I love my cats

@ElicBxn (63235)
United States
April 21, 2009 4:41pm CST
I really do, but... I've had it the last few nights where the little darlings have been sleeping on me, tromping on me, waking me up... Last few nights Pong has been sleeping on my upper back/neck, and someone, Scamp, or another cat, on the lower part of my back, some cat between my legs and IF I dare more, they all have to jump up for pets! I am miserable! Last night, after getting to bed after midnight, I woke up once at 2 and again at 5. Oh, my, but they were excited when I woke up at 5, I had claws in my BUTT as they played musical cats on me! I got up, went to the bathroom, discovered the roomie was also awake, lay down on her bed for a bit to cool off (since having 100ยบ+ cats all over me had gotten me over heated.) When I got up from there, I went to bed and shut the door! I had 2 or 3 cats in the room, Gabby, Oliver and maybe Ronnie. I hit the snooze on my phone for over an HOUR trying to catch up from some of my lost sleep. I feel like I've been stepped on, going to take a pain pill tonight I think.
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@ShepherdSpy (8544)
• Omagh, Northern Ireland
21 Apr 09
Ever think there may be something in the saying "Too much of a good thing"?! One snugglecat is plenty when you want to sleep,but when you have a gang of them being playful in the bedroom,it seems a bit much when you're being sleep deprived as a result!
@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
21 Apr 09
tell me about it! I love them, but DANG, do they HAVE to stomp all over me!
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• Omagh, Northern Ireland
21 Apr 09
The bedroom window is parallel with my bed...He'll sit there on the windowsill keeping an eye on the Birds or whatever in the garden,and when He's done,he's been known to do a jumping dismount from the window onto parts of Me I'd rather not have several pounds of Cat using as a landing pad..He learned to stop doing that quite quickly..
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
22 Apr 09
scamp has a bad habit of jumping from the chest that I feed them on to me, and he's a SOLID 14 lbs of cat!
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
21 Apr 09
How many cats do you have??? Sounds as if you need to start a training session. I had a cat that loved wrapping around my neck while I was sleeping. It was GREAT in the winter, but the pits in the summer!!! Every time she got on my neck, I'd lift her off & sit her down on the floor. Took her a few days, but she got the message!!! I later had a cat that loved sleeping on my butt. I woke up every morning with a backache. I was always careful when I moved so as NOT to disturb her. Then it dawned on me that she didn't care if I had a backache so I began to wonder why I cared if she was comfortable. Then I got to where when she'd crawl up on Me, I'd turn over so she had to move. Once I started waking her up every time she woke Me up, she stopped getting up on my butt!!! It took her less than a week to learn not to get on my butt. So, find a way to show your furbabies it's just NOT cool to bug you!!! They'll resist at first, but they will give in if you don't!!!
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
21 Apr 09
I have 25 cats, now, only about half of them are a problem, but the big deal is that they all WANT to on TOP of me! At least it seems that way... I've tried, but since there are so many of them, I can't get one off without many more right behind them.
@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
21 Apr 09
I am going to shut that door tonight, and maybe the rest of the nights this week.
@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
21 Apr 09
Like I said...they'll give up if you don't!!! I believe I'd close the bedroom door so they can't get in the room. They can't lay on you if they can't get to you!!!
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
22 Apr 09
Mine do that to me too, especially the kitten Jason. He wakes me up to sleep on me 3 or 4 times a night sometimes. Only he doesn't always sleep, sometimes he turns circles or claws or whatever. Sunny mushes. Tiger nips fingers. Oreo sucks your skin. But I tolerate that way more than a certain male person's snoring.
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
22 Apr 09
Ping and Taj come when I lay down, but leave when I go to sleep, I guess they can join me tonight! I think 2 or 3 will be my limit during the week!
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
22 Apr 09
Mine take turns. lol
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@GreenMoo (11834)
23 Apr 09
I have a couple of cats who like to work their way UNDER the duvet in order to cuddle up. They're not allowed to, but they sneak in once I'm asleep. Not only do they make the inside of the bed hairy, but they have the cheek to GROWL at me if I roll over in the night and disturb their slumber. I chuck them out, with a resounding 'Who's bed is this anyway?!' ringing in their ears!
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
23 Apr 09
the deal is that the ones on TOP of me don't let me get a hold of them, last few nights I've been sleeping with just a few cats in the room, and not the ones that like to be on top of me!
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@cyrus123 (6363)
• United States
24 Apr 09
this is so funny, lol! Kathy.
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• United States
22 Apr 09
HI {{Elic}} OH I feel your pain for you, I can just imagine, you've got so many furbabies I'd not be able to handle that many in my bed, One is plenty sometimes I have two and the most ever was three, I love my babies too, but that's a lot to have in ones bed, especially the way I thrash around...LOL!! Hope your ( rear-end) is ok from the claws ROTFL!! try to get some sleep tonight! thanks for sharing your story, I needed a good laugh today, not at your misery now, but just to hear about it...(G)!!
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
22 Apr 09
well, after a good nights sleep I find it more amusing too! The rear is alright, Giz didn't hurt me really, just pricked me. Still, annoying when you are wanting to sleep and he's getting me!
• United States
23 Apr 09
Morning Elic: Glad to hear you got some sleep (G)!! I'm still trying to picture you in your bed with all your darlin's sprawled out all over you, like in that one photo you have of all the kitty's in your bed, and they are all over you, One can't really see you in the bed for all the cats...LOLOL!! With all my aches and pains my Cats feel like they weigh 50++lbs or more she does a good job of hitting all my tender spots on me; (sigh) oh well I have so much pain what's a little more right as she walks across me; As soon as I lay down on my couch, she thinks that's her cue to come lay up on me, I lay on my heating pad on my back when I lay down on the couch or to take a nap and here she comes; give your babies some hugs and kisses from me....{{love those kitty's}}}
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@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
23 Apr 09
OK I counted five cats! Pong, Scamp, Gabby, Oliver and Ronnie! Is that correct? Are they all felines? My, my...I only have two cats and only one sleeps with me. She doesn't keep me awake, although I have been woken up by nasty odours coming from the litter tray in the adjoining bathroom or dry reaching which, if not caught in time causes nasty puddles on the floor for me to step on in the morning! Your discussion is a day old now and I don't know what time it is where you are so, if you haven't already taken one, I think the pain pill is a good idea!
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
23 Apr 09
we have 25 cats: Sassy, Nino, Scamp, Chalube, Kit, Shooting Star - Star, Rio, Timus, Taj, Tuti, Nefer, Chevron - Ronnie, Gabrielle - Gabby, Gizmo, Ping & Pong, Solo, Rygel, Oliver, Booboo, Rock Star -Roxy, Frankenkitty - Frankie, Antonio - Tony, Blossom and Flower some are much worse about sleeping ON me than others
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@cyrus123 (6363)
• United States
24 Apr 09
That's a lot of cats. How do you keep up with so many of them? Kathy.
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@mummymo (23706)
27 Apr 09
I know the feeling sweety but with me it wasn't cats just a seven year old daughter! How one child can take up so much room is beyond me! lol Top that off with Grandbunnies that love to make lots of banging noises just as I am getting to sleep and you will know some of the reasons I have bags as big as suitcases under my eyes! xxx
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
27 Apr 09
oh, kids take up an enormous amount of room, because they don't know any better
@BlueAngelRS (2899)
• Canada
5 May 09
I know what it's like to have one cat all over me in the middle of the night I couldn't imangine more...Although my cat pretty set on being the only one he doesn't like other cats and dogs!
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
5 May 09
I have a friend who's cat is like that. Here, they adjust!
• Regina, Saskatchewan
22 Apr 09
Spring is in the air! LOL Neutered or spayed or not, all the animals are feeling frisky these days mom. Tonight a pain pill and all the cats on the OUTSIDE of the room! lol Good luck on getting a better nights sleep........
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
22 Apr 09
I did it! got 12 ish hours of sleep! feel almost human today!
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• Regina, Saskatchewan
22 Apr 09
LOL, Well I hope tomorrow you feel FULLY human!
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@jerzgirl (9233)
• United States
22 Apr 09
Back in the day (to borrow a phrase), my cats used to lay on both sides of me to where they pinned me down - two on one side and two on the other. I couldn't even get out of bed. The ones I have now don't really lay on me in bed. Shady will lay on me if I'm on the couch and Chloe will sit on the back of the couch. If I'm sitting up, she'll walk past me, head butt my head and then lay down touching me, either with her body or she'll put a paw on me. But, in bed, Chloe stretches out behind me against my back and Shady lays by my feet. With my daughter, before she got her own cat, Shady would lay on her chest and face. But, she doesn't do that with me for some reason. I'm glad, but still, it's like she senses a difference.
@camomom (7535)
• United States
29 Apr 09
I hope things have gotten better for you. I only have one cat but he does the same to me. I get woken up by the kids atleast 3 times a night, so I know how you feel with the lack of sleep. I take sleeping pills when it's camodad's night to get up with the girls.
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
29 Apr 09
Yeah, I shut the door for the next couple of nights. And they've been better about waking me up.
@camomom (7535)
• United States
30 Apr 09
That doesn't work for me. He just sits outside the door howling and scratching to get in.
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@cyrus123 (6363)
• United States
23 Apr 09
I love cats, too. They are so cute! They are sweet in their own way. I guess I'm more of a dog person, though. I hope the pain pill helps. Kathy.
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
23 Apr 09
Me, taking a nap - in the roommate's bed, look closely and you can see 12 cats
The pain pill did help, so did only having a couple of cats in the room. Last night I went to bed with 8 cats in the room, but none of them were the ones that lay on me.
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
23 Apr 09
oh, BTW, I took out all the carpet in the house years ago!
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@cyrus123 (6363)
• United States
23 Apr 09
I love animals but I just never have slept with any. Mother never did like animals and she especially didn't like them in the house. I have a little dog I keep in the house now but she doesn't go any further than the kitchen. Kathy.
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• China
22 Apr 09
Ah you have many cats!You like them? I also like cats. I have two ,they are very cute.There was a like a pillow in my sleep ,the tightly next to my head, and sometimes will sleep in my body .The other cats are dependent.like their sleep . it is quiet and not disturb you . But I like these two .
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
23 Apr 09
I love my cats, but I'd just about had it with them after the night before with them waking me up!
@locolou (111)
• Spain
27 Apr 09
I love cats too!! I have 2 cats. They are so cute!! :_)
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
27 Apr 09
you musta just looked at the title, and not read the discussion....
@locolou (111)
• Spain
27 Apr 09
Sorry, I began to read it and my boss came and talk to me and confuse me about silly things, when my boss was go agay I returned to myLot and I commented the text without read it again :-S
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@xbrendax (2662)
• United States
22 Apr 09
Ha ha ha ha! You made me laugh! You think that's something, try sleeping with 30 cats! I have 3 females who insist on (tucking) me in every night! They get along side me and start tucking, tucking, tucking me in with their little paws and legs going real fast, tuck, tuck, tuck, faster and faster! I think they are having a contest to see who can tuck the fastest! Then I have one who would be totally happy if he could sleep in my mouth! I have sinus problems and every morning I wake up, my mouth is wide opened, (and I snore), so when I open my eyes, there is his face almost in my mouth! Once his nose WAS in my mouth, YUUUUK!! Then I go to step out of my bed and squish, you guessed it, a big soft, wet squishy HAIRBALL! They love to put them where my feet hit the ground! When I wake up, it is hard getting out of bed because I am covered in HOT cats who are sound asleep! I too get over heated and head to the bathroom for a long soak in the tub where I can cool down! This is all my fault because I can always shut my door, but I do love my cats and they do love to be with me, so I'll just have to put up with it!
@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
22 Apr 09
I have 25 of them Brenda! If they'd just SLEEP it'd be fine! And since I have fibromyalgia, I have enough trouble sleeping as it is! I shut them out last night, maybe I'll have to do this during the work week for a while until I get caught up!
@BarBaraPrz (45487)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
22 Apr 09
I feel for ya... I only have Harmony to contend with, but sometimes she can be a real pain if she wants to go out before I want to get out of bed. Then she starts scratching the furniture...
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
22 Apr 09
I started the night with 2 cats, woke up and went to the bathroom about 3:30 and traded those 2 for one other one. Slept 12 hours!
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@CatsandDogs (13963)
• United States
22 Apr 09
I know just what you mean Elic! Having 9 cats (now) myself, I find myself waking up to being covered or surrounded by cats. lol Gosh, it feels so good to be loved like that but dang! Their body heat is a bit higher than ours which causes us to be overheated. Try explaining that to these furry creatures who just want to love us and love us some more.... *sigh*
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
27 Apr 09
yeah, sleeping on us is one thing, the poking and waking is quite the other!
@rainwater (352)
• China
24 Apr 09
I like cats too,but my cat was lost,I can not find it,but I love iy very much.Good luck.
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
24 Apr 09
that's why mine are inside only
@bestboy19 (5478)
• United States
27 Apr 09
I have one cat that sometimes sleeps with me when I go to bed. The first time she did, I was afraid to move for fear I'd kick her. Then there are the twins, one wants to sleep on my stomach and the other on my neck as I'm taking a nap on the couch. Fortunately it's not at the same time.
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
27 Apr 09
Scamp likes to sleep either on top of me or between my legs. And he's just one of the ones that likes to sleep with me.
• United States
22 Apr 09
OMG, that's crazy. I have a cat that sleeps on my side, but it doesn't bother me; cause she stays pretty still- the other cats just cuddle up next to us or under the covers- they're all pretty good about staying still.
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
22 Apr 09
the cats know I wake up to roll over and they insist in the pets when I do, and that means I get mobbed every time I roll over and then they really wake me up!