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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: WLJ on July 29, 2019, 12:33:00 AM
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I usually have 3 to 5 cats in bed with me at night and I've often joked that Smoky always has a "I'm going to kill you in your sleep" look in his eyes
Camera shows cat trying to 'murder' its owner while he sleeps
https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/cat-sleeps-on-mans-face-camera
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Lastly, at least one user questioned how Navarro didn’t know what was going on, posting, “You needed a camera to tell you an entire being was sitting on your face?”
That had to be last. Nothing could top that comment.
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There's an old wive's tale that one should not let a cat in a room with a sleeping baby.
Apparently over decades / centuries / millennia enough babies have suffocated when a cat tried to sleep on this nice warm object, to generate this old wive's tale.
But since it's just an old wive's tale it cannot be counted as any kind of rational scientific evidence.
After all, anecdotes are not evidence.
I do know my cats used to get in bed with me, which was OK, but then their purring while they settled in for comfort and their "kneading" me kept me awake for a while.
"Soft kitty, warm kitty,
Little ball of fur,
Happy kitty, sleepy kitty,
Purr, purr, purr."
Terry, 230RN
REF (SIDS. This Mayo Clinic article on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome emphasizes that it's still a bit of mystery (or has multiple possible causes), but does mention sleeping with pets as a risk factor):
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sudden-infant-death-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20352800
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Hmmmmm. I've never had a cat try to sleep on my head.
Have one now that curls up in a "valley" on the bed cover between my legs, or, off to the side. I've had previous cats that snuck under the sheets.
I'm a bit surprised this guy needed a camera to figure out what was happening.
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It's a joke around our house that it's good our cats aren't larger, they're such focused predators.
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Hmmmmm. I've never had a cat try to sleep on my head.
Have one now that curls up in a "valley" on the bed cover between my legs, or, off to the side. I've had previous cats that snuck under the sheets.
I'm a bit surprised this guy needed a camera to figure out what was happening.
Same here. Mine is incredibly affectionate. She'll crawl into bed around 2-4AM, cuddle up next to me, and often lay one of her paws on my hand. I don't like when she crawls on top of the blanket between my legs though, because she fights me with her weight when I want to turn over.
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My 18lb cat sleeps on my chest.
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I wouldn't say that cat was trying to kill its owner so much as it was indifferent and his face made a nice warm pad to lay on.
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Maybe? I didn't know there was any question.
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A pic of me and my "little" buddy napping today... :old:
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A pic of me and my "little" buddy napping today... :old:
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I'd wake up.dead from that.
Not the weight but I'd suffocate from the allergic reaction. Just looking at that makes me almost break out in hives.
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A pic of me and my "little" buddy napping today... :old:
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Your cat looks like his size is right on the line of 'if he wants to kill you, he could.'
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Your cat looks like his size is right on the line of 'if he wants to kill you, he could.'
The ONLY thing that keeps them from killing us is the size disparity. I also believe that if we fall over dead they will not hesitate to eat us after a few days. ;)
bob
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From the comments...
"I'm a bit surprised this guy needed a camera to figure out what was happening."
Captain Obvious says, "He knew beforehand but set up a camera so he could you tube it."
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The ONLY thing that keeps them from killing us is the size disparity. I also believe that if we fall over dead they will not hesitate to eat us after a few days. immediately
bob
FIFY
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FIFY
When my cat first moved into my house, she would paw at my mouth/nose while I was sleeping. I was suspecting that she was checking to see if dinner was ready.
Or she was just being an A-hole.
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Or she was poking around to find the bacon you had eaten recently.
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How to tell if your cat is plotting to kill you
https://theoatmeal.com/comics/cat_kill
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When my cat first moved into my house, she would paw at my mouth/nose while I was sleeping. I was suspecting that she was checking to see if dinner was ready.
Or she was just being an A-hole.
Probably the later. As much as I like 'em, cats can be that. Mine expresses her a-hole-Ness by sitting on my toilet seat cover and unrolling the toilet paper at 4:30AM. ;/
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