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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / November 2006Poll: Which direction do your cats like to face?
In ceramics I'm making a statue of a cat sleeping on a rather rudimentary sofa. Since my owners tend to face to my right when sleeping I faced my sleeping cat to the right. One of the other students saw this and told me that her cat also faces to the right when sleeping. I was telling Rob about this when I noticed that Huey and Merlin were shifting their positions on the bed...to the left. Since that time, all of the cats are doing their best to confuse us. May I suggest that you don't mention this poll in front of your owner, but answer. Does your cat face to your right or left when sleeping curled up? Pam S. getting paranoid > In ceramics I'm making a statue of a cat sleeping on a rather rudimentary > sofa. Since my owners tend to face to my right when sleeping I faced my [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Pam S. getting paranoid Counter clockwise usually. But not always. Jo Mesdames Roxie and Sabrina prefer to curl counterclockwise, while Odessa has gotten in touch with her inner otter, and enjoys lying on her back. Stosh and Brandy prefer to sleep on their sides, usually with their heads to the left, and try to stretch to maximum cat-limit. Chubby, fluffy Brandy looks especially like a little rug when she does this, so Louie and I have proven that we watch way too many episodes of "The Nanny" by nicknaming her "Rugaleh. " Blessed be, Baha >In ceramics I'm making a statue of a cat sleeping on a rather rudimentary >sofa. Since my owners tend to face to my right when sleeping I faced my [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Pam S. getting paranoid tanada wrote: > I was telling Rob about this when I noticed that Huey and Merlin were > shifting their positions on the bed...to the left. Since that time, all of > the cats are doing their best to confuse us. May I suggest that you don't > mention this poll in front of your owner, but answer. Does your cat face to > your right or left when sleeping curled up? That's a good question. I think they do all different things - whatever happens to suit them in the moment. The one thing I *do* notice is that when all 3 of them are on the bed, two of them will be in identical positions, and the third will be in the same position, but backward. It never fails. So, if two are curled clockwise, the third will be curled counterclockwise. If two are meatloafing toward one wall (and in perfectly parallel positions), the third will be meatloafing exactly 180 degrees the other way. And it's not always the same cat who has to do it differently, which is why I spoke of them in general terms. They've all had their turn being the opposing-position cat at one time or another. What do you suppose that is about?? Joyce > That's a good question. I think they do all different things - whatever > happens to suit them in the moment. The one thing I *do* notice is that [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > What do you suppose that is about?? Sounds like they have an innate understanding of feng shui :-) Susan M Otis and Chester > > That's a good question. I think they do all different things - whatever > > happens to suit them in the moment. The one thing I *do* notice is that [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Susan M > Otis and Chester Well i dont think its Feng Shui :) I have read that only cats (not Dogs) like to sleep where the earth's electromagnetic field is strong,and thats a reason they stretch after sleeping.That person was also suggesting not sleep where cats sleep.Well i dont know if that text was like total crap or right,but it wont prevent me from sleeping with my cats :D > tanada wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > What do you suppose that is about?? Sounds to me like sentry duty. Cheers, b&  SignatureEAC Memographer BAAWA Knight of Blasphemy ``All but God can prove this sentence true.'' > That's a good question. I think they do all different things - whatever > happens to suit them in the moment. The one thing I *do* notice is that [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > What do you suppose that is about?? LOL! Confuse-a-human? My cat sleep either way, but lap-sitting is something else. Frank and Nikki both used to settle down facing my right, Frank often had his paws on my right shoulder, Nikki usuall eventually climbed up on my right shoulder. But Mir and Cal prefer my left shoulder! I lift them up the same way I lifted F&N, with my right hand under the chest, the left hand strokes the back, turns the tail down, and lifts. If Mir turns around so she faces left, I know she will settle down in my arms for a while. If she doesn't, she will accept a few scritches, then leave. Caliban also turns around to face left after I've lifted him. More confuse-a-human. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >Mesdames Roxie and Sabrina prefer to curl counterclockwise, while Odessa has >gotten in touch with her inner otter, and enjoys lying on her back. Stosh and [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >that we watch way too many episodes of "The Nanny" by nicknaming her "Rugaleh. >" That's a cookie! Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War Usually, but not always, clockwise, for Shmogg. Fluffy .... well, she's a dog but thinks she's a cat. She does her very best to meatloaf. Yowie > Mesdames Roxie and Sabrina prefer to curl counterclockwise, while Odessa > has [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >> >>Pam S. getting paranoid > In ceramics I'm making a statue of a cat sleeping on a rather rudimentary > sofa. Since my owners tend to face to my right when sleeping I faced my [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Pam S. getting paranoid Don't let them get you down Pam :-) My boys *usually* sleep counterclockwise when they are alone on the bed. Otis always sleeps facing my face. Whenever I roll over, he gets up, often steps on my neck, walks to the other side, and curls up to face me again. Susan M Otis and Chester > In ceramics I'm making a statue of a cat sleeping on a rather rudimentary > sofa. Since my owners tend to face to my right when sleeping I faced my [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Pam S. getting paranoid Counter clockwise. Would that be facing right? Sherry > In ceramics I'm making a statue of a cat sleeping on a rather rudimentary > sofa. Since my owners tend to face to my right when sleeping I faced my [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Pam S. getting paranoid Blacky and Merlin normally oppose each other. If Blacky sleeps curled up clockwise then Merlin will do so counterclockwise and vice versa. Sometimes one of them gets up, stretches, yawns, makes a hump and curls up in opposite direction. Not long after that, the other will do the same - presumably to restore universal symmetry. On other times they use an even more universal symmetry and curl up like Yin and Yang: http://www.curschmann-sachsen.de/katergruppen_44.htm http://www.curschmann-sachsen.de/katergruppen_45.htm http://www.curschmann-sachsen.de/katergruppen_46.htm Squarely Yours Michael BTW, won't the Yin and Yang-motive make a perfect draft for a ceramic cat assembly - a black with a white cat? SignatureSquare Dance is friendship put to music Andrea and Michael with furballs Blacky and Merlin More detailed info: http://www.curschmann-sachsen.de > In ceramics I'm making a statue of a cat sleeping on a rather rudimentary > sofa. Since my owners tend to face to my right when sleeping I faced my [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Pam S. getting paranoid When he's curled around my head, Smokey usually his head pointed left. When he's sleeping on my feet, his head points right (in relationship to me). What's up with that? SignatureSam, closely supervised by Mistletoe >In ceramics I'm making a statue of a cat sleeping on a rather rudimentary >sofa. Since my owners tend to face to my right when sleeping I faced my [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Pam S. getting paranoid Stinky curls counter-clockwise. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War |
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