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Old November 14th 18, 06:23 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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Default 6 cats out of 12 - Newcomer, please be patient, gentle.

Thank you.
How many are in bed with you?
With the cold setting in, shutters are closed and no bird-watching keeps all
6 against and on me in bed.
They refuse to be moved, but as uncomfortable as it can get it's also nice
to feel the love.
It feels more like I'm sleeping with them in their spot rather than them
sleeping in my bed with me.

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"joy" wrote in message
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On 11/7/2018 7:14 PM, Kitten wrote:
Hello Everyone,

I'm new here, thought I'd give it a try - need some cheering up, as much

as
the cats excell at this, some human comfort would be welcome too.
I am crazy about cats, all have been rescues, I can not fault them - the
only time I'm unhappy with them is when they fall sick.
So, at most I lived with 13 cats, 12 cats for years, time passes and now
I've got only 6 furry funny creatures keeping me company.
Anecdotes are plentyfull, where to start, maybe with my favourite boo
Kitten (one of his many nicknames) is a 10 year old ginger fat cat, the
youngest of the family, and we are co-dependant.
He joined the family accidently - first he was so sick when we found him

he
was not supposed to survived, then we thought we'd give him away but....
He got into this habit of *having* to sleep on my face - accross my

face, on
my cheek, any way he could, but if I moved he would sleep in my arms in

bed
or where his human's fidgeting would not interfere with his many

snoozes.
Then I had to leave him for a week [funerals far away from home].
Our first night back home was different, the little darling monster must
have thought he was abandonned again, he *had* to sit accross my entire
face: I couldn't see, I couldn't move, I couldn't breath!
But this cat could not be moved, it's like he made himself as heavy as
possible [he hadn't reached his present 6kgs+ but still], as if he was
hanging on for dear life, "fighting" him about this seemed pointless and
almost cruel.
I now learnt how to position my face to have one nostril free to make us
both happy, I guess it was a matter of survival for both of us in a way.
We have our routine now, different positions depending if I'm lying on

my
back or on my side...I can't tell if it's endearing, funny, pathetic or
else...
Regarless, we can't sleep without each other now and I've never had a

better
bed companion - no need for sleeping pills if I have a Kitten.
One of the downsides is my body seems to have associtated "Kitten on

face"
with "must be very still and sleep".
So now, even if I'm not sleepy, after a few minutes of cat face cuddle,

I
fall asleep, whether I need to get up or not....
Second and last concern, I've had to take another one of my other

companions
to bed with me now{HC-story for later if anyone's interested}, and she

is
trying to copy him, as if "this must be the best place to sleep", but

she's
not as gracefull, she tries to climb my face as if it was some sort of
furniture (?), she has no problem trying to shove her foot in my mouth

to
climb (oh yuk yuk yuk), she's clumsy and persistent AND Kitten will only
tolerate sharing *his* space if he has the prime spot - ie, all my face

but
one cheek where HC is happy to reside eventually..
All you can see is a lump under the blankets and one (or two cats) where

a
human head should be...
Crazy cats, crazy human...
Take care everyone, cats, humans and poorly humans: recover soon, I do

not
know you but send you my best wishes for a prompt recovery.
Thank you for your patience with this human.


Welcome! My cats sleep on my bed, but not on my face.