I can totally understand that. I leave my pillows standing upright or cover them with a bedspread during the day, and I don't think I've ever had a cat sleep on my pillow. I leave comfy and inviting blankets and beds out for them in the bedroom, and they gravitate to those rather than my pillows.dont know, I just think my bed is next level. I put down my face to sleep on my pillo and I would like to know my cat did not put his butt on there.
Absolutely do what you feel comfortable with though. As I said, there's no right or wrong, and you do whatever makes you most comfortable