This is more of an observation than a tip, but cats can indeed sleep on anything and often in the most uncomfortable appearing ways. Cricket the Blind, for instance, likes to not watch TV with me for obvious reasons but also while sleeping sort of on my lap and my remote, if I forget to grab it quickly enough, with her head and a third of her body hanging over my right hip facing down where it seems she is in danger of just sliding right off, though that is usually when I am able to retrieve my remote when it hits the floor.
Now to most humans this would have them imagine themselves, if in a similar position, to just have blood rushing uncomfortably to the their heads until they pass out (but not before, for a brief instant, possibly glimpsing myriad secrets of the universe with that extra noggin blood rush).
But after that it’s back to the passing out and possibly toppling over bringing with it a bruise or two, plus some of that momentary glimpse into the secrets of the universe thing could have been a disappointment anyway and you don’t want that – a bit deflating really.
My dearly missed Shoes, “The Big Orange”, was famous in our small Steve and cats world, for being a true cat-titioner of taking that cats sleeping uncomfortably and also on anything, more than just head south on simple remotes, to purring heart … and to a new level.
I mean he was like any good cat. A t-shirt tossed on the bed? Sleep on it. A pair of sweats? Sleep on it. A drunk friend on the couch? Sleep on ’em.
A laundry basket full of stinky clothes? Sleep IN it (and always more preferable than the laundry basket full of post laundry clean ones for some reason, freakin’ weirdo cats).
Pre-laundry stinky clothes basket? Sleep in it.
Post-laundry all clean fresh clothes basket? Sniff, ignore, pass and sleep somewhere else.
But then …
Me: Shoes, why are you sleeping on that torn up cat scratcher?
Me: Shoes, why are you sleeping on my clunky winter boots, in the closet?
Me: Shoes, how the hell did you get on top of the fridge? Sorry, didn’t mean to wake you. My bad.
Me: Shoes, really, on the cable box?
Me: (Shoes on the third shelf of the bookcase/knickknacker) Dude! What, you trying to glean some sci-fi through cat nap osmosis?! And how the hell did you get up there … and without knocking anything over!?!? (cats be nimble)
Me: Ahhhh SHIT!! (after dropping an entire small plastic container of tacks while barefoot) Godammit!! (tiptoeing and looking for the broom)
Shoes: Whoa!! Not so so fast on the clean-up my good (hu) Man, I must sleep on them first.
Friend: (waking up on the couch – but afraid to move – muffled) Steve, your cat is sleeping on my face.
Me: (finding myself strolling through Hell) Shoes, c’mon, seriously, are you sleeping on damned souls?!
Shoes: They looked like they could use some cat … and I was in need of nap.
Me: Shoes!! They are literally engulfed in damnation’s eternal flames!!
Shoes: And? Your point? It’s warm, cats like warm.
I was reminded of this tonight in, well, a sort of anti-climactic way now I guess, especially after that whole Shoes sleeping on hell found damned for an eternity souls bit an’ all, but was reminded when I saw Cricket sniffing around my extra pillow on the bed, the one that is there for no reason other than to have this look like a “proper” bed and maybe even be small measure of hope (no, it’s not that).
I had just tossed my eye glass case on it and Cricket, with an entire other half of the pillow to choose from, decided to sleep on it.
Me: Cricket?
Cricket: Hey! It was here Steve, so I thought “I must sleep on it”.
Well, Shoes would be proud girlfriend.
Ok, since it’s been a little while since I posted a new cat tip (starting back in April of last year) here are the rest of my Crazy Cat Lady Guy’s Cat tip posts to get you up to speed … for now.
There will surely be more additions to this handy guide to come.
You’re welcome.
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A Crazy Cat Lady Guy’s Cat Guide – Tips #’s 342-348: A convenient list of tips to give an assist in the world of Cats, not, say, Dogs or Rabbits or Guinea Pigs or wild things found in the woods that become the topic of an ad laden web post “They thought it was a cat but then …” and the restorative effects of meditation on cats
A Crazy Cat Lady Guy’s Cat Tips: Tip #349
Crazy Cat Lady Guy Cat Tips Guide – Tip #350: A Bella Note and A Too Small New Cat Box
Crazy Cat Lady Guy Cat Tips Guide – Tip #351: When it’s International Cat Day You Post Accordingly
Crazy Cat Lady Guy Cat Tips Guide – Tip #352: Extra Computer Chairs?
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