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[ritterstand]

For those of you who are pet owners - particularly those of cats, what advice do you have for someone whose cat seems to have eschewed their bed in favour of sleeping on your chest and/or face?

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The picture was taken by my best friend who was concerned that I did not immediately answer the door (I was trapped, I didn't want to disturb my cat he seemed so peaceful...)

I have no problems with him in my bed, but it is not a pleasant sensation to wake up not being able to breathe because there is a bundle of cat in the way.

I'm not saying that my cat is trying to kill me, but there have been a couple of close calls. Do I need to bribe him back to his bed? Or is his bed insufficient and he needs another one?

Comments

[ritterstand]

Interesting, so it's not confined to cats...

This sounds like a good idea. Perhaps I could put an old shirt in his bed as some sort of lining or blanket.

[sleepinglotus]

Tadashi is very cuddly. I don't know if that's true of all dogs, but he's also young and I recently adopted him, so that may have something to do with it.

I put a shirt on a space next to me on my bed and while he still wants to be close he's less prone to pinning my arm all night.

[ritterstand]

This sounds like an excellent idea. It means that he can be close without smothering me.

Thank you for the suggestion, I shall try it at my earliest convenience.

[sleepinglotus]

I wish you luck in surviving cat smothering.

[ritterstand]

And the same to you and your puppy. I imagine that at that age, they would be a handful.

[sleepinglotus]

Might not have been the best choice for a first time pet, but he picked me and I'm not going to say no to a face as cute as his.

[ritterstand]

That is I believe, how they get you. They look at you with irresistible eyes and suddenly you are knee deep in pet food and accessories.

[sleepinglotus]

It really didn't take much at all.

Though I'll be completely honest, some of the toys I've bought were because I thought they were wonderfully amusing.