Wild (and Sometimes Crazy) Wednesday – Where Does Your Cat Sleep?

I’m not conducting a scientific study here, I’m just curious about what makes cats choose certain sleeping options. But then, like you, I’m curious about a lot of things cat. In the past, our cats would sleep in the little cat beds we provided, but only in winter and only when those beds were in front of the heater or fireplace. Most of our cats have chosen to sleep on the bed with me at night. During the day is another story—and cats do sleep a lot during the day.

In our house, they’ll generally dibs a certain chair or sofa. That becomes their spot and that’s where you’ll find the cat anytime you want a little kitty love, it’s feeding time, or whatever. Sophie, for example, likes one end of the love seat and she has a thing for an old arm chair we have in the living room. I’ve put cushy blankets for her in both spots and when I need her, that’s where I’ll find her.

Olivia is a different story. (She is a different story in a lot of ways.) The truth is I never know where I’m going to find Olivia. On her favorite chair—a small recliner, in a cat-tree cubby, on a kitchen chair under the table, behind a chair next to the piano, on my office chair…yes, she’s all over the place. It would seem to me that this practice could come from her wild heritage. In the wilds a cat wouldn’t sleep in the same place for long.

Olivia’s favorite place is inside a closet. I finally put a blanket in there for her and it took her a while to accept it. She may look beautiful, but she has some less than aristocratic habits.

I just ordered our cats a cozy bed—the cats in the commercial just dive into it so happily. I can imagine our cats doing the same, but will they? It may be yet another cat apparatus I’ve wasted money on.