Cherokee usually laid there in the smack middle of the floor, directly under
the ceiling fan. We had to walk around him. As he got really old, sometimes I'd
poke him, just to make sure he hadn't been dead all day and I was just stepping
over him. No joke.

Sherry

My boy Coco does this and he is the most insecure cat I've ever
known, besides the outside strays I've dealt with!  (Coco is the one
who ate the string, btw -- still ok so far!)

Anyway, he will do the usual lying on his back thing and just relax
and look all around, but sometimes he lies down so that his front end
is lying on his side and his back end is on his back, with his back
legs open realy wide. Now that looks funny b/c it looks so deliberate!
He's just a gray/brown tabby boy, a mutt from the street. I once had a
cat who i'm sure was at least part Maine Coon and his favorite
position what all stretched out on his back, and i've heard that's
common for that breed.

mary

Exactly. I think the bigguns just kinda roll over and realize that
they're comfy that way. :-)

Laura

<<  He likes to lay on his back with his feet sticking

Sounds like a very secure happy cat!

www.mimiforsyth.com

My cat does it occasionally; she weighs only ten pounds. I have always
assumed she does it for her own enjoyment, no other reason. She's always
very relaxed and purring when she does it.

George

My svelte tuxedo lays on his back frequently. The long haired bowling ball
never does. I don't think she could get on her back. Tigger used to lay on
her back a lot when she was younger (before arthritis). Guess some cats do
and some don't regardless of their size.

W

My tuxedo boy does sometimes sleep with his feet sticking up.  He loves having
his belly rubbed :)

Lauren
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See my cats:  http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
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Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

I just tried it and it worked. Sometimes yahoo gets nuts. You can also just
go to http://photos.yahoo.com/kchuplis and click on the May 2004 album. Let
me know if it works.

Karen

Jade,(the black Angora) rolls around on her back and shoots tufts of fur.
Ok, I don't really see any fur shooting off of her, but when she gets up
there's always a couple of thousand hairs in a ball on the carpet.  She's
not relaxing and sleeping like this, she rolls back and forth, usually in a
walkway.  Then I talk baby talk to her and say how cute she is and she does
it more and mews like a baby kittie.  Her front paws are bent, relaxed.  She
looks like a teddy bear, so cuddley but if you touch her belly when she's
doing this, she'll bite your hand.  Don't touch the belly. She doesn't draw
blood, just warns you.  She's kind of a hyper cat.

My tabby (Bonnie) likes to stretch out on her back when she's on a hard
surface like a table or out on the concrete.  Rolls right around and
stretches.  I think it just feels good.  When she rolls on her back she
looks so beautiful because her white chest and neck and paws show. Her
colors are rust, brown and white.tiger/tabby.

I think its a happy action, I'll tell you why.  When two years ago on
Thanksgiving Jade went out and didn't come back for two days, she ROLLED and
ROLLED around a lot, then got up and walked a few feet and rolled again.
Very happy to be home.  Maybe the scent things are on her back too?

Ann

Yeah he is my cutie. I adore that kitten. :)
I'll do that tomorrow, hopefully. But I spoke too soon. The last couple days
he's been all over the furniture :(

BTW there are a couple of him doing this, I believe, on our Webshots. One as
a little kitten about a year ago. The problem is I forget how to access the
page so others can see it. But I shall figure it out :)

Hailey