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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / December 2004It was a 7 cat nigth
We had our first "hard" freeze of the season last night. We had the electric blanket on and all 7 cats in bed. Basho started under the covers, as usual, but I think it got too warm for him under there. When I woke up, he was in a pile with Rufous and Issa between my legs. To my left there was another pile: Maya, Luna and Fez. Xoxo was to the left of Tom, where he usually sleeps. How many cats did you have in bed last night?  SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > Maya, Luna and Fez. Xoxo was to the left of >Tom, where he usually sleeps. >How many cats did you have in bed last night? You're lucky! It's rare for us to have any cats in bed. DH says I kick too much and they avoid me. :-( Sherry sriddles@aol.comkitty (Sherry ) had some very interesting things to say about Re: It was a 7 cat nigth: >You're lucky! It's rare for us to have any cats in bed. DH says I kick too much >and they avoid me. :-( When we moved into our current apartment, Felix insisted on sleeping with us, but lately prefers the sofa. Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL > We had our first "hard" freeze of the season last night. We had the > electric blanket on and all 7 cats in bed. Basho started under the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > to the left of Tom, where he usually sleeps. > How many cats did you have in bed last night? I only have the one, but she snuggled *close*. It got down to 18F here which is pretty darned cold for Memphis. Reminds me of a funny but OT story. Forgive me if I've told this before. Back in the 1980's my middle brother and I were roommates renting a house. He'd gotten a smoker (grill) and was determined to smoke the Thanksgiving turkey. He was out partying (heavily) until about 3AM. Meanwhile, we had the coldest temps on record that night for that time of year - it was about 13F. He got up at 6AM to start the turkey. In reality, it should have only taken about 5 hours to slow smoke a 12 lb. turkey. He lit the coals, added the soaked hickory chips, put water, wine, onion garlic and herbs in the water pan. Thought he could go back to bed. Nope. It was so cold the coals wouldn't stay lit. He had to stay up and tend that fire; he felt like crap. I said look, let's just roast it in the oven. Nope, stubborn. So I laughed my a** off as he miserably tended the smoker all day long. The turkey was finally done around 4PM. It's a good thing we weren't having company. Jill (BTW, the turkey was good but not worth all that) > > We had our first "hard" freeze of the season last night. We had the > > electric blanket on and all 7 cats in bed. Basho started under the [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > turkey was finally done around 4PM. It's a good thing we weren't having > company. Last night heralded the start of the official Christmas season. Shmogg amused himself last night by torturing the first of the Christmas beetles that manage to work their way through the fly screens. Tish should be able to tell you what a Christmas Beetle actually is in scientific terms, but its a flying brown beetle that often has an irridescence, they come out at night and are attracted to light. The start of the Christmas Season is heralded by the sounds of of them committing hare-kari as they fly full-speed into the solid surfaces around artificial light sources, and each morning, the crunch of their caracasses as you have to walk through masses of their dead bodies that have collected under the street lights. They are a type of scarab beetle, IIRC. Yowie >>> We had our first "hard" freeze of the season last night. We had the >>> electric blanket on and all 7 cats in bed. Basho started under the [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > > Yowie They sound like what we call in the Southern US "June Bugs" (Japanese beetles). I found one in my bed one night - they have pinchers! Ouch! Jill >Last night heralded the start of the official Christmas season. > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >Yowie Christmas beetles are a uniquely Australian genus, but are related to the big shiny chafers that occur elsewhere in the world. Interesting that Yowie has got them coming to her outside lights. I live only about 70km (umm, 30-ish miles) from her, but have not seen any yet. Oops, I sit corrected, Dave (DH) says he has seen several coming to his moth-trapping light lately :^) Tish > We had our first "hard" freeze of the season last night. We had the > electric blanket on and all 7 cats in bed. Basho started under the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Tom, where he usually sleeps. > How many cats did you have in bed last night? Oliver looks at this a little differently than we do. He claims it was a two people night. Usually he likes to snuggle close to Meowmie but last night was cold enough he had to tuck his feel under Daddy, too, even tho Daddy moves around a lot! SignatureMargaret Fine mefine@mindspring.com > We had our first "hard" freeze of the season last night. We had the > electric blanket on and all 7 cats in bed. Basho started under the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Tom, where he usually sleeps. > How many cats did you have in bed last night? For me it was a 3-cat night, Emily on the pillow, Muddy & Mojo anchroing opposites sides of the quilt. They want to know why I had to move somewhere that cold in the Winter after five years of basking in S. Florida :-) SignatureNik Simpson Am 15.12.2004 schrieb Victor Martinez: > How many cats did you have in bed last night? Please take a look here, this is not only in winter, but in summer also:-) http://www.gwsystems.com/inge/katzen.jpg :-) Purrs to you Inge and the catgang SignatureThe catslaves homepage: http://www.catslaves.org CatManiacs World: http://www.gwsystems.com/inge > Please take a look here, this is not only in winter, but in summer also:-) > http://www.gwsystems.com/inge/katzen.jpg :-) Wow, that is a *great* photo!! You must be a very peaceful sleeper with no need to change positions (which looks like it would be impossible)! Joyce Hi Joyce:-) Am 15.12.2004 schrieb jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net: > Wow, that is a *great* photo!! You must be a very peaceful sleeper with > no need to change positions (which looks like it would be impossible)! thank you very much for the nice compliment:-) My DH made the picture while I was asleep:-) When I wake up in the morning, only Chiara and Lady Mortisha (the 2 cats left of me) are there, the others are gone. I actually change positions several times a night:-) Purrs to you Inge and the catgang SignatureThe catslaves homepage: http://www.catslaves.org CatManiacs World: http://www.gwsystems.com/inge >> Wow, that is a *great* photo!! You must be a very peaceful sleeper with >> no need to change positions (which looks like it would be impossible)! > I actually change positions several times a night:-) I'll bet your crew loves that! Then again, I've always heard that Persians are very mellow cats, and they take what comes. Do your cats simply go with the flow when you turn over, or do they stomp off in a huff? Joyce Hi Joyce:-) Am 16.12.2004 schrieb jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net: > > I actually change positions several times a night:-) > I'll bet your crew loves that! Then again, I've always heard that Persians > are very mellow cats, and they take what comes. Do your cats simply go with > the flow when you turn over, or do they stomp off in a huff? I don't know, if the gang likes me to change positions:-) The only thing I know is, that they don't stomp off in a huff. I'm sure about this, because I never wake up from them:-)) Our Persians are very mellow cats, indeed. They love each other and they love us. The only thing, they don't like, are changes in their daily rhythm. Purrs to you Inge and the catgang SignatureThe catslaves homepage: http://www.catslaves.org CatManiacs World: http://www.gwsystems.com/inge > Please take a look here, this is not only in winter, but in summer also:-) > http://www.gwsystems.com/inge/katzen.jpg :-) Pure bliss!! Everyone looks so happy! Are they all from the same litter? Deb. Signaturehttp://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield Hi Debbie:-) Am 15.12.2004 schrieb Debbie Wilson: > Pure bliss!! Everyone looks so happy! Are they all from the same litter? Chiara, the white cat to the left of me is the mom of the rest. Except Owl they are from the same litter. Owl, the one on my chest, was from the litter before but has the same dad than the others. So he is a real brother. When my DH showed me the picture, I suddenly knew, why I wake up in the morning with a feeling of: wow, why are my bones hurting? Purrs to you Inge and the catgang SignatureThe catslaves homepage: http://www.catslaves.org CatManiacs World: http://www.gwsystems.com/inge > Chiara, the white cat to the left of me is the mom of the rest. Except Owl > they are from the same litter. Owl, the one on my chest, was from the > litter before but has the same dad than the others. So he is a real > brother. Ahh - they do all look alike. I vaguely remember this now from past posts! > When my DH showed me the picture, I suddenly knew, why I wake up > in the morning with a feeling of: wow, why are my bones hurting? I'm not surprised!! Though they look very comfortable. :-)) Purrs to you too - Deb. Signaturehttp://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield Hi Deb:-) Am 16.12.2004 schrieb Debbie Wilson: >> When my DH showed me the picture, I suddenly knew, why I wake up >> in the morning with a feeling of: wow, why are my bones hurting? > > I'm not surprised!! Though they look very comfortable. :-)) I bet, they _are_ very comfortable *g*, otherwise they wouldn't do that:-)And I'm such a well trained slave, that I automatically start petting and scritching them, when they come, without waking up:-)) Purrs to you Inge and the catgang SignatureThe catslaves homepage: http://www.catslaves.org CatManiacs World: http://www.gwsystems.com/inge > I'm such a well trained slave, that I automatically start > petting and scritching them, when they come, without waking up:-)) That's really sweet. Did your DH report seeing you do that? Joyce Am 16.12.2004 schrieb jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net: > > I'm such a well trained slave, that I automatically start > > petting and scritching them, when they come, without waking up:-)) > > That's really sweet. Did your DH report seeing you do that? Yes, he did. He says, that it is fun to watch me sleeping:-)) Purrs to you Inge and the catgang >> Chiara, the white cat to the left of me is the mom of the rest. Except Owl >> they are from the same litter. Owl, the one on my chest, was from the [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >I'm not surprised!! Though they look very comfortable. :-)) Whenever anyone in my family woke up with aches and pains, my mother would always say that she snuck into his/her room in the middle of the night, and beat him/her with a wooden spoon. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > Whenever anyone in my family woke up with aches and pains, my mother > would always say that she snuck into his/her room in the middle of the > night, and beat him/her with a wooden spoon. ;) But - did you believe her? Deb. Signaturehttp://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield >> Whenever anyone in my family woke up with aches and pains, my mother >> would always say that she snuck into his/her room in the middle of the >> night, and beat him/her with a wooden spoon. ;) > >But - did you believe her? Yes. Yes I do. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >Please take a look here, this is not only in winter, but in summer also:-) >http://www.gwsystems.com/inge/katzen.jpg :-) > >Purrs to you >Inge and the catgang Good to see you Inge. With their thick coats, I wouldn't want to be in that position during the summer, but it would be lovely in winter. I can tell that all these cats have been well socialized from birth. :) Over here, every night is a one cat night. Hi Takayuki:-) Am 15.12.2004 schrieb Takayuki: > Good to see you Inge. With their thick coats, I wouldn't want to be > in that position during the summer, but it would be lovely in winter. Although I don't post much here, you remembered me:-)) To be honest, in summer, they are only half the cats they are now:-) They developed a beautiful wintercoat. I have to admit, in summer, they are still pretty warm *g*. > I can tell that all these cats have been well socialized from birth. > :) You remember that too:-))) Yes, they were born here and because Chiara had not enough milk, we handraised them. The plan was to find new homes for them, but after their first vaccination (?) they all were very ill and we didn't want to give away ill cats. When they were ok again, they all had developed their very own characters and we couldn't imagine to give away one of them:-) We never regretted our decision:-)) Purrs to you Inge and the catgang SignatureThe catslaves homepage: http://www.catslaves.org CatManiacs World: http://www.gwsystems.com/inge Hi! Newby here w/my 2 fur girls, Daisy & Miss Moxie. That's quite a pile of fur you have there! Year round, Daisy sleeps on my head. Moxie, aka Miss Cool, only sleeps w/me in cold weather. So the last few nights have been 2 cat nights. Ahh! Such furry bliss. :) Katz Hello and welcome! > Hi! Newby here w/my 2 fur girls, Daisy & Miss Moxie. That's quite a > pile of fur you have there! Year round, Daisy sleeps on my head. > Moxie, aka Miss Cool, only sleeps w/me in cold weather. So the last few > nights have been 2 cat nights. Ahh! Such furry bliss. :) > > Katz Hi Katz:-) Am 15.12.2004 schrieb Katz: > Year round, Daisy sleeps on my head. Moxie, aka Miss Cool, only sleeps > w/me in cold weather. So the last few nights have been 2 cat nights. > Ahh! Such furry bliss. :) All together we have 11 cats, but only the ones on the picture like to sleep in bed, the others like to stay around the bed. The cats on the picture are: the white cat on the left of me is Chiara, mom of the other cats. The silvertabby next to Chiara is her daughter, Lady Mortisha. On my chest, there is Owl. To the right of me at the top of the bed is Rasputin. The one below Rasputin is Bandit and half under Bandit is Cottonball, who likes to put his head under my shoulder *g*. The remaining 5 cats are: Tientje, She, Dax, Smoke and Sirikit. Tientje and She are European Shorthair, the rest are persians with noses:-) Purrs to you Inge and the catgang SignatureThe catslaves homepage: http://www.catslaves.org CatManiacs World: http://www.gwsystems.com/inge > Hi! Newby here w/my 2 fur girls, Daisy & Miss Moxie. That's quite a > pile of fur you have there! Year round, Daisy sleeps on my head. > Moxie, aka Miss Cool, only sleeps w/me in cold weather. So the last > few nights have been 2 cat nights. Ahh! Such furry bliss. :) > > Katz Welcome to the group, Katz. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. > Please take a look here, this is not only in winter, but in summer also:-) > http://www.gwsystems.com/inge/katzen.jpg :-) WOW!!! It's like you have a fur comforter... :) SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >> Please take a look here, this is not only in winter, but in summer also:-) >> http://www.gwsystems.com/inge/katzen.jpg :-) > WOW!!! It's like you have a fur comforter... :) A *living*, self-generating-heat comforter! :) Joyce > > Inge Grotjahn wrote: > >> Please take a look here, this is not only in winter, but in [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Joyce Not to mention PURRING comforter! :) Jill Hi Jill:-) Am 16.12.2004 schrieb jmcquown: >> > Inge Grotjahn wrote: >> >> Please take a look here, this is not only in winter, but in [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Not to mention PURRING comforter! :) it is just perfect. On the other hand, they are _very_ dangerous:-)) They purr me into a coma and make me not having a will of my own. When they managed that, they use me as a cuddling and snuggling automat *g* - And they are really good at it, because when I wake up, I can't remember a thing! Purrs to you Inge and the catgang SignatureThe catslaves homepage: http://www.catslaves.org CatManiacs World: http://www.gwsystems.com/inge >> Please take a look here, this is not only in winter, but in summer also:-) >> http://www.gwsystems.com/inge/katzen.jpg :-) > > WOW!!! It's like you have a fur comforter... :) Oh my!!! They RRRRReeeeeally know how to cuddle. Hi Karen:-) Am 16.12.2004 schrieb Karen Chuplis: > Oh my!!! They RRRRReeeeeally know how to cuddle. Yes, they do:-))They are such sweet and charming babies (well, don't look at their size)and except Bandit they all behave _very_ well and never mess anything up:-) Purrs to you Inge and the catgang SignatureThe catslaves homepage: http://www.catslaves.org CatManiacs World: http://www.gwsystems.com/inge Hi Victor:-) Am 16.12.2004 schrieb Victor Martinez: > WOW!!! It's like you have a fur comforter... :) *lol* you are right and I have to admit, I like it, when my face touches soft fur, wherever I turn it. You know, I got addicted to them:-))) Purrs to you Inge and the catgang SignatureThe catslaves homepage: http://www.catslaves.org CatManiacs World: http://www.gwsystems.com/inge > Please take a look here, this is not only in winter, but in summer also:-) > http://www.gwsystems.com/inge/katzen.jpg :-) LOL! How can you sleep like that in the summer? I would suffocate. ;o) It's enough for me that Frank curls around my head. Nikki stretches out at my side or on my legs. That's hot enough. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki Hi Marina:-) Am 16.12.2004 schrieb Marina: > LOL! How can you sleep like that in the summer? I would suffocate. ;o) > It's enough for me that Frank curls around my head. Nikki stretches out > at my side or on my legs. That's hot enough. Well, they are very clever, they only come _that_ close when I'm sound asleep:-)) I even wake up in the winter, because I'm sweating, but when I wake up, no cat is on me so I accused the waterbed to be installed to hot *lol*. Chiara and Lady Mortisha are the only cats, who are not leaving the bed during the night. Purrs to you Inge and the catgang SignatureThe catslaves homepage: http://www.catslaves.org CatManiacs World: http://www.gwsystems.com/inge > Am 15.12.2004 schrieb Victor Martinez: > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Purrs to you > Inge and the catgang This was a beautiful foto. Thank you for posting it. Tweed >We had our first "hard" freeze of the season last night. We had the >electric blanket on and all 7 cats in bed. Basho started under the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Tom, where he usually sleeps. >How many cats did you have in bed last night? Victor, I can't even imagine all eight of ours in bed at once! lol! I think at one point we had our usual three (Internet, Brando and Arthur). I know Brando curled up beside me for awhile, and I awoke with Arthur happily cuddled behind my knee with his paws on top. I suspect the others were sleeping in, under, or around the waterbed, though. Ginger-lyn > We had our first "hard" freeze of the season last night. We had the > electric blanket on and all 7 cats in bed. Basho started under the covers, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > he usually sleeps. > How many cats did you have in bed last night? None, so I guess I can set the thermostat a little lower. Molly doesn't particularly like sharing the bed with the dog, and Jake feels like he has to keep an eye on Molly, so they haven't been sleeping on the bed as often as they used to. Jo It's always a three-cat night around here. Pan has been playing the pity/guilt card for all it is worth, and insists on spending at least part of the night under the covers and on top of ME. Then when he gets too warm, he leaves and goes to sleep on my spare pillow. But... he's likely to make several trips back and forth during the night, depending on his thermal state. He has no qualms about climbing out over my face if I happen to be in his way. Francesca and Nina curl up together at the foot of the bed to my right, but if it's a chillier night than usual, they nestle between my legs. Nina also likes to burrow under the covers, but only to pounce on Meowmie's feet, not to sleep. Cesca is not a fan of being under the covers, although she did used to like it before Nina arrived. Melissa I was lucky last night! I got Nocturne to sleep on MY head! Bitties wandered about the bed , eventually settling between us. Smokey joins us in the morning for a snooze before feeding time. --Fil > How many cats did you have in bed last night? >> How many cats did you have in bed last night? I have two, but rarely all night. Mandy used to sleep on my chest, but got fed up with me because I kept turning on my side, and, as she got bigger, started waking up flailing around from nightmares of being suffocated. That couldn't have had anything to do with an increasingly large cat snuggling up against my mouth and nose, now, could it? So now, they wait until the light goes off, sometimes meowing impatiently if I don't go to bed at the proper time (bossy creatures). Then they settle down on top of me if I'm on my side (always tail to my face, for some reason) along my legs (face in the right directions) or sometimes near my head. They never willingly go under the covers, and they come and go during the night probably doing things like making sure the cat food dish is empty in the morning so they can complain of starvation and neglect. But there's always one, often two with me. I miss them if I'm travelling. SignatureCheryl >>> How many cats did you have in bed last night? > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >So now, they wait until the light goes off, sometimes meowing impatiently >if I don't go to bed at the proper time (bossy creatures) Yeah, what's that about? Stinky always starts to try to herd me to bed around 11. ;) >. Then they >settle down on top of me if I'm on my side (always tail to my face, for [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >neglect. But there's always one, often two with me. I miss them if I'm >travelling. I miss the little booger like crazy when I go away. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >>So now, they wait until the light goes off, sometimes meowing impatiently >>if I don't go to bed at the proper time (bossy creatures) > > Yeah, what's that about? Stinky always starts to try to herd me to > bed around 11. ;) So does Frank. I think he wants the hoomin heating pad in place before he goes to sleep properly (of course, he naps on the bed alone all day, so I don't see why he needs me there at night). SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki Marina <frankiennikki@yahoo.co.uk> had some very interesting things to say about Re: It was a 7 cat nigth: >So does Frank. I think he wants the hoomin heating pad in place before >he goes to sleep properly (of course, he naps on the bed alone all day, >so I don't see why he needs me there at night). Temperatures are lower at night, so he needs the extra warmth. :-) Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL > How many cats did you have in bed last night? It was a 9 cat and 1 d*g night here last night - it got down to about 12 degrees F, just a nice, brisk night. <G> When I woke up this morning, I was lying on my back and tried to move. No go. My siamese mix Amanda, was laying on my head, Sasquatch (maine coon mix) was on my chest. Widu, (mackeral tabby short hair) was cuddled up under my left arm, Kieri and Tobi (black short hair) were to my right, Cougar (mackeral tabby male) was on top of my knees, Boyce and Ian were bracketing my legs, and Bear was cuddled up with his dog, Jasper. It was very interesting trying to get out of bed! Patti and the Bridgeport, NY, USA cat crew "Mishi" <PStott@twcny.rr.com> had some very interesting things to say about Re: It was a 7 cat nigth: >It was a 9 cat and 1 d*g night here last night - it got down to about 12 >degrees F, just a nice, brisk night. <G> When I woke up this morning, I was [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >knees, Boyce and Ian were bracketing my legs, and Bear was cuddled up with >his dog, Jasper. It was very interesting trying to get out of bed! Your cat has his own dog? :-) Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL >"Mishi" <PStott@twcny.rr.com> had some very interesting things to say >about Re: It was a 7 cat nigth: [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Your cat has his own dog? :-) Don't they all? ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com My advice is to just give up and hibernate this winter. =o) ALthough I suppose you'd have to get up to feed and clean the kitty boxes, now and then. And I thought *I* was a heated, padded food dispenser! Melissa |
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