This is my daughter's cat, who has come to stay with us while they are away for xmas. She's been here a week, she's going home this afternoon, and this morning for the first time she went to sleep on my arm in the armchair. Purrrrrr....
Nice looking cat, whatever you do don't move. As a veteran of many cats over the years trying to move when they sleep on you always ends in claws meets skin.
> Nice looking cat, whatever you do don't move. As a veteran of many cats over the years trying to move when they sleep on you always ends in claws meets skin.
Even more dangerous if you try and move her when she is washing! Ow!
The only way to be safe is to never try move a cat and hope if they decide to sit on you that your bladder can out last theirs and nothing startles them at all.
> Nice looking cat, whatever you do don't move. As a veteran of many cats over the years trying to move when they sleep on you always ends in claws meets skin.
or, even worse, a look of reproach that tortures your soul with guilt longer than any scratches "I'd thought you better than to do that to me ...."
It's even better when they jump on your lap, spend an hour faffing around padding, walking in circles, digging in claws...and then finally decide to lie down and sleep JUST at the moment you need to get up to do something
We acquired our first (and last) family cat when I was in my late teens, a tiny kitten that had most likely been dumped and was brought to us out of some undergrowth by the family spaniel. Our new arrival obviously knew which side it's bread was buttered and soon made itself at home. Up to that point I'd never considered what would happen if you opened a can of beer whilst they were asleep on your lap. Apparently vertical take off is possible.
> Up to that point I'd never considered what would happen if you opened a can of beer whilst they were asleep on your lap. Apparently vertical take off is possible.
Not because of the cat, he was out of sight before the initial 'psssssch' had finished but the laughter that followed might have caused a momentary loss of beer control.
We thought the noise might of sounded like another cat hissing.
All my cats have considered it an honour (for me) that they have chosen my lap to occupy. My ex's cat has taken a year to bestow this privilege upon me. Each time I've shown up it's usually been with sliced chicken or turkey so he's eventually decided I am worthy.
