Hi. I have a new cat (called Ranma, like the cat-fearing star of the Anime series
), it's the first cat i've owned, so i have a couple of doubts.
First, i haven't checked with the vet yet, but there are times when he makes a strange sound, that sounds like he swallowed a miniature motorcycle or something. Is this what people call purrs? because i do have noticed him making the sound when he's very comfortable, so it may be.
Second, is it true that is dangerous to let the cat sleep with you? The people in the house have heard lots of thinks about letting the cats sleep with you, from the hair being dangerous and a potential transmissor of deadly diseases (you'd think they'd ban cats as biological weapons or something), to them killing people in their sleep by playfully striking your throat as they see it moving while you breath. I don't believe that (what i believe is that the kitty is dangerous to my sleep because he always decides to play at 1AM waking me up so i can play too
), but i want to receive confirmation, preferably with links to related information.
Third, as i've related people here don't want to let the cat sleep with anyone, so we've tried to keep him sleeping in a small basket we prepared as a bed for him that he seems to like on the day. But at night, he doesn't like to be alone and he starts crying to be let in on the rooms (and when somebody lets him in he goes straight to the nearest pillow to sleep there, doesn't matter if it's being used, he'll just sleep over someone's face
). Is there a way to teach him to sleep where we want him to?
First, i haven't checked with the vet yet, but there are times when he makes a strange sound, that sounds like he swallowed a miniature motorcycle or something. Is this what people call purrs? because i do have noticed him making the sound when he's very comfortable, so it may be.
Second, is it true that is dangerous to let the cat sleep with you? The people in the house have heard lots of thinks about letting the cats sleep with you, from the hair being dangerous and a potential transmissor of deadly diseases (you'd think they'd ban cats as biological weapons or something), to them killing people in their sleep by playfully striking your throat as they see it moving while you breath. I don't believe that (what i believe is that the kitty is dangerous to my sleep because he always decides to play at 1AM waking me up so i can play too
Third, as i've related people here don't want to let the cat sleep with anyone, so we've tried to keep him sleeping in a small basket we prepared as a bed for him that he seems to like on the day. But at night, he doesn't like to be alone and he starts crying to be let in on the rooms (and when somebody lets him in he goes straight to the nearest pillow to sleep there, doesn't matter if it's being used, he'll just sleep over someone's face