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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2007Did I mention the latest "tap tap" techniques?
I have a king-size bed. So I have 4 pillows on the bed. Two are just sort of backdrop, if you will, as they match the bedspread. But the other two pillows I use (well, mostly the one on the left side). Persia, the intrepid tapping cat (nose, cheek and shoulder) has taken to crawling up on the top pillow above my head in the wee hours of the morning. Then she starts tapping on the top of my head! Or just placing a paw on my head and sort of leaning into it. I'm a very light sleeper and often have insomnia. She seems to think this will actually get me out of bed well before her normal 6AM feeding time. As long as she's just touching me I sort of giggle and ignore it and I doze a bit. If she starts tapping on my head, well... a sixteen 16 lb. cat tapping on your head around 5AM isn't really something you can easily ignore. It's cute, it's endearing. It's also annoying! So far I've avoided being the cat-slave who feeds here whenever she meows or taps me. After all, even though she's healthy 16 lbs. of cat isn't something to take lightly in terms of her health. So I usually manage to coax her down and get her to snooze with me for at least another 30 minutes. But she's constantly refining her techniques. Jill >I have a king-size bed. So I have 4 pillows on the bed. Two are just sort > of backdrop, if you will, as they match the bedspread. But the other two [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Jill Don't tell Persia I said this as she would probably be offended. But she does seem to have one characteristic in common with Kayla. She believes that life is a test. Sometimes it is cute or endearing to have your limits tested. And other times it is just plain a PITA. But Kayla does admire the spirit of it. Jo Vino gets on the pillow next to my head and rakes my hair with his paw. It is sooooo annoying! He snags hair and actually pulls it too. He knows I hate it but he does it anyway. Probably because he can see me becoming more and more awake the more he does it. But how can I be mad when he does other totally cute things like curl up in a perfectly round ball in the crook of my arm? Or meatloaf on my chest with mega headbutts and purrs?  SignatureBritta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://picasaweb.google.com/badwilson > I have a king-size bed. So I have 4 pillows on the bed. Two are > just sort of backdrop, if you will, as they match the bedspread. But [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Jill > Vino gets on the pillow next to my head and rakes my hair with his paw. > It is sooooo annoying! He snags hair and actually pulls it too. He [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > in a perfectly round ball in the crook of my arm? Or meatloaf on my > chest with mega headbutts and purrs? Perhaps one of those satin sleep nets would help the situation. They are supposed to help save a "hair-do". MLB >Vino gets on the pillow next to my head and rakes my hair with his paw. >It is sooooo annoying! He snags hair and actually pulls it too. He [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >in a perfectly round ball in the crook of my arm? Or meatloaf on my >chest with mega headbutts and purrs? Stinky get on the pillow next to my head and commits personal hygeine. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War >> Vino gets on the pillow next to my head and rakes my hair with his paw. >> It is sooooo annoying! He snags hair and actually pulls it too. He [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Stinky get on the pillow next to my head and commits personal hygeine. > ;) Hence the name?? SignatureJoey DoWop Dee Remember: It is To Laugh >>> Vino gets on the pillow next to my head and rakes my hair with his paw. >>> It is sooooo annoying! He snags hair and actually pulls it too. He [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Hence the name?? Stinky is the sweetest creature I've ever encountered! He even smells sweet. ;) No, the name really came from the resident cat, Mimi's (RB) reaction to him when I brought him home. Mimi was a totally spoiled little minx, and when I brought home this sticky black and white urchin, Mimi looked at him and made a face that said clearly, "why have you brought me this stinky kitten?" ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War > Stinky is the sweetest creature I've ever encountered! He even smells > sweet. ;) No, the name really came from the resident cat, Mimi's (RB) > reaction to him when I brought him home. Mimi was a totally spoiled > little minx, No! You can't be serious! A *cat*? Spoiled? :-) and when I brought home this sticky black and white > urchin, Mimi looked at him and made a face that said clearly, "why > have you brought me this stinky kitten?" ;) Ok. I apologize to Stinky. (PS: I love how (most) cats smell!) SignatureJoey DoWop Dee Remember: It is To Laugh > Stinky get on the pillow next to my head and commits personal hygeine. > ;) That reminds me of the Dave Barry column about sleeping on a friend's living room couch one evening, with a noisy and fairly stupid dog keeping him awake. Among many annoying behaviors, one of them was that the dog would suddenly sit down and engage in "loud personal hygiene". Joyce > > Stinky get on the pillow next to my head and commits personal hygeine. > > ;) [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Joyce Hehehehe ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War >I have a king-size bed. So I have 4 pillows on the bed. Two are just sort >of backdrop, if you will, as they match the bedspread. But the other two [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >on your head around 5AM isn't really something you can easily ignore. It's >cute, it's endearing. It's also annoying! Kitties can affect sleep patterns! Since Betty died, it's a bit harder to get to sleep without a purry furry on top of my chest or hugging my side. But my sleep is also less interrupted by her wandering away and coming back. During the summer, it's not too bad, as she'll just climb on top of me and fall back to sleep. But in the winter, she would tap at the covers next to my shoulder so that I would wake up and lift them so that she could get inside. >>I have a king-size bed. So I have 4 pillows on the bed. Two are just sort >>of backdrop, if you will, as they match the bedspread. But the other two [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > winter, she would tap at the covers next to my shoulder so that I > would wake up and lift them so that she could get inside. That is what TuTu does. In the winter, she makes a nice heating pad. When the weather is warmer, it can get too hot. MLB >> I have a king-size bed. So I have 4 pillows on the bed. Two are >> just sort of backdrop, if you will, as they match the bedspread. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > winter, she would tap at the covers next to my shoulder so that I > would wake up and lift them so that she could get inside. Persia has never been a burrow under the covers kitty. She just taps me to wake me up to try to get me to feed her LOL But I've heard about burrowing cats, Tak. My small dog (Sampson, RB) always wanted to burrow. I was stuck on a trip back from visiting my parents in Florence Alabama with my brother when his car broke down. So we got a motel room next to the Toyota dealership so they could work on his car (and thank GOD there was a Toyota dealership in this small town!). The motel accepted my little dog without extra charge. We had a double room, meaning two beds. And when it came time to go to sleep I said to my dog, "Ready to go to sleep?" Lifted the covers and he burrowed down by my feet under the bedspread. He curled up and went to sleep. My brother was so surprised! I said, "Oh, you never saw him go to sleep before!" He exclaimed, "Won't he suffocate?" Apparently not, he's been doing this since he was a puppy. He likes it down there. Sampson was around 9 years old at the time and lived to be nearly 18. I guess sleeping under the covers didn't bother him. My feet don't stink LOL Jill | > Kitties can affect sleep patterns! Since Betty died, it's a bit | > harder to get to sleep without a purry furry on top of my chest or [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] | wake me up to try to get me to feed her LOL But I've heard about burrowing | cats, Tak. I guess I'm very lucky that none of my 7 are tappers. Baby Eyes is the only one that occasionally annoys me at night - she walks on my pillow and steps on my hair and pulls it, but I know she isn't doing it on purpose. Abelard's the only one that really likes to burrow in this bunch but there've been many burrowers in the past - Safford (RB) was the most persistent. > I have a king-size bed. So I have 4 pillows on the bed. Two are just sort > of backdrop, if you will, as they match the bedspread. But the other two [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Jill You said it all... You might as well give in, though. You *will* surrender... :-) SignatureJoey DoWop Dee Remember: It is To Laugh >> So far I've avoided being the cat-slave who feeds here whenever she >> meows or taps me. After all, even though she's healthy 16 lbs. of [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > You said it all... You might as well give in, though. > You *will* surrender... :-) Nope, I won't. I don't need a 20 lb. cat tapping on my head (or my nose or my shoulder). Jill |
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