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Cat Forum / General Topics / October 2005sleeping position
Am I the only one whose cat flops over on her back with her front paws touching over on one side, head turned to the same side, and back legs flopped all the way open to sleep? It looks strangely contorted to me...but whatever floats her boat, I guess :) She sleeps like that all the time if she's on the floor. If she's on a bed or the back of the couch she's usually on her tummy, but when she's sleeping near me, sometimes even on the couch cushions, she's in the above mentioned position. Sometimes her little front paws are up in the air a little and flopped over at the first joint instead of being to the side. Strange :) Beth > Sometimes her little > front paws are up in the air a little and flopped over at the first > joint instead of being to the side. George does that, esp. in warm weather. He lays on his back with paws at various odd angles. The first few times I saw that pose I had to go over to him and check that he was still alive. In the borning days of the third millennium, Beth wrote: >Am I the only one whose cat flops over on her back with her front paws >touching over on one side, head turned to the same side, and back legs >flopped all the way open to sleep? It looks strangely contorted to me...but >whatever floats her boat, I guess :) We refer to it as "the dead kitty pose". Both of ours do that all the time. -- Brian Merchant Puritanism didn't keep the puritans from sinning, it just kept them from enjoying it. --Father Joe Breighner Country Roads > In the borning days of the third millennium, Beth wrote: >>Am I the only one whose cat flops over on her back with her front paws [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > --Father Joe Breighner > Country Roads Very good name for it! My Butterscotch is doing it right now, by the way :) > In the borning days of the third millennium, Beth wrote: >>Am I the only one whose cat flops over on her back with her front paws [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > -- > Brian Merchant Only two of my four do this. Boof is 9 months old and still does the kitten sleep thing. Smokey is two and sleeps like this on the bed at night time, so I can rub her tummy lots and lots. Phil and Lil don't do it. Do you mean like this? http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/View?u=1777604&a=13746150&p=71928026&Sequence=0& res=high ---MIKE--- >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') Yep, that's it! But, it looks like my kitty is more on her back whereas this little doll is sort of on the side. Guess it's very common :) Do you mean like this? http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/View?u=1777604&a=13746150&p=71928026&Sequence=0& res=high ---MIKE--- >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') LOL! Angus does that all the time too. Both totally on his back, paws flopping, or top half twisted over to one side. I have some great photos. He will often do it if he wants his tummy rubbed as well. He rolls over then eyes me meaningfullly until I get the message. > LOL! Angus does that all the time too. Both totally on his back, paws > flopping, or top half twisted over to one side. I have some great > photos. He will often do it if he wants his tummy rubbed as well. He > rolls over then eyes me meaningfullly until I get the message. Heh... cute picture... my Rajah does the same thing... it's hard not to go over and try to rub his belly... not something he cares for.. he's a tooth kitty.. and always ready to strike. Here's a cute picture I grabbed when he was a kitten... Fits the "dead kitty pose" to a t... http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=4944024&uid=2495751 -Dele > Am I the only one whose cat flops over on her back with her front paws > touching over on one side, head turned to the same side, and back legs [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Beth It's very common if the cat is totally relaxed and at ease with you. They (like all animals) have a strong instinct to protect vulnerable areas such as their tummies. Our house cat will do it while lying in the warm sun near our windows which go down to floor level. Its quite cute to watch. Sometimes they do this when they are feeling playful,..tho if I tickle their tummy, the result can be a claw-retracted swot,..followed by a little more serious one if I dont get the message! Jason >> Am I the only one whose cat flops over on her back with her front paws >> touching over on one side, head turned to the same side, and back legs [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Jason Yeah, I've heard that about them being at ease. That makes me happy :) Yeah, I know what you mean about the swat attack. I just got one! :) When our Buffy does it (often) we call her "Otter". Two of her best captured poses, one as an "adult" and one as a kitten in her favorite wooden table top sleeping box (decor, to us) http://www.davidandmollie.com/kitties/otter.jpg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Am I the only one whose cat flops over on her back with her front paws >>> touching over on one side, head turned to the same side, and back legs [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > Yeah, I've heard that about them being at ease. That makes me happy :) > Yeah, I know what you mean about the swat attack. I just got one! :) > When our Buffy does it (often) we call her "Otter". Two of her best > captured poses, one as an "adult" and one as a kitten in her favorite > wooden table top sleeping box (decor, to us) > > http://www.davidandmollie.com/kitties/otter.jpg Wow, kittens sure are flexible, aren't they! She's beautiful. >> When our Buffy does it (often) we call her "Otter". Two of her best >> captured poses, one as an "adult" and one as a kitten in her favorite [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Wow, kittens sure are flexible, aren't they! She's beautiful. Yes, she is beautiful! We have a tuxedo named Peanut that sleeps on his back most of the time, his front paws folded on his chest and back paws straight up in the air, toes bent. Alas, I haven't gotten a picture of that. We have another tuxedo, Popie, who took over my dough bowl for sleeping from the first night she was with us as a kitten. She still sleeps there. I've posted this picture before, but here it is once again... http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=esvs79  SignatureWayne Boatwright *¿* _____________________________ http://tinypic.com/eikz78.jpg Meet Mr. Bailey Great pics of Buffy! She is a real cutie. Kate |
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