And my cats as well know their bedtime, they come in when I'm about to sleep and wait for me to lay down so they can lay down and sleep
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Do you let your cat sleep in your bed with you at night?
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I let mine sleep with me, she doesn't always want to but when she does I feel like I sleep better. She will usually sleep next to my head or in between my legs. I've never even heard of it having health problems but I don't think it causes any, seems to help me.
I agree that it probably has to do with seeking warmth when it's cold. Also if my bed is messy I've noticed she prefers to find a different spot, usually the chair in my room. She moves around alot too and sometimes will start in the chair and end up in bed or vice versa.
I agree that it probably has to do with seeking warmth when it's cold. Also if my bed is messy I've noticed she prefers to find a different spot, usually the chair in my room. She moves around alot too and sometimes will start in the chair and end up in bed or vice versa.
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No Bee Kitty on me last night. I may have ticked her off earlier...I was trying to get her to cuddle with me last night and it wasn't going well. LOL.
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Sukie has learnt to sleep alongside me, or my wife. She can be a very elongated cat, I measured her as 1 metre, tip of tail to extended legs.
Last night she slept on the pillow above my head - all night.
Sukie has learnt to sleep alongside me, or my wife. She can be a very elongated cat, I measured her as 1 metre, tip of tail to extended legs.
Last night she slept on the pillow above my head - all night.
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LOL let them??????? They are bed hogs! They sleep where they want ... which is often by me. Plus Salem figured out that I will keep petting him as I'm falling asleep. So he gets his nightly cuddles.
Back in 1987 we adopted two kittens. I don't recall exactly when it first started but one of our cats (she was full grown by then) began sleeping with me all through the night. My husband was to my left and I to my right and after getting in bed, I left enough room for Midnight. She crawled into bed right near me... we were face to face and before we both fell asleep she placed her paw right over mine since I kept my right hand near the pillow. It was the sweetest thing and I loved that feeling of closeness. I somehow doubt that health problems might occur from this action since we slept like that for years and there was nothing negative which ever resulted.
My 6 month old kitten always sleeps with me, she has since the first day I got her! I sleep much better at night when she's snuggled up next to me, and she always wakes me up with morning licks and kisses and it sets a good mood for the long day ahead of me! Here's a picture of her from the first night we brought her home, and a picture from last night! 
She's wearing a cone because she just got spayed haha
Here's a picture of her from the first night we brought her home, and a picture from last night! She's wearing a cone because she just got spayed haha
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Honeybee was on me because when I woke up there was a few treats on top of me. my boyfriend gave her treats when she was sleeping on me. I never felt her. I must have been out like a light. Kind of funny waking up with treats on my belly and no cat LOL
And I think its very healthy for them to sleep with us. It has been proven that petting an animal lowers our blood pressure and gives feelings of calmness in a very bitter angry world. Keep letting them sleep with you. You both will form a bond AND they will keep you warm at night so you don't need to keep the house as warm!
And I think its very healthy for them to sleep with us. It has been proven that petting an animal lowers our blood pressure and gives feelings of calmness in a very bitter angry world. Keep letting them sleep with you. You both will form a bond AND they will keep you warm at night so you don't need to keep the house as warm!
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No. Not because I would mind, but because I always toss and turn a lot and am afraid I might hurt Maxine.
I'm fortunate that she will only come up on the bed when invited. However, I frequently fall asleep while reading on the couch and she is invariably there sleeping on my chest when I wake up.
I'm fortunate that she will only come up on the bed when invited. However, I frequently fall asleep while reading on the couch and she is invariably there sleeping on my chest when I wake up.
Oh, yes. And sometimes it feels like it too. And did know it in short order.
And when you keep the house cooler at night, the more they want to snuggle. On cold nights, if The Ladies are not by the wood stove, they are next to me or on me.
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I toss and turn all night, too. I would not be worried about hurting Maxine. If I roll over, I guess they move out of the way. There is never a flat cat in the morning.
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Good to know. I'll give it a try.
Cucumella has now decided she must do some kneading on my stomach before settling down to sleep by my side. So now I must start my nights by lying down with a thick towel over me to protect my flimsy nightdress from her sharp claws.
I wouldn't worry.
They move when they have to, and position themselves as experience shows you won't bump into them. All my cats do. The only ones I'd worry about would be tiny kittens, or really old infirm cats.
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Love their names.
My Cucumella has decided that I must get up at 8 o'clock. It is true that that has been my "getting up" time for a long time but sometimes I go to bed late and would like to sleep a little longer in the morning. Nothing doing, all my "NOS" are ignored. She licks my face, she hits me with her paws, she makes al kinds of funny noises with her throat and...........she wins. It has nothing to do with wanting her breakfast because I fill her water and dry food dishes the night before and she eats when she wants. What she cannot wait for is her morning scratch on her chin and behind her ears. 
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I love it when mine sleep in bed with me. Wish they would do it more!
