Sleeping Cats

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  1. Orleander

    Orleander OH JOY!!!! Valued Senior Member

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    why do cats sleep on the top of their head? Is it a safe version of sleeping on their back?

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  3. James R

    James R Just this guy, you know? Staff Member

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    Maybe it's so they don't squash their ears.
     
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  5. laladopi

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    Yea, cats hate when anything obstructs the hairs on their ears.
     
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  7. laladopi

    laladopi time for change. Registered Senior Member

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    Is that your cat Orleander? it's a cutie.
     
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  8. cosmictraveler

    cosmictraveler Be kind to yourself always. Valued Senior Member

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    Most cats I've seen or had never slept on the top of their heads usually. They slept like these examples do.

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  9. Orleander

    Orleander OH JOY!!!! Valued Senior Member

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    no, but it is how the cats in our house sleep 75% of the time
     
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  10. spidergoat

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    I have seen them sleep in all sorts of positions, but I have a theory. Cats generally sleep in a nest, a shallow circular depression. In this cavity, their exhaled breath will be trapped, and so they move their heads to the top to get fresh, oxygen filled air.
     
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  11. shichimenshyo

    shichimenshyo Caught in the machine Registered Senior Member

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    My cat just passes out however he sees fit...
     
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  12. draqon

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    japanese cats and asian kitties dont sleep that way, they sleep the right way.
     
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  13. Orleander

    Orleander OH JOY!!!! Valued Senior Member

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    excellent theory. Its the one I'm going with because it makes a lot of sense.
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  14. Orleander

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    and the right way is.....?

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    tis was a joke. Actually I have seen cats sleep in all ways imaginable, not just top of their heads.
     
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  16. weed_eater_guy

    weed_eater_guy It ain't broke, don't fix it! Registered Senior Member

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    My dogs do a similar thing, but like the cats, it seems only when they're laying on their sides... maybe? I dunno, not something I really pay attention to. All I know is a thing in my head activates when they sleep like that and I have to scratch their chin.

    oooo... kitties!

    http://xkcd.com/231/
     
    weed_eater_guy, Feb 2, 2009
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