the house like a baby
- 3Playing for about 30 minutes after doubles shifts
- 4feeding the kitten as much wet food and kibble as it wants
- 5keeping the kitten and older cats in separate rooms during feeding time
- 6playing with the kitten heavily using toys like wand toys or balls
- 7letting older cats correct the kitten's behavior
- 8researching online videos and feeding guidelines
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“i can’t help but feel like im still under feeding him.”source ↗
“this lil dude is so cute but my god… he doesn’t seem to sleep a lot.”source ↗
“its honestly concerning to me.”source ↗
“i don’t know what i should be doing differently.”source ↗
“i’m confused but i guess im just curious to hear how much other people feed their kittens and if this is normal behavior.”source ↗
“soooo much! i can't keep up with him!”source ↗
Where this came up
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