It's called  keeping up with the Jones.

My old cat fought with me for possession of the heating pad
I used for my bad back.

We finally started sharing. I had half under me and he laid right
up against me on his half.

When he had it to himself he rolled and stretched and slept.

That cat made me laugh the way he growled when I wanted
my heating pad back.

I finally bought him one of his own.

He walked around the house looking for a spot to lay down and
when he found one he meowed and I took his heating pad to him
and plugged it in and he laid there comfortable and warm.

Robert Greenwood
.>^ ^<
  ??

Of course they can live without it, but  cats adore hot places: My Tiara
will always sleep on top of VCR or PC Monitor(yes I am aware of dangers and
make sure they are switched off when I'm not around), Tigger will sit on the
window and "bake" himself in the middle of August happily for hours and my
neighbours Lucky likes nothing better then sleeping next to a heater.

So if you wanna spoil your cat why not get him/her a heated bed :)

Gee and Cat Co.