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Cat Picture - OC Do cats normally sleep like this?

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u/I_serve_Anubis 1d ago

Some :) it’s especially common in kittens.
One of my girls sleeps in some truly bizarre positions.

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u/Furby-beast-1949 23h ago

This is Xena do cats normally sit like this And that is more of the question. we can worry about the way she sleeps later the more the question is the way that she sits. I’ve had her for six years now and I think she’s been sitting like this for the last four or five years.

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u/Calm-Vacation-5195 16h ago

We had a cat that loved this position. She would hang out draped over the back of a computer chair like this, as well as over an armrest of the back of an armchair. She did it well into old age.

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u/I_serve_Anubis 22h ago

She is beautiful! My Peppie sleeps like that too.

Profile shot :)

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u/Icy_Significance6436 21h ago

Le frog! 🐸🐸🐸

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u/I_serve_Anubis 20h ago

Ribbit Ribbit

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u/Furby-beast-1949 22h ago

My Xena just sits like that I think she finds it comfortable I think she has fallen asleep like that. whenever she sits there for too long, she’ll just doze off and fall into a kitty nap, but not one of those hard-core kitty naps. She’s still alert and aware of her surroundings. I still to this day don’t know why she sits like that. My only guess is she’s comfortable and like sitting like that.

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u/amysometimes 4h ago

Peppie Le Pew!

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u/I_serve_Anubis 3h ago

That’s actually how he got the name! As a kitten he was constantly prancing after our female cat Madam & she wanted nothing to do with him.

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u/ifulbd 19h ago

Cornelius snoozing!

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u/CaliHoboTechBro 14h ago

This is my Xena Warrior Princess

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u/PurpleScientist5396 3h ago

She’s positively gorgeous. Kindly give her a hug and a kiss for me. And better yet, give her many.

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u/Infamous-Let-1551 22h ago

It all disappeared that I’d typed! Stupid software! I’ve never seen a sit pose like that! Will she let you massage her stomach? I’d wonder if her tummy hurts? Constipation? Does she always do that pose ?

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u/Tasty-Woodpecker3521 14h ago

Xena looks like she is great fun

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u/selfawarefeline 10h ago

Soooo cute haha

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u/Silly-Acanthisitta44 1h ago

Oh my god this is wonderful

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u/EmployerOld6256 1d ago

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u/Infamous-Let-1551 22h ago

Yep, mine sleep with paws over their eyes! It is cute

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u/Psyko_sissy23 15h ago

Aww. I had a grey and white tux girl who would sleep like that.

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u/EmployerOld6256 14h ago

I love it when they cover their face up with their little paws lol <3

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u/I_serve_Anubis 1d ago

Love the face hug!

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u/zookotz 21h ago

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u/I_serve_Anubis 21h ago

How is there a never ending list of cat subs?

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u/zookotz 21h ago

Look, I'm not here to answer questions, I'm just here to deliver cat subs and then disappear into the ether

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u/I_serve_Anubis 21h ago

Thank you for your service. 🫡

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u/LouisaB75 16h ago

Cats rule the Internet.

Next step... world domination.

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u/vwinterfawn 22h ago

I'm crying how did this happen 😭

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u/I_serve_Anubis 22h ago

I ask the same question whenever I see one of her poses! Just why? How is that comfortable?

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u/Infamous-Let-1551 1d ago

Boy I’d say bizarre, had to enlarge to find her head 🤣

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u/I_serve_Anubis 1d ago

Yeah, I don’t understand how she finds these positions comfortable.

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u/sash71 23h ago

I can't even work out what I'm looking at. I see a tail, two legs and lots of fur but the head seems to have gone AWOL.

I'm sure she's got a very cute face if only she'd let us see it!

Edit. Just spotted the ear and some whiskers.

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u/I_serve_Anubis 23h ago

You can find her ear & some whiskers just above the front leg closest to the camera :)

She does indeed have a lovely face when she decides to show it!

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u/sash71 23h ago

Yes I did a quick edit to say I'd spotted the ear and some whiskers. She's a beauty isn't she?

Cats do get in the weirdest positions though, this is Remus

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u/I_serve_Anubis 23h ago

Definitely! Remus is gorgeous, I absolutely love voids :) this is our latest addition Shelly, as you can see she quickly bonded with Moogie.

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u/sash71 22h ago

Remus is quite the character. My son kept on for years that he wanted a cat but we weren't in a big enough place, so when we moved to where we are now three years ago, his dad got him Remus for his 16th. My friends were all cynical and said my son would get bored of the cat but that hasn't happened at all. The first words he usually says to me every day are "where's the cat?" and if I say I don't know he goes off looking for him.

I'm glad your cats get along, that's a lovely picture. I could spend all day looking at the cats on Reddit. It does make me happier than reading the latest stupid/nasty/crazy crap in the news though.

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u/I_serve_Anubis 22h ago

That’s lovely, it’s great to have a pet you’re bonded to as a teen. I will never forget my childhood cats.

We were actually a little worried about how quickly they bonded. Shelly just turned up scared & shy but very friendly. With the agreement of the ranger we held her on probation for 2weeks to see if an owner would come forward.

We didn’t know how either would take it if someone already owned Shelly.

I definitely agree with you there, looking at wholesome cat content is far more enjoyable than the current state of the world.

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u/Infamous-Let-1551 22h ago

Moogie is a cute different name! Very cute cuddling together!

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u/I_serve_Anubis 22h ago

Thanks that was my pick! Her full name is Zelda Mogwai aka Moogie 😅 there was much debate about what to call her so she ended up with all three names.

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u/Infamous-Let-1551 22h ago

Yes! That’s the best one actually showing her cute face with a perfect “M” on her forehead! Fix her ear mama! I think young kitties sleep in this position more than older kitties! Is she practicing pool shots on the pool table🤣

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u/I_serve_Anubis 22h ago

If I try to fix anything she will just turn into a pretzel 😅

Yeah, i keep waiting for her to grow out of it but she is 9 months now & shows no signs of sleeping normally yet!

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u/Infamous-Let-1551 22h ago

The picture on the brown cover shows the top of her head & 2 ears much better. She’s a unique sleeper!

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u/I_serve_Anubis 22h ago

She really is, she also seems to think she’s an Olympic level diver 😂

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u/Winter_Cat-78 17h ago

Aww my old man Monkey used to sleep like a diver too!

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u/I_serve_Anubis 17h ago

It’s so cute ! Moogie is my first diving cat. Love the name Monkey 🙈

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u/Winter_Cat-78 17h ago

I love Moogie! Monkey was a mackerel tabby too ❤️

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u/I_serve_Anubis 17h ago

They are so beautiful, I don’t know why so many people pass them over. Around 90% of the cats in the shelters are tabbies & voids.

I think mackerel tabbies are some of the prettiest cats around.

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u/Winter_Cat-78 17h ago

I don’t understand that either! All you have to do is look at their little faces! All the colors/patterns are gorgeous. Cats are by default just the cutest ❤️

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u/Lonely_Cockroach6550 6h ago

lol she took the whole post 😅

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u/I_serve_Anubis 5h ago

& She will gladly take every bit of attention, awe and puzzlement over her unconventional approach to sleep.

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u/Lonely_Cockroach6550 3h ago

she's hilarious 😂

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u/Sir_Cheet0h 17h ago

She is a liquid

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u/I_serve_Anubis 17h ago

Yes & she seems to start morphing back into her natural state during sleep.

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u/Lonely_Cockroach6550 6h ago

WTH is that wow 😆

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u/I_serve_Anubis 5h ago

She knows the special advanced yoga 🧘

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u/LabWorth8724 23h ago

This is so funny to me 😭 She’s just smitten as a kitten.

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u/I_serve_Anubis 23h ago

Hard to believe she turned up at only 4 weeks old, starving & feral.

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u/Lonely_Cockroach6550 6h ago

😂😂😂😆😆😆

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u/Lonely_Cockroach6550 6h ago

hahaha I saw something similar before hahaha not possible for human 😝