# Sleeping Cat **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 12, 2005, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-cat/335282 "2005-12-12T17:32:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KlondikeGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2005, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-cat/335282/1 "2005-12-12T17:32:36Z")
Our cat Mehta, when not sleeping on any available round dish, likes to curl up with his arm, uh, leg over his face like [this](http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c86/KlondikeGeoff/PICT0008.jpg) Pardon the parental pride. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![phall0106](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phall0106/32/5934_2.png) [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2005, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-cat/335282/2 "2005-12-12T17:33:53Z")
Wow! What beautiful markings! ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2005, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-cat/335282/3 "2005-12-12T17:45:47Z")
Oooooooh, is that a marble Bengal you’ve got there? Very pretty cat! ---
**Author:** ![KlondikeGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2005, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-cat/335282/4 "2005-12-12T17:52:54Z")
> [@Anastasaeon](#): > > Oooooooh, is that a marble Bengal you’ve got there? > > Very pretty cat! Yup, you’ve got it…the other Bengal, Zubin, is spotted. Mehta weighs "only"13 lbs while the bigger one is 15 lbs. ---
**Author:** ![butler1850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@butler1850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butler1850)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2005, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-cat/335282/5 "2005-12-12T19:26:29Z")
That “head hug” position is on of my favorites that our male cat “Tuxedo” does. (DSH, brown mackerel tabby, no pics, but with a white belly, and white feet.) It usually accompanies a body shake similar to the one I make when I’m at full AM stretch. ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2005, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-cat/335282/6 "2005-12-12T20:23:48Z")
Four of my five like to [sleep in a pile](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/rasa23/2.jpg). (I have a mommacat and the 3 kids, plus one “unrelated” cat.) ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2005, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-cat/335282/7 "2005-12-12T20:27:53Z")
Khan likes to [disguise](http://www.geocities.com/maeriwyn/KhanDisguise.JPG) himself as part of the couch. ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2005, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-cat/335282/8 "2005-12-12T20:34:25Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > Khan likes to [disguise](http://www.geocities.com/maeriwyn/KhanDisguise.JPG) himself as part of the couch. Haha! That rocks. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-cat/335282/9 "2005-12-13T00:14:32Z")
Beautiful cats all round. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-cat/335282/10 "2005-12-13T04:29:04Z")
> [@KlondikeGeoff](#): > > …, leg over his face like [this](http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c86/KlondikeGeoff/PICT0008.jpg) Looks to me like he wants you to turn off the lights… 😉 Here are my [sleeping](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b86/kkobayashi1/2005-11-26-09h58m24.jpg) [dogs](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b86/kkobayashi1/2005-11-26-09h58m34.jpg). And [sleepy](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b86/kkobayashi1/2005-12-12-00h58m53.jpg) [dogs](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b86/kkobayashi1/2005-12-12-01h00m10.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-cat/335282/11 "2005-12-13T04:51:04Z")
Well, sometimes their legs are [too short](http://photobucket.com/albums/a56/silenus_/?action=view¤t=P8190024.jpg)… Yours is a cutie. ---
**Author:** ![Mint\_Julep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc79bd/32.png) [@Mint\_Julep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mint_Julep)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-cat/335282/12 "2005-12-13T17:06:15Z")
Overload of AWWWW right here! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![taxi78cab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@taxi78cab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taxi78cab)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-cat/335282/13 "2005-12-13T18:20:57Z")
> [@KlondikeGeoff](#): > > Yup, you’ve got it…the other Bengal, Zubin, is spotted. Mehta weighs "only"13 lbs while the bigger one is 15 lbs. Ooh, ooh! Do I get points for recognizing the Bengal too?? \*\*KeithT \*\*has a tiny little 7-pound Bengal. I’ll ask if he’s got any sleeping pix of her and send him over here to post. Everyone’s got such cute doggies and kitties! ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-cat/335282/14 "2005-12-13T19:00:16Z")
I have no pictures, woe, but my little Westie is curled up in the laundry basket right now and is the cutest thing ever (take my word for it). D’awwwwwwww. You know, you can never have enough of these threads. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-cat/335282/15 "2005-12-13T19:13:09Z")
That made me sad. That was [Erica’s](http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a39/keylimepie630/cat%20pictures/sleepyerica.jpg) favorite position. Beautiful cat though, great markings. ---
**Author:** ![TheBoneyKingofNowhere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@TheBoneyKingofNowhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBoneyKingofNowhere)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-cat/335282/16 "2005-12-13T19:16:58Z")
I love the curled up cat sleep position, and leg over face is any better. My kitty doesn’t do that, but when he’s in a deep sleep, his tongue will protrude from his mouth ever so slightly. It’s hilarious. Maybe I’ll post a picture of it later. ---
**Author:** ![Aragowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/da6949/32.png) [@Aragowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aragowyn)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-cat/335282/17 "2005-12-13T23:29:58Z")
Ohhhh snugly sleepy kitties! Too too cute. I have to share some of mine. Sometimes, [Hector tries to keep his sister from falling off the chair](http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b39/stevenalice/DSCF0052b.jpg). Othertimes, [he hasn’t a care in the world](http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b39/stevenalice/DSCF0048b.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-cat/335282/18 "2005-12-13T23:32:25Z")
I’m lovin’ the sleepy critters ! Here are some of mine: Charlie Cat, snoozing among the Country music: [![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/PapSett/My%20Babies/TheKids129.jpg) ](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/PapSett/My%20Babies/TheKids129.jpg) Ruby, doing the foot over the eyes thing: [![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/PapSett/My%20Babies/Stuff002.jpg) ](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/PapSett/My%20Babies/Stuff002.jpg) Kharma, airing things out: [![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/PapSett/My%20Babies/TheKids097.jpg) ](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/PapSett/My%20Babies/TheKids097.jpg) Nick, sleeping soundly: [![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/PapSett/My%20Babies/TheKids167.jpg) ](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/PapSett/My%20Babies/TheKids167.jpg) Cricket, Belly up (why do all my dogs sleep on their backs???) [![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/PapSett/My%20Babies/TheKids198.jpg) ](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/PapSett/My%20Babies/TheKids198.jpg) Jay, in the dog bed: [![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/PapSett/My%20Babies/dogs046.jpg) ](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/PapSett/My%20Babies/dogs046.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2005, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-cat/335282/19 "2005-12-14T00:13:56Z")
Papsett, I have an urge to rub some furry bellies! Here’s Micky, sunning. [![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/AuntiePam/catinsun.jpg) ](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/AuntiePam/catinsun.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2005, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-cat/335282/20 "2005-12-14T02:22:22Z")
Because there can never be [enough](http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/Draeleigh/Stuff/SiriusSleep.jpg) [pictures](http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/Draeleigh/Stuff/Pictures012.jpg). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-cat/335282.md?page=2)