Why do cats sleep in obscure places?

[Drisgirl]

Buddy was until the last 2 days content to wedge himself between the kettle (i dont use it so it wasnt the heat- and the coffee jar-now -he he has taken to wedging himself between my childrens photos and the CD player -the whole table is skew wiff.O forgot between the kettle and the table it was on top of the fire and the photos got lashed and he stretched out -no heat again?

I have a Buddy album -I know they are all the same but dont you just love them when they are daft?

[wolf63]

A woman once said to me "cats are curious animals". I took that to mean that they were curious by nature.

But the longer that I live with cats the more I realise that they are curious - as in weird, strange, odd and bloody minded.

My two usually sleep on the back of the sofa or chair - but I have found them in cupboards, washing machines, the fridge, sitting on the shelf with the cat ornaments - the list goes on.

They are both lovable and annoying animals. :-)

[Drisgirl]

aww bless wolf -I posted in the wrong category but u are so right -Buddy gives me an endless soure of entertainment -we call him the bairn -lol

Hows Perth BTW -=that was some down pour early on -it reeks eh?

[Eve]

Tessie, my parents' cat has a thing about sitting on the windowsill behind the blinds in the living room which can scare the crap out of you if you don't know she's there. She likes sitting on chairs under the dining table too hidden by the tablecloth.

Mitchell, who we lost last year, used to have a think about the milk float and the milkman had to have a word with my mum as he'd find him sitting in his float and would refuse to budge.

After we lost Mitchell Tessie took up sitting in the places that Mitchell used to (on a shelf under a living room table etc...).

We have an old family favourite photo of Jinks who we lost over 10 years ago, asleep in a roasting tin :)

[garner]

Whilst I am typing this I have Rooney on my lap,it's a must that everytime I come on here he's got to [nose] in.Mickey is a back of the chair guy, he likes to see everything and Rastaz is a window sill guy who likes to see what's going on outside.Mickey will walk across our mantel piece and not knock one single item off, such foot sure is wonderful I think.g.

[CSIambleside]

Here's my two cats routine

Biggy - couch, windowsill ( reached by a big leap into the curtains) , stair, bedroom windowsill. ( repeat )

Littley - bed, stair, bedroom chair, computer chair, windowsill ( reached by jumping on the back of the telly first ) (repeat )

[Drisgirl]

Aw bless I am laughing at all your stories -they are so daft -just remebered another Buddy one -sleeping in the rubber plant pot -did it for days -the plant was horizontal but didnt have the heart to move him.

The mlik float really tickled me lol

[madboutcats]

My mums cat big ginge likes sleeping on the window ledge and sometimes the coffee table and will give my mum a fright thru the night when he rolls off and hits the floor with a thump. At the moment old age seems to have caught up with him and hes not been too well the past few days, a tri to the vets is on the cards, i just hope it wont be his final one just yet.

[lollyone]

One of our cats sleeps in a huge plant pot in the green house (its full of soil)

I just find it so funny that, when they sleep on the bed, if theres anything at all on there however small, piece of paper or even a coin, they HAVE to lie on it. And if you spread out the newspaper on the floor they are guaranteed to appear and come and sit down on it!

I also find it amazing how they can walk across a shelf or windowsill without nudging a single thing on there.

[delboy3]

Cats sleep anywhere, any table, any chair.
Top of piano, window-ledge, in the middle, on the edge.
Open draw, empty shoe, anybody's lap will do.
Fitted in a cardboard box, in the cupboard with your frocks.
Anywhere! They don't care! Cats sleep anywhere.

Eleanor Farjeon (1881 - 1965)

[tiggerblue10]

Hey Dris,

If there is an empty box anywhere Tigger will sleep in it. She also likes to sleep in the storage bit under the spare bed. Blue naps on the window sill in the living room.

[Drisgirl]

Really laughing here - seems like Buddy, who at this moment is speaking to me as he lies on the photo of my daughter on the table.

Newspaper -thought he was the only one who did that -my son came home with his laptop -yip youve got it -within ten minutes Buddy had managed to snuggle into the case-he sleeps on the grass when its raining -he sleeps on rose bushes ?? lol

Love that quote delboy-sums it up really lol !!!

[alfieblue]

madboutcats - hope big ginge will be okay, keep us updated - he is such a character. xxx Love to you all, with your lovely stories. Alfie n pup xx :o)

[madboutcats]

alfieblue lovely to see your name pop up on here again, i will keep you informed on big ginge,, he might be mums cat but i do have a big soft spot for him and seeing him look so unhappy the other day was really quite worrying, its really like old age has crept up on him.

[Barmaid]

Well I have two of the little darlings and despite providing them with numerous cat beds, two sofas, a chair and 3 beds they tend to like to sleep anywhere that is in the way - ie stairs, the bit of the sofa I have been sitting on and have briefly left for the loo, my lappy, my work, across the top of the telly, the dining room table, the washing basket, and most oddly of all, the shower tray.

[Jugglering]

My two thugs are great delights to me too ! Big Thug is usually to be found either on the sofa or on her side of the bed (!) but occasionally decides to act intellectual by claiming rights to one of my ring binders from college. She also loves to sleep on top of the rack of towels in the bathroom. Little Thug is currently asleep on her (ie the other) side of the bed (I get the 12" bit between them.....) or on the back of the sofa (other end to Big Thug) or even in her little cat house. When they've been on the catnip they tend to sleep on their sides with their legs stretched out fully .... totally bonkers !

[Rosetta]

I can't match any of your examples but they have given me a good giggle.

[madboutcats]

just remembering how much my old cat patch used to love sleeping in the airing cupboard, it was about 5ft jump onto the shelf where he would curl up on an old sweatshirt of mine. i once caught him climbing onto the shelf above, he hooked his paw through the wooden slats above his head and hauled himself up and with a little flick of his body was up and cosying down on an old duvet.

[bryher]

My Claude loves the clean laundry basket. And unfortunately underneath the ancient neighbours bird table