# Why does the cat sleep on my backpack?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-cat-sleep-on-my-backpack/588219>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 7, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-cat-sleep-on-my-backpack/588219 "2011-07-07T19:12:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-cat-sleep-on-my-backpack/588219/41 "2011-07-09T05:40:34Z")

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[A recent picture of my varmint in the back yard.](http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s142/featherlou/Family/HPIM6965.jpg) She doesn’t usually have her eyes all squinty like that - I think this picture looks funny because she looks so pugnacious.

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**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-cat-sleep-on-my-backpack/588219/42 "2011-07-09T06:59:28Z")

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I think that the problem is a typo in your question. You say “my” backpack. It is not yours, it is the cat’s…

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-cat-sleep-on-my-backpack/588219/43 "2011-07-09T07:17:06Z")

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> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#):
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> [Maru, the strangest cat alive.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uDuls5TyNE&NR=1) He makes all our weird kitties look positively normal. 🙂

Heh, I came to post Maru too.

My cat also sleeps on my backpack or my laptop bag. The moment either of them go down on a flat surface, she’s curled up on them. Could it be size - they’re roughly kitty-sized and that could be related to something in nature? Texture too, maybe: they may prefer a canvas surface due to its heat capacity.

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**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-cat-sleep-on-my-backpack/588219/44 "2011-07-09T10:12:18Z")

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> [@jjimm](#):
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> Heh, I came to post Maru too.
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> My cat also sleeps on my backpack or my laptop bag. The moment either of them go down on a flat surface, she’s curled up on them. Could it be size - they’re roughly kitty-sized and that could be related to something in nature? Texture too, maybe: they may prefer a canvas surface due to its heat capacity.

Maru has his own blog =)

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