Cats sleeping on their backs with all four limbs up are truly soft and adorable, and healing. However, is this position normal? Let me spend a minute chatting with you about it. Kittens can sleep for up to twenty hours a day, and their sleeping postures can indicate their mood. A position like this, exposing the belly, limbs stretched out casually, and entering deep sleep, indicates that the kitten trusts its owner deeply and feels very relaxed in the surrounding environment.
A sleeping posture like the one in the picture, with all four limbs up and spread out like a pancake, indicates that the cat sees its owner as family and feels completely safe when with you, without any fear of harm, which is an overwhelming sense of security. Some netizens would say, “Go ahead and scratch its underarms to let it know the dangers of human hearts.” You can scratch, but I advise against it; after a few times, the cat may never sleep flat again in its life. Despite sleeping so soundly, as soon as it sees you, it will quickly curl up to protect its belly.
A sense of trust is built up gradually, but breaking that trust can happen in the blink of an eye. In fact, in addition to sleeping on their backs, cats have many unexpected sleeping positions, such as curling up in a circle, tucking paws under, and curled-up positions, all of which are normal situations.
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