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Cat Forum / General Topics / August 2005Cat spends whole days in our bed!
We are inexperienced, with a new cat. She has had quite a few favorite spots to rest, from an outside chair to various rugs in the house. Lately she has decided to spend whole days on our bed. Is this harmless or should we coax her out of this? In other words, should there be an enforced distinction between her furniture and ours? All furniture is theirs. > We are inexperienced, with a new cat. She has had quite a few favorite > spots to rest, from an outside chair to various rugs in the house. > Lately she has decided to spend whole days on our bed. Is this harmless > or should we coax her out of this? In other words, should there be an > enforced distinction between her furniture and ours? > We are inexperienced, with a new cat. She has had quite a > few favorite spots to rest, from an outside chair to > various rugs in the house. Lately she has decided to > spend whole days on our bed. Is this harmless or should > we coax her out of this? In other words, should there be > an enforced distinction between her furniture and ours? Like Karen just said, it's her bed, she just lets you sleep in it sometimes ;-) IMHO it's always best to let a cat have free run of the house. She doesn't understand the distinctions that humans make, to her, it's just a comfortable spot to sleep. If she sleeps there while you're in bed, feel honoured..! I can't love my Missy more than when I wake up to find her curled up next to me with her chin resting on my outstretched arm :-) Ivor > We are inexperienced, with a new cat. She has had quite a few favorite > spots to rest, from an outside chair to various rugs in the house. > Lately she has decided to spend whole days on our bed. Is this harmless > or should we coax her out of this? In other words, should there be an > enforced distinction between her furniture and ours?>> Why wouldn't it be harmless? What do you think she'll do if you leave her to sleep on your bed? Alison:) >> We are inexperienced, with a new cat. She has had quite a few > favorite [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > leave her to sleep on your bed? > Alison:) She may jump on his face and suffocate him. Adam > > > We are inexperienced, with a new cat. She has had > > > quite a few favorite spots to rest, from an outside [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > She may jump on his face and suffocate him. Trust me, if 12 pounds of cat lands on your face, you wake up FAST..!! <g> Ivor Cats sleep for 18 hours they say, unless mine have something to do they'll sleep. On your bed. lol? 5 of mine do that and in a cold Ohio winter you're glad for the body heat.  SignatureIf a turtle doesn't have a shell, is he homeless or naked? > We are inexperienced, with a new cat. She has had quite a few favorite > spots to rest, from an outside chair to various rugs in the house. > Lately she has decided to spend whole days on our bed. Is this harmless > or should we coax her out of this? In other words, should there be an > enforced distinction between her furniture and ours? > Cats sleep for 18 hours they say, unless mine have something to do they'll > sleep. 18 hours? Fugazi (RB) could top that easily, she just loved to sleep and we reckon a small nuclear explosion would have to go off near her face before she would even deign to open one eye. When Sarrasine is out for count, she is totally out, as a kitten Dave picked up her and shook her convinced she was dead and still she didn't move. He was so sure she was dead that he was wondering whether to give her the kiss of life and for that matter how to and in a complete panic when she opened one eye and made that short harsh noise that translates as "f**k off" and went back to sleep. Every so often we have asked each other the all important question "Is Sarrasine still breathing?" Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs >When Sarrasine is out for count, she is totally out, as a kitten Dave >picked up her and shook her convinced she was dead and still she didn't [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >Every so often we have asked each other the all important question "Is >Sarrasine still breathing?" ----- I used to have a tuxedo named "Max the sausage cat" because of his unusually long body. He'd sleep wrapped around the back of my neck, oblivious to all intrusions. I still miss him. Awwww, he sounds a lot like my Meowzer that passed away years ago. I'd often wake up to find him curled around the top of my head like a cat hat..........:) I really miss the big ole furball sleeping with me. He also loved crawling under the covers and snuggling up against my tummy to sleep. Celeste > >When Sarrasine is out for count, she is totally out, as a kitten Dave > >picked up her and shook her convinced she was dead and still she didn't [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > unusually long body. He'd sleep wrapped around the back of my neck, > oblivious to all intrusions. I still miss him. > Awwww, he sounds a lot like my Meowzer that passed away years ago. I'd > often wake up to find him curled around the top of my head like a cat [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> unusually long body. He'd sleep wrapped around the back of my neck, >> oblivious to all intrusions. I still miss him. We're keeping a friends tuxedo. She seems to have made the transition to a new environment in about 4 seconds. She sleeps on me, next to me, behind my head, across me like she's stretching and often just flops down on me. She's a hard cat not to like. > We are inexperienced, with a new cat. She has had quite a few favorite > spots to rest, from an outside chair to various rugs in the house. > Lately she has decided to spend whole days on our bed. Is this harmless > or should we coax her out of this? In other words, should there be an > enforced distinction between her furniture and ours? We rarely allow Khamun to sleep on our bed, he has a chair and a little bed of his own downstairs. He goes outside so can sometimes be a bit grubby. > We are inexperienced, with a new cat. She has had quite a few favorite > spots to rest, from an outside chair to various rugs in the house. > Lately she has decided to spend whole days on our bed. Is this harmless > or should we coax her out of this? In other words, should there be an > enforced distinction between her furniture and ours? You can train them, with a squirt bottle or squirt gun, not to go on certain areas. We have trained ours to avoid the kitchen counters, the stove, and the kitchen table (anywhere food is prepared/served.) As for the bed though, we quite LIKE sharing our bed with our four cats. As long as your new cat is getting enough exercise and attention, it doesn't matter one bit if she spends much of her time in your bed. Our Nocturne loves being on our pillows, and is there most of the day (they do sleep 14-16 hours a day; that's natural for cats.) --Fil >> We are inexperienced, with a new cat. She has had quite a few favorite >> spots to rest, from an outside chair to various rugs in the house. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > --Fil I really like the name Nocturne. |
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