Kitty has a new habit: she sleeps with me every night! Cat people? I need your input!
By The Horse
@TheHorse (218548)
Walnut Creek, California
January 19, 2022 10:37am CST
A few weeks ago, Kitty developed a habit that bothered me slightly. She was sleeping a lot behind the TV, where I can't see her.
I couldn't tell if she was mad at me (I was out of wet food for a couple of days) or thought I was mad at her (I hiss at her when she sharpens her claws on my couch).
But for the past couple of weeks, she has been climbing into bed with me every night when I "crash."
She will head out in the wee hours to do cat things, but she's back in bed with me when I wake up in the morning.
I wonder what caused the change.
Is she guarding me from Orange Kitty, whom I have not seen recently? Am I guarding her from Mr. Skunk? (He did his thing at about 4:45 AM this morning.) Do cats just like to shake things up now and again?
I'm not a cat person, but I'm learning. Any thoughts?
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@FourWalls (67775)
• United States
19 Jan 22
You are being enslaved, my friend. Get used to it.
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@FourWalls (67775)
• United States
19 Jan 22
@TheHorse — you are still asking questions so your training isn’t finished.
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@TheHorse (218548)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Jan 22
@FourWalls Sigh. She's gaining confidence. She's sleeping right through the wood shredder on the bike path right now.
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@wolfgirl569 (105945)
• Marion, Ohio
19 Jan 22
They change their sleeping spots regular
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@wolfgirl569 (105945)
• Marion, Ohio
20 Jan 22
@TheHorse Let us know when she does 
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@TheHorse (218548)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Jan 22
@wolfgirl569 But I'll be so hurt...
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@RasmaSandra (79714)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jan 22
She is putting you under her spell and it is all right she loves and trusts you
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@RasmaSandra (79714)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Jan 22
@TheHorse I am positive they do I went through that with my Sid who really missed his Papa he got out on the roof here in Florida and meowed to the heavens and I understood shy that was really love and I am glad they are together now at least watching over me
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@TheHorse (218548)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Jan 22
@RasmaSandra Probably so. If Kitty got squished, I know I would cry. Wait. That's a different question, isn't it?
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@xander6464 (44177)
• Wapello, Iowa
19 Jan 22
I'm not burdened with thoughts cause I'm blond. And I don't know much about cats. I only have three of them.
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@xander6464 (44177)
• Wapello, Iowa
20 Jan 22
@TheHorse Or the opposite. If there is an AfterLife and it's a really good place, why am I wasting time here?
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@TheHorse (218548)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Jan 22
@xander6464 Dang. I wonder about that often. Maybe the afterlife involves being the "other living being" in the interactions we have here. If so I'd better give some cats and dogs some good lower back massages.
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@LindaOHio (178131)
• United States
20 Jan 22
I'm not a cat person either; but she is getting more used to you or she likes your body heat! :-)
