Being a pet owner is something otherwordly. You get to spend all your days with a furry friend, knowing that, no matter what, there’ll always be someone waiting for you at home. It’s impossible to get bored with them, plus research shows that animals are an effective antidote to anxiety and stress.
When someone owns a dog, it’s pretty self-explanatory as everyone is aware of their friendliness and excessive energy, which automatically bounds you to a very fulfilling life. However, what about cats? It seems that those little creatures are so independent that it often feels that they own us, and not the other way around.
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Cats are known to have different sleep-wake cycles and are often quite busy at night
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An online user took it to Twitter to reveal her amusing discovery about cats and their busy nightlife. @Lauralexx shared how puzzled she was when she found out that cats practically take over the houses once their humans close their eyes – the thread then inspired other folks to share their own stories about their pets’ night adventures.
A Twitter user and simultaneously a dog owner revealed how confused she was to learn about cats’ abundant nightlife
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Wouldn’t it be amazing to know what your pets are up to while you’re visiting dreamland or are simply away? Especially if you have multiple animals that you regularly leave alone for 6+ hours. There’s no way that our pets don’t let loose when the house is left empty – they’re definitely up to something. Maybe the truth is not as exciting, but how exciting it is to think about this secret pet business that is potentially happening when we’re away or sleeping.
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Long story short, the author revealed that when she stayed at a cat owner’s house, she came across some interesting things about these furry cuties. Being a dog owner herself, the OP couldn’t believe that cats practically don’t sleep at night. Laura also hilariously mentioned that at some point during the night, she realized that the animal was spending its carefree hours by staring at her face, and when she mentioned this phenomenon to her friend, the owner blessed her with the good old “she does that to check if you’re still breathing,” making the author wonder whether a homicide is being secretly planned.
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Laura finished her entertaining thread by sharing how exciting it is to know that cats have some sort of business to do while their owners are asleep, though the theory applies to cats and cats only, as the author doesn’t believe in such an engaging nightlife for her dog. She mentions that she imagines her dog sitting by the bed, waiting for her to wake up just to put on a performance in an exchange for treats.
The thread then encouraged other folks to share their pets’ amusing stories
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Most cats are indeed significantly active during your sleep time. Most owners have some responsibilities to do during the day, for instance, work or school, which is why your pet is usually resting or sleeping – especially if it’s the only pet in the household. However, once you get home, that’s when their excitement kicks in, and they’re ready to let their energy out. To be more specific, late evenings and early mornings are actually the most natural time for cats to be up and about, so there’s a considerable chance of you being bitten on your toe when you least expect it.
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Though it might be hard to accept your pet’s wild nightlife, we need to respect their inner clocks. Just like us, they have their own responsibilities and instincts, it’s just that our timeline happens to differ. Twilight is the most comfortable time for cats, as in the wild, this is also the time when many rodents are waking up and starting to move around, so it’s in their nature to be up and hunting, even if they’re homebodies.
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Yet, if for some reason it’s absolutely unbearable, there are a few things you can do to change your cat’s schedule. For example, entertain your cat and take away a few of their late naps. A laser pointer works wonders and it might do a good job at tiring out your cat. Some even suggest leaving a few bits and pieces for your cat to do while you’re away on your daytime duties, for example, leaving the TV on with some nature shows, etc.
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Though, it seems like a lot of cats have actually adapted to their owner’s timetables and are not so overly energetic when the household is sleeping. Either way, it’s crucial to respect your pet’s habits and not to punish whenever it does something that doesn’t suit you, even if you’re tired of your cat walking all over you while you’re sleeping.
Here are a few more entertaining cat stories from fellow Twitter users
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For you confused Non-Cat Caretakers~ If you think this is complaining & wonder why we put up with such things, It's Not. We LOVE that our furry ones have such specific quirks & personalities like people. #CatLife
Yeah, woke up one night with my fluffy cat inches away from my face, scared the hell outta me and I "complained" but I love her lol
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If I don't get up at an acceptable time (between 515-516), my cats have a meeting and choose one cat to "take one for the team". That cat then comes into my room and starts "YUURRRK, YURRK, YURRK" because they know that sound gets me bolt upright, waving my arms and yelling "not on the bed, not on the bed!"
My aunt and uncle came to visit and refused our offer to use our bedroom, so they used the sleeper sofa. In the middle of the night, I hear my aunt scream. Saki had climbed between the mattress and the back of the couch to see what they were doing. I think she got her desired effect and came back to bed with me.
Cats can cause the biggest ruckus and then will just walk by you and watch you deal with the mess while casually grooming their butth0le. They don't need a middle finger to show you the middle finger lol.
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I tend to be a restless sleeper because I get leg cramps from being on my feet all day. The reason this is relevant is that during the day, my cat weighs about nine pounds. At night however--especially when she settles down between my legs--her density somehow increases to roughly that of a neutron star, making it impossible for me to roll over or even shift to a more comfortable position. And of course any attempt to dislodge her, not matter how gentle, is met with a more aggrieved yowl than an animal that size should be capable of.
The kitty love of my life—the late, great Petrushka—slept on the right pillow and I the left. If I had a romantic guest over, the two of us would have to share my side of the bed. Petrushka weighed 16 pounds and was sleek…I used to tell people I had a small pony disguised as a cat. It’s been 20+ years since he became one with the universe, but I still miss him so very much. 💋💋
Does anyone have a cat that yowls when it's lonely and wants to know where people are? 2 female cats in a row we've had yowlers, first one started it after she went blind but this one is just needy.
I have a male that screams for no reason. Sometimes just at the wall. Sometimes while walking around. Every time anyone leaves the room too. Oh. I should tell- we live in a studio and so we're always in view. He's such a pain. Hehe :)
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Non-cat people amuse me. My MIL got a cat. She's only ever had dogs and apparently never believed me when I told her how rude cats are. For a year all I got from her was "is she sick because she...." She wasn't sick. "Is something wrong because she..." Nothing wrong with her. She's a cat. She's just a fat gray blob that hates when you do anything not centered around her. AKA a cat. Smokey has already trained the MIL and I bow to the kitty Empress whenever I visit. My own 4 cats are asshats too. That's why I love them. My dog is pretty nice though. If you're into that kinda thing. ;)
I haven't seen this mentioned, so I'm gonna: if you do not, in fact, have a cat, and still hear odd noises at night...then the odds are that your paranoia is perfectly valid and you are actually hearing a serial killer trip over s**t in your hallway. For those of us with cats? I like to think of them as a comfort, cos at night suspicious noises abound. The difference is, the cat person can comfort themselves that it's their mischievous feline and roll over to go back to sleep. That way, you'll be sound asleep when the killer finally makes it to your room. I don't know about you, but dying in my sleep sounds pretty peaceful. Ahh, cats. What would we do without them.
Let’s hope then that your murderer just wants to get the job done rather than take the feline approach of playing with you until you just can’t any longer! 😁
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Cats aren't the only ones who get annoyed when guests stay too late! Also, I'm thinking cat heaven has a multitude of long shelves with an innumerable number of knick knacks that can be knocked off them.
Which is proof that the the earth is round, for if it was flat there would be cats knocking stuff off the edge(s) if it was
Load More Replies... We had a very sweet and kind big dog when our neighbor's cat had her kittens on our patio. We chose to keep two of them and the dog loved them, groomed them let them crawl all over him and eat his food. One of the cats returned the sentiment unconditionally. The other had to perform a daily morning ritual where she hid under the table and waited for the dog to walk by to shoot out and hit him over the head to set the chain of command straight and let him love on her. He knew she was there, he sometimes cried and hesitated but he also wouldn't let us chase her away. It was their strange little thing.
I live in the upstairs apartment of my parent's house ( it's rent free and I can care for my terminally ill mother) and there's an open basement plus a cat door so he can venture outside. So he's always quote busy checking on his humans and his property, he wakes me at least twice a night for pets or general complaints and then rushes off again to his next appointment. But when I'm sick or mom isn't feeling well he'll stay by our sides pretty much the whole time. He'll wake my dad at 6am sharp as he's his chosen feeder lol.
My cats sound like herds of hoofed animals. How? I dunno. Why? Eh. they're cats. Then they cuddle and it's wonderful. For non-cat-people? I also love dogs, and have had dogs who managed to do amazing things, too, in a "omg, how am I cleaning this up?!" sort of way ;-D
My cat can be so sneaky and soft pawed, but he also manages to wake me up at night barreling into the room sounding like a horse with tap dancing shoes.
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My late cat was demanding me on the couch every time i came home from work. she shouted until I came to sit down and she got to sit on my lap. Time did not matter, ten minutes was enough. I also had to go to bed at a certain time, my cat grabbed my hand gently with her teeth and started to pull me towards the bedroom.
Hmmm…we see who was master and who was pet in this relationship!
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My aunts old apartment had a cemetery behind it and every night at a specific time he would sit and stare out the back window into the cemetery and then get freaked. He also use to chase ghost mice. Never anything there but darn it he was chasing something only he could see
This sounds like the story about the cat staring at the guy's dining room wall & found out water damage compromised a non- support wall. Still want to know what happened with that situation?
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My cat Fraidy was afraid of the dark so I had to learn to sleep with a nightlight on in my bedroom. When he got older he developed a bedtime ritual of wanting to be treated like a kitten. He would make this noise, almost like he was saying maaaa and I would have to rub his face with my thumb like I was giving him a bath. A process that took about 15 minutes. It got though he wanted me to repeat this every 1-1/2 to 2 hours every night. He was 18 years old. He was such a sweet kitty, I just couldn’t deny him. And that’s how I developed a pattern of being up all night and sleeping during the day.
Awww. You were his momma until the end. Sounds like he might have got a little bit of dementia near the end, or maybe being a cat he just decided his needs were ever so much more important than your sleep😁
Load More Replies... I loved these stories, but since the title says stories about cats' "amusing nighttime routines," not "bedtime routines," I had hoped that someone had finally cracked the secret of what in the world cats get up to, exactly, while we're sound asleep. Oh well, the mystery remains.
I also have to "assume the position" in bed, but I have to lay flat on my back, and she curls up under my left arm, then flops over, demanding I hold onto her back feet so she can sleep!
I got my first cat 55 years and 9 days ago. I did not have a cat between 1982 and 1999 due to my ex-husband’s allergies. Since 1999, I have had one or more cats. During this latter period, I have learned to sleep without moving, because once I go to sleep, my cats will find a spot to cuddle next to me and if I move, I’ll disturb them. If that happens, they will move to other parts of the house and not sleep with me anymore. I suffer from chronic pain and the cats seem to know that the warmth from their bodies and the pressure against me helps with the pain. They also know that I suffer from massive insomnia as well and never wake me up for breakfast. So I don’t move at night and they are considerate to me during bedtime. However, if I do move, the long-haired cat moves to sleep on my pillow, right in front of my face so I can’t breathe. They have their ways.
Have a dog and cats. My cats stay outside in the night. Don't judge now, they have their houses in a dry and safe corner of a fenced large yard. Anyway, on extreme cold we let hem sleep inside on the couch. But one ot them only wants to sleep in the dogs bed. And them we have a 2 AM crying noises when the dog can't sleep in her bed, so someone had to get UP and make them agree on their sleeping aragments.
There is always food out for my cat, but she won’t eat in the morning until she’s yelled at me to get up, then leads me to the bathroom, where her food is safe from our dog, eats for half a minute and then goes back to bed. I love her. She’s a f*****g jerk. These are not mutually exclusive.
I love all of this. Mine has a ritual....at 3am walks around the house screaming "heelllllooooooooo?" Till I click my tongue for him to come to bed. Then he screams "mommmmmm" and jumps in bed and cuddles with me till 630am.
Our cats were raised by our dogs, they're like a hybrid and it's awesome. They are still somewhat active at night, but much better behaved than what I hear from other cat people. They do sleep with us most of the time. My favourite thing about having long hair was one of the cats carefully gathering it and then sleeping on it. In the morning, they don't wake us up, but it's like they can hear us opening our eyes, literally before we even move in bed. Actually having both cats and dogs is the best, I really love different aspects of both.
My cat is a fully neutered male who, every SINGLE night, grabs my outstretched arm (protected by three layers of blanket) and humps, "trilling" the whole while. He'll yowl and change position until after a few minutes he either gets tired, or frustrated that my covered arm is not a female feline, or forgets what the hell he's doing. He stops and goes to his sleeping pillow near me and hunkers down for the night.
Mine is like that, but instead of humping, he stands on my forearm. I think it's to sooth his feet, he had a botched declawing. (He came that way) I have also heard that even neutered, some males still get "the urge"
Load More Replies... My theory is that cats just pretend to be nocturnal! When I was pregnant and got out of bed at all hours of the night, my cat was just sleeping just as he does during the day. Only if I disturbed his sleep he would get busy. I think they made us believe they are nocturnal so they can be lazy during the day
I own a shibe doge and true to their catlike nature she got businesses to do at night too. -.- And opposite to retractable cat claws you hear the tibbytaps all around the house! :-0
My cat is pretty well behaved because I may have out-catted her. When she was adopted, at first she'd do naughty things and even overturned the garbage can when she didn't get food when she wanted. I just ignored her and groomed myself (more like watch Netflix). Eventually I would get up to clean the mess and say 'no' firmly while cleaning up. Let them throw up, don't react right away, you don't want them to use it as a weapon to get you out of bed, or worse, leave a trail of vomit while they get spooked by you (ew). My kitty isn't allowed on counters/tables and does a decent job of not going on them ... while I am awake.
Our cats would have a running spree on the roof... in the middle of the night. Can't complain about it.
My favourite article by far. Cats, cats and cats. What more could I ask for?
My husband and I are not always asleep at the same time. If one of us is in bed and the other's awake in the living room, the cat cannot make up her mind which human she wants and will drive us both up the wall yoyo-ing back and forth. I'm not sure why, since there's nothing unusual going on around here, but she's currently hiding in the bed, under a weighted blanket heavier than she is (she went there on her own initiative).
My cats get super excited and hyper if I stay up late because they know that means I'm probably not going to work the next day.
So many stories lol. I had a cat that would lick my eyelids to wake me, I put a curtain in my bedroom doorway so I have privacy but the cats can come and go, and I can't remember the last time I used the bathroom without at least one audience member. The latest cutest one is my youngest will look out the window at night, and then cry at me because I can't make it light outside like I do inside. He is so confused poor guy
My cat snuggles up to me every night, her and I share a room. She'll sometimes hug my arm. She follows me everywhere around the house. If I'm playing videogames she stays on the Xbox most of the time, or on the back of my chair. She'll also tell at me in the morning if she thinks I slept too long. Which for her is sometimes 11 AM, and sometimes 3 PM (I am really bad at getting up on weekends)
My cat will wake me for snuggles. He'll also cry at my bedroom door if we've gone to bed but others are still up because he thinks he is missing out on something.
MY kitty has a tiny loft in the laundry room and he hates it there but we have to keep him there at night.
more evidence that Crowley thinks he's a dog. he comes to bed with us, climbs under the blanket and sleeps between our feet. ever since he was a kitten. the full night, on or in our bed.
Miso, our 4yo Tonkinese, usually goes to bed when hubby does, around 9pm. I'm a night owl, so I'm up until whenever. If he decides I need to go to bed, he'll come out and meow until I walk to the bedroom. Then I go back. You can't close the door or he'll tear up the carpet trying to get in or out. He normally lays with hubby m but when I come to bed he'll lay on my body pillow (blocking the fan) waiting for me to pet him. If I stop, he leaves!
I have two cats, if people don’t like cats they shouldn’t come to my house. They Keep me company and keep me happy. Simple as this if you don’t like cats stay the hell out
My Siamese would sit by my face in the morning and would purr and purrrr. If i don't get up, she would gently tap my nose repeatedly with her paw. If nothing, she eventually screams and sits on my face to suffocate me. Rather risk me dead than wait too long for breakfast. She taught herself how to use the toilet, slide open window screens, hunted and ate snakes and climbed impossible heights. Lots of beautiful mischief.
I have Cujo-Kitty (totally opposite of her personality, she just latched on to me when I got her and would hiss at anyone close to me) and Raj Kuthrapali (when I got him they were separated to get acquainted and somehow the lil engineer would figure out how to get out of the bathroom at night). They are weird, and creepy, and affectionate and protective, and always hungry and annoying and my best Lil buds(kinda like kids🤣). Can't imagine life without them. They're absolutely hilarious. They literally have personalities similar to people I know🤣
Oh dear lord i relate so hard. My cat dusti will go through hell and high water for me to hold her, or play with her, or just to have zoomies-- BUT WHEN SHES DONE SHE WILL BITE THE DICKENS OUT OF YOUR HAND SHOULD YOU INTERFERE. Shes like a fluffy mental patient. I love her...
My cat every night comes and cleans me before bed. About ten minutes he licks my neck and chin. We cuddle and if I don't let him he cries. I have no idea where he picked it up because he's been my cat his whole life. One day he just started doing it and here we are almost two years later.
I always left my bedroom window open and my kitty would leap through it, bonk me with a head bump and then curl up and sleep with me one night she made her Flying Burrito Brother entrance but no head bump. A certain chaotic sound woke me fully awake. I turned on bedside light and she's sitting there with a huge rat in the death dance. And from the middle of this was a baby raccoon with his partner in crime yelling RUN! and pointing towards the door which led down the hall. I put the rat in a Christmas box by front door. Went back to bed. I guess it beats the giant lizard sticking it's tongue out behind my back. Wild Kingdom for sure.
I had a cat (I miss you Abu, more than you’ll ever know!) that would make me lift up the sheets every night so he could inspect the area for ten minutes. It was a guess if he’d stay there or leave. If he stayed there, he’d snuggle between my feet and I couldn’t move all night. He was the best boi
Here's my princess's daily routine. I am awakened at 6am for breakfast. At 9am I feel her head rub on my lower leg. It's time to put more kibble in her dish. No need, so I've learned to fake that. After kibble, it's I up on the couch to play "belly guitar". 12pm: Lunch. Again, a head rub on my leg to remind me. After lunch, up on her chair to sleep. 2pm: I am reminded it's time for treats. She then steals my side of the couch for the afternoon sleep. 6pm: I am reminded it's time for dinner. Then, it's over to the footstool by the window to sleep. 10pm: Bedtime snack, and then it's time to go to bed. She will sit and stare at me until I do. If at anytime I do not pay attention to the head rub, she will simply hold her head against my leg until I answer her demand. Every. Single. Day. I may pay the rent, but the place belongs to her.
My cats are rescues and I got them when they were tiny so they had their own room (at first it was a big crate in their own room) because they were too little to be safe (and feel safe) around the house so they have learned to be put to bed (my young one wants to be carried to bed) every night.
Non-cat owners: Oh god, something just jumped on my bed. This is it. It's the ghost of a vengeful Victorian widow who's gonna kill me in my bed. Cat owners: *sleepily pets the cat until cat stops kneading, settles down on your belly and falls asleep*
I feel like boredpanda is spying on me. I had to relocate to another city due to the war, and was lucky enough to find an apartment pretty quickly. My friend's relatives asked me to take in their cat for a while, and so I did. We used to have 5 cats back when I lived with my parents, so I thought nothing of it. Boy, was I wrong... Turns out that apartment-cats are total jerks. Our cats back home would spend half their time outside doing their own thing, and never bothered us too much. This cat, though... He drives me crazy every night, it's absolutely impossible to make him go to sleep, and the apartment doesn't have any doors between the room and the hall to lock him out! I imagine telling this to my hypothetical grandkids in 50 years: "I've seen awful things and almost died, but that cat was the most annoying thing that happened to me during the war..."
You wrap yourself up but the cat will stick their paw through the gap you use to breathe and slap you. Or bite your feet. Or we had one who didn't really know what to do so he'd just sit and stare like an inch from your face until you woke up and pissed your pants.
I have a book shelf next to my bed so every night my cat would hop onto the headboard and then up onto the bookshelf. He'll do this when he notices I'm going to bed. He'll stay there for some time until I fall asleep (I assume because he doesn't leave before) then he'll head outside on his nightly escapades. He'll return to the shelf before I wake up to remind me that his food bowl is missing 20% food.
I used to have a cat (nothing happened to her, she just lives at my dad's house now) who would SCREAM down the hallways at night for a few days once every one or two months. Apparently she had some sort of condition where being spayed didn't stop her from thinking she was in heat (don't remember what it was exactly), I called it her 'cat period.' Every time she'd do it I would just think "Yeah, I hate my time of the month too. I hear ya, sister."
Me and my sis in FaceTime: (me close up view) Sis: What is that? Me: what? Sis: What is around ur neck? Me: holds camera back for a better view Sis: Girllllllll!!!! Why is Gabby (my cat) around ur neck like a boa!!! I thought u was going crazy lol. Me: oh I have to lay here like this at least two hours a day. Her favorite spot is laying around my neck. Lol Sometimes she even makes me hold her head (slightly elevated position) while she sleeps. Stage 15 clinger (when I move she move making food for my iguana she sitting on the counter taking a bath she right in the edge brushing my teeth she on the toilet seat) She so annoying. But my "old lady" (15)
The photo proof I have of the 4 assholes hanging at the bedroom door for hub to get up an feed them. They bang on it. Scream at it. If he rolls over they hear the bed noise an get rumbling over each other to be the first to greet him when the door gets opened. Or if he doesn't get up they will basically deal w me and try to kill me as I go down stairs. Literally weave 4 cats under every step of death. Have to take one step and stop. Then another. Til down to the bottom. At night tho they don't sleep in the bedroom. No one likes hearing their stuff knocked over at 2 am or a hairball coming up an not knowing what it is aimed at.
Death by cat is truly a thing. I've managed to step on enough tails so they are better, but I am always looking down when I walk
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In case anyone doesn't know, Laura Lexx is a very funny British stand up comedian who has been on the TV shows 'Live at the Apollo ' and 'Mock the Week'.
For you confused Non-Cat Caretakers~ If you think this is complaining & wonder why we put up with such things, It's Not. We LOVE that our furry ones have such specific quirks & personalities like people. #CatLife
Yeah, woke up one night with my fluffy cat inches away from my face, scared the hell outta me and I "complained" but I love her lol
Load More Replies... If I don't get up at an acceptable time (between 515-516), my cats have a meeting and choose one cat to "take one for the team". That cat then comes into my room and starts "YUURRRK, YURRK, YURRK" because they know that sound gets me bolt upright, waving my arms and yelling "not on the bed, not on the bed!"
My aunt and uncle came to visit and refused our offer to use our bedroom, so they used the sleeper sofa. In the middle of the night, I hear my aunt scream. Saki had climbed between the mattress and the back of the couch to see what they were doing. I think she got her desired effect and came back to bed with me.
Cats can cause the biggest ruckus and then will just walk by you and watch you deal with the mess while casually grooming their butth0le. They don't need a middle finger to show you the middle finger lol.
Load More Replies... I tend to be a restless sleeper because I get leg cramps from being on my feet all day. The reason this is relevant is that during the day, my cat weighs about nine pounds. At night however--especially when she settles down between my legs--her density somehow increases to roughly that of a neutron star, making it impossible for me to roll over or even shift to a more comfortable position. And of course any attempt to dislodge her, not matter how gentle, is met with a more aggrieved yowl than an animal that size should be capable of.
The kitty love of my life—the late, great Petrushka—slept on the right pillow and I the left. If I had a romantic guest over, the two of us would have to share my side of the bed. Petrushka weighed 16 pounds and was sleek…I used to tell people I had a small pony disguised as a cat. It’s been 20+ years since he became one with the universe, but I still miss him so very much. 💋💋
Does anyone have a cat that yowls when it's lonely and wants to know where people are? 2 female cats in a row we've had yowlers, first one started it after she went blind but this one is just needy.
I have a male that screams for no reason. Sometimes just at the wall. Sometimes while walking around. Every time anyone leaves the room too. Oh. I should tell- we live in a studio and so we're always in view. He's such a pain. Hehe :)
Load More Replies... Non-cat people amuse me. My MIL got a cat. She's only ever had dogs and apparently never believed me when I told her how rude cats are. For a year all I got from her was "is she sick because she...." She wasn't sick. "Is something wrong because she..." Nothing wrong with her. She's a cat. She's just a fat gray blob that hates when you do anything not centered around her. AKA a cat. Smokey has already trained the MIL and I bow to the kitty Empress whenever I visit. My own 4 cats are asshats too. That's why I love them. My dog is pretty nice though. If you're into that kinda thing. ;)
I haven't seen this mentioned, so I'm gonna: if you do not, in fact, have a cat, and still hear odd noises at night...then the odds are that your paranoia is perfectly valid and you are actually hearing a serial killer trip over s**t in your hallway. For those of us with cats? I like to think of them as a comfort, cos at night suspicious noises abound. The difference is, the cat person can comfort themselves that it's their mischievous feline and roll over to go back to sleep. That way, you'll be sound asleep when the killer finally makes it to your room. I don't know about you, but dying in my sleep sounds pretty peaceful. Ahh, cats. What would we do without them.
Let’s hope then that your murderer just wants to get the job done rather than take the feline approach of playing with you until you just can’t any longer! 😁
Load More Replies... Cats aren't the only ones who get annoyed when guests stay too late! Also, I'm thinking cat heaven has a multitude of long shelves with an innumerable number of knick knacks that can be knocked off them.
Which is proof that the the earth is round, for if it was flat there would be cats knocking stuff off the edge(s) if it was
Load More Replies... We had a very sweet and kind big dog when our neighbor's cat had her kittens on our patio. We chose to keep two of them and the dog loved them, groomed them let them crawl all over him and eat his food. One of the cats returned the sentiment unconditionally. The other had to perform a daily morning ritual where she hid under the table and waited for the dog to walk by to shoot out and hit him over the head to set the chain of command straight and let him love on her. He knew she was there, he sometimes cried and hesitated but he also wouldn't let us chase her away. It was their strange little thing.
I live in the upstairs apartment of my parent's house ( it's rent free and I can care for my terminally ill mother) and there's an open basement plus a cat door so he can venture outside. So he's always quote busy checking on his humans and his property, he wakes me at least twice a night for pets or general complaints and then rushes off again to his next appointment. But when I'm sick or mom isn't feeling well he'll stay by our sides pretty much the whole time. He'll wake my dad at 6am sharp as he's his chosen feeder lol.
My cats sound like herds of hoofed animals. How? I dunno. Why? Eh. they're cats. Then they cuddle and it's wonderful. For non-cat-people? I also love dogs, and have had dogs who managed to do amazing things, too, in a "omg, how am I cleaning this up?!" sort of way ;-D
My cat can be so sneaky and soft pawed, but he also manages to wake me up at night barreling into the room sounding like a horse with tap dancing shoes.
Load More Replies... My late cat was demanding me on the couch every time i came home from work. she shouted until I came to sit down and she got to sit on my lap. Time did not matter, ten minutes was enough. I also had to go to bed at a certain time, my cat grabbed my hand gently with her teeth and started to pull me towards the bedroom.
Hmmm…we see who was master and who was pet in this relationship!
Load More Replies... My aunts old apartment had a cemetery behind it and every night at a specific time he would sit and stare out the back window into the cemetery and then get freaked. He also use to chase ghost mice. Never anything there but darn it he was chasing something only he could see
This sounds like the story about the cat staring at the guy's dining room wall & found out water damage compromised a non- support wall. Still want to know what happened with that situation?
Load More Replies... My cat Fraidy was afraid of the dark so I had to learn to sleep with a nightlight on in my bedroom. When he got older he developed a bedtime ritual of wanting to be treated like a kitten. He would make this noise, almost like he was saying maaaa and I would have to rub his face with my thumb like I was giving him a bath. A process that took about 15 minutes. It got though he wanted me to repeat this every 1-1/2 to 2 hours every night. He was 18 years old. He was such a sweet kitty, I just couldn’t deny him. And that’s how I developed a pattern of being up all night and sleeping during the day.
Awww. You were his momma until the end. Sounds like he might have got a little bit of dementia near the end, or maybe being a cat he just decided his needs were ever so much more important than your sleep😁
Load More Replies... I loved these stories, but since the title says stories about cats' "amusing nighttime routines," not "bedtime routines," I had hoped that someone had finally cracked the secret of what in the world cats get up to, exactly, while we're sound asleep. Oh well, the mystery remains.
I also have to "assume the position" in bed, but I have to lay flat on my back, and she curls up under my left arm, then flops over, demanding I hold onto her back feet so she can sleep!
I got my first cat 55 years and 9 days ago. I did not have a cat between 1982 and 1999 due to my ex-husband’s allergies. Since 1999, I have had one or more cats. During this latter period, I have learned to sleep without moving, because once I go to sleep, my cats will find a spot to cuddle next to me and if I move, I’ll disturb them. If that happens, they will move to other parts of the house and not sleep with me anymore. I suffer from chronic pain and the cats seem to know that the warmth from their bodies and the pressure against me helps with the pain. They also know that I suffer from massive insomnia as well and never wake me up for breakfast. So I don’t move at night and they are considerate to me during bedtime. However, if I do move, the long-haired cat moves to sleep on my pillow, right in front of my face so I can’t breathe. They have their ways.
Have a dog and cats. My cats stay outside in the night. Don't judge now, they have their houses in a dry and safe corner of a fenced large yard. Anyway, on extreme cold we let hem sleep inside on the couch. But one ot them only wants to sleep in the dogs bed. And them we have a 2 AM crying noises when the dog can't sleep in her bed, so someone had to get UP and make them agree on their sleeping aragments.
There is always food out for my cat, but she won’t eat in the morning until she’s yelled at me to get up, then leads me to the bathroom, where her food is safe from our dog, eats for half a minute and then goes back to bed. I love her. She’s a f*****g jerk. These are not mutually exclusive.
I love all of this. Mine has a ritual....at 3am walks around the house screaming "heelllllooooooooo?" Till I click my tongue for him to come to bed. Then he screams "mommmmmm" and jumps in bed and cuddles with me till 630am.
Our cats were raised by our dogs, they're like a hybrid and it's awesome. They are still somewhat active at night, but much better behaved than what I hear from other cat people. They do sleep with us most of the time. My favourite thing about having long hair was one of the cats carefully gathering it and then sleeping on it. In the morning, they don't wake us up, but it's like they can hear us opening our eyes, literally before we even move in bed. Actually having both cats and dogs is the best, I really love different aspects of both.
My cat is a fully neutered male who, every SINGLE night, grabs my outstretched arm (protected by three layers of blanket) and humps, "trilling" the whole while. He'll yowl and change position until after a few minutes he either gets tired, or frustrated that my covered arm is not a female feline, or forgets what the hell he's doing. He stops and goes to his sleeping pillow near me and hunkers down for the night.
Mine is like that, but instead of humping, he stands on my forearm. I think it's to sooth his feet, he had a botched declawing. (He came that way) I have also heard that even neutered, some males still get "the urge"
Load More Replies... My theory is that cats just pretend to be nocturnal! When I was pregnant and got out of bed at all hours of the night, my cat was just sleeping just as he does during the day. Only if I disturbed his sleep he would get busy. I think they made us believe they are nocturnal so they can be lazy during the day
I own a shibe doge and true to their catlike nature she got businesses to do at night too. -.- And opposite to retractable cat claws you hear the tibbytaps all around the house! :-0
My cat is pretty well behaved because I may have out-catted her. When she was adopted, at first she'd do naughty things and even overturned the garbage can when she didn't get food when she wanted. I just ignored her and groomed myself (more like watch Netflix). Eventually I would get up to clean the mess and say 'no' firmly while cleaning up. Let them throw up, don't react right away, you don't want them to use it as a weapon to get you out of bed, or worse, leave a trail of vomit while they get spooked by you (ew). My kitty isn't allowed on counters/tables and does a decent job of not going on them ... while I am awake.
Our cats would have a running spree on the roof... in the middle of the night. Can't complain about it.
My favourite article by far. Cats, cats and cats. What more could I ask for?
My husband and I are not always asleep at the same time. If one of us is in bed and the other's awake in the living room, the cat cannot make up her mind which human she wants and will drive us both up the wall yoyo-ing back and forth. I'm not sure why, since there's nothing unusual going on around here, but she's currently hiding in the bed, under a weighted blanket heavier than she is (she went there on her own initiative).
My cats get super excited and hyper if I stay up late because they know that means I'm probably not going to work the next day.
So many stories lol. I had a cat that would lick my eyelids to wake me, I put a curtain in my bedroom doorway so I have privacy but the cats can come and go, and I can't remember the last time I used the bathroom without at least one audience member. The latest cutest one is my youngest will look out the window at night, and then cry at me because I can't make it light outside like I do inside. He is so confused poor guy
My cat snuggles up to me every night, her and I share a room. She'll sometimes hug my arm. She follows me everywhere around the house. If I'm playing videogames she stays on the Xbox most of the time, or on the back of my chair. She'll also tell at me in the morning if she thinks I slept too long. Which for her is sometimes 11 AM, and sometimes 3 PM (I am really bad at getting up on weekends)
My cat will wake me for snuggles. He'll also cry at my bedroom door if we've gone to bed but others are still up because he thinks he is missing out on something.
MY kitty has a tiny loft in the laundry room and he hates it there but we have to keep him there at night.
more evidence that Crowley thinks he's a dog. he comes to bed with us, climbs under the blanket and sleeps between our feet. ever since he was a kitten. the full night, on or in our bed.
Miso, our 4yo Tonkinese, usually goes to bed when hubby does, around 9pm. I'm a night owl, so I'm up until whenever. If he decides I need to go to bed, he'll come out and meow until I walk to the bedroom. Then I go back. You can't close the door or he'll tear up the carpet trying to get in or out. He normally lays with hubby m but when I come to bed he'll lay on my body pillow (blocking the fan) waiting for me to pet him. If I stop, he leaves!
I have two cats, if people don’t like cats they shouldn’t come to my house. They Keep me company and keep me happy. Simple as this if you don’t like cats stay the hell out
My Siamese would sit by my face in the morning and would purr and purrrr. If i don't get up, she would gently tap my nose repeatedly with her paw. If nothing, she eventually screams and sits on my face to suffocate me. Rather risk me dead than wait too long for breakfast. She taught herself how to use the toilet, slide open window screens, hunted and ate snakes and climbed impossible heights. Lots of beautiful mischief.
I have Cujo-Kitty (totally opposite of her personality, she just latched on to me when I got her and would hiss at anyone close to me) and Raj Kuthrapali (when I got him they were separated to get acquainted and somehow the lil engineer would figure out how to get out of the bathroom at night). They are weird, and creepy, and affectionate and protective, and always hungry and annoying and my best Lil buds(kinda like kids🤣). Can't imagine life without them. They're absolutely hilarious. They literally have personalities similar to people I know🤣
Oh dear lord i relate so hard. My cat dusti will go through hell and high water for me to hold her, or play with her, or just to have zoomies-- BUT WHEN SHES DONE SHE WILL BITE THE DICKENS OUT OF YOUR HAND SHOULD YOU INTERFERE. Shes like a fluffy mental patient. I love her...
My cat every night comes and cleans me before bed. About ten minutes he licks my neck and chin. We cuddle and if I don't let him he cries. I have no idea where he picked it up because he's been my cat his whole life. One day he just started doing it and here we are almost two years later.
I always left my bedroom window open and my kitty would leap through it, bonk me with a head bump and then curl up and sleep with me one night she made her Flying Burrito Brother entrance but no head bump. A certain chaotic sound woke me fully awake. I turned on bedside light and she's sitting there with a huge rat in the death dance. And from the middle of this was a baby raccoon with his partner in crime yelling RUN! and pointing towards the door which led down the hall. I put the rat in a Christmas box by front door. Went back to bed. I guess it beats the giant lizard sticking it's tongue out behind my back. Wild Kingdom for sure.
I had a cat (I miss you Abu, more than you’ll ever know!) that would make me lift up the sheets every night so he could inspect the area for ten minutes. It was a guess if he’d stay there or leave. If he stayed there, he’d snuggle between my feet and I couldn’t move all night. He was the best boi
Here's my princess's daily routine. I am awakened at 6am for breakfast. At 9am I feel her head rub on my lower leg. It's time to put more kibble in her dish. No need, so I've learned to fake that. After kibble, it's I up on the couch to play "belly guitar". 12pm: Lunch. Again, a head rub on my leg to remind me. After lunch, up on her chair to sleep. 2pm: I am reminded it's time for treats. She then steals my side of the couch for the afternoon sleep. 6pm: I am reminded it's time for dinner. Then, it's over to the footstool by the window to sleep. 10pm: Bedtime snack, and then it's time to go to bed. She will sit and stare at me until I do. If at anytime I do not pay attention to the head rub, she will simply hold her head against my leg until I answer her demand. Every. Single. Day. I may pay the rent, but the place belongs to her.
My cats are rescues and I got them when they were tiny so they had their own room (at first it was a big crate in their own room) because they were too little to be safe (and feel safe) around the house so they have learned to be put to bed (my young one wants to be carried to bed) every night.
Non-cat owners: Oh god, something just jumped on my bed. This is it. It's the ghost of a vengeful Victorian widow who's gonna kill me in my bed. Cat owners: *sleepily pets the cat until cat stops kneading, settles down on your belly and falls asleep*
I feel like boredpanda is spying on me. I had to relocate to another city due to the war, and was lucky enough to find an apartment pretty quickly. My friend's relatives asked me to take in their cat for a while, and so I did. We used to have 5 cats back when I lived with my parents, so I thought nothing of it. Boy, was I wrong... Turns out that apartment-cats are total jerks. Our cats back home would spend half their time outside doing their own thing, and never bothered us too much. This cat, though... He drives me crazy every night, it's absolutely impossible to make him go to sleep, and the apartment doesn't have any doors between the room and the hall to lock him out! I imagine telling this to my hypothetical grandkids in 50 years: "I've seen awful things and almost died, but that cat was the most annoying thing that happened to me during the war..."
You wrap yourself up but the cat will stick their paw through the gap you use to breathe and slap you. Or bite your feet. Or we had one who didn't really know what to do so he'd just sit and stare like an inch from your face until you woke up and pissed your pants.
I have a book shelf next to my bed so every night my cat would hop onto the headboard and then up onto the bookshelf. He'll do this when he notices I'm going to bed. He'll stay there for some time until I fall asleep (I assume because he doesn't leave before) then he'll head outside on his nightly escapades. He'll return to the shelf before I wake up to remind me that his food bowl is missing 20% food.
I used to have a cat (nothing happened to her, she just lives at my dad's house now) who would SCREAM down the hallways at night for a few days once every one or two months. Apparently she had some sort of condition where being spayed didn't stop her from thinking she was in heat (don't remember what it was exactly), I called it her 'cat period.' Every time she'd do it I would just think "Yeah, I hate my time of the month too. I hear ya, sister."
Me and my sis in FaceTime: (me close up view) Sis: What is that? Me: what? Sis: What is around ur neck? Me: holds camera back for a better view Sis: Girllllllll!!!! Why is Gabby (my cat) around ur neck like a boa!!! I thought u was going crazy lol. Me: oh I have to lay here like this at least two hours a day. Her favorite spot is laying around my neck. Lol Sometimes she even makes me hold her head (slightly elevated position) while she sleeps. Stage 15 clinger (when I move she move making food for my iguana she sitting on the counter taking a bath she right in the edge brushing my teeth she on the toilet seat) She so annoying. But my "old lady" (15)
The photo proof I have of the 4 assholes hanging at the bedroom door for hub to get up an feed them. They bang on it. Scream at it. If he rolls over they hear the bed noise an get rumbling over each other to be the first to greet him when the door gets opened. Or if he doesn't get up they will basically deal w me and try to kill me as I go down stairs. Literally weave 4 cats under every step of death. Have to take one step and stop. Then another. Til down to the bottom. At night tho they don't sleep in the bedroom. No one likes hearing their stuff knocked over at 2 am or a hairball coming up an not knowing what it is aimed at.
Death by cat is truly a thing. I've managed to step on enough tails so they are better, but I am always looking down when I walk
Load More Replies... In case anyone doesn't know, Laura Lexx is a very funny British stand up comedian who has been on the TV shows 'Live at the Apollo ' and 'Mock the Week'.
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