Every cat has a favourite place to sleep. The place that, for them, is the absolute best for curling up and taking a nap, or for watching the world go by. Or both. Since we moved to our new flat our cats have been trying to work out which is the best place for them.
My in-laws gave us a small fluffy tent, which we’ve nicknamed the Princess Pod (or Pod, for short). At first the boys both liked to sleep in it, but after a couple of weeks Lola claimed it as her own. Now it’s definitely her favourite place to sleep, and the boys won’t even attempt to go in it. I think it must be covered in her scent!
The boys don’t necessarily have such a defined place for themselves. They each like places in the cat trees, although Sampson likes to be in the hutch part of the tree at the end of the cat runway (a.k.a. bookshelves), or sometimes the dark cat tree which is only partially built at the moment, and Elvis prefers to be in the baskets or flat surfaces of the free standing cat tree by the radiator.
Elvis definitely likes to be on a surface more than inside an enclosed space. He doesn’t mind enclosed spaces though – he’ll happily jump into a box, for example. When he’s not on the cat tree he can be found sitting on top of one of our glass fronted cabinets in the hallway. It’s a good place because he can have a nap but still be quickly aware of anyone entering or leaving the flat, or if anyone goes near the food cupboard. The cupboard has the added bonus of making the perfect runway to the shelves by the kitchen entrance, and he likes to get up on them to peer around at us whilst we’re cooking!
When Sampson isn’t in the cat tree he’ll most likely be on a lap – he’s definitely a lap cat, and is very cuddly. Otherwise he’ll probably be laying on the mat next to the covered litter tray. Like Elvis’s cabinet, the rug has the advantage of making sure he’ll be quickly aware if anyone approaches the food cupboard. It does have the disadvantage though of making him a bit 
invisible… Black cat on a black rug, yeah, that can be problematic.
In the last few days Sampson has also taken to sleeping on the chair at the furthest end of the kitchen table. It let’s him monitor the food situation, be slightly secluded so that the other cats don’t disturb him, and also is quite warm being right next to the radiator.
I’m glad that each of the cats have found a space they feel comfortable in. Everyone needs a nice place to cuddle up in the cold winter!
Love,
Lady Joyful
Does your cat have a favourite place to be? What are the advantages of your cat’s favourite place?
My Jules has two favourite spots; on the chair at the head of the table (on his special blanket), and if the blinds are open, the top of the sofa for maximum outdoor viewing. If he’s particularly tired after a long socialising session with visitors, he slinks off and sleeps inside my donna cover 🙂 so sweet 🙂
Those sound like lovely places 🙂 Thanks for commenting!
Our cats prefer my daughter’s lap for napping. They used to both fit, but they are growing so fast, so now only one at a time can fit!
Laps are a wonderful place to snuggle up. Thanks for commenting 🙂
“Special places?” Let me count the ways: Four dining room chairs, back of couch, two chairs in our bedroom plus our bed, a certain chair in hubby’s teaching room, his recliner in his office, six different window sills, top of my desk, some bushes next to our deck, on the deck in the sun, and, wait for it – our doggie Frankie’s bed, which, being the gentleman he is, is gracefully allowed.
Now that just covers the most used spaces that she keeps in steady rotation guided by some weird schedule known only to her. I’m sure there’s more.
Aw, that’s sweet 🙂 Great that there are so many places she feels comfortable in. Thanks for commenting!
Nubia likes to sleep on the top of the scratch tree while Oliver prefers things that are close to the floor. I wonder if he fell off a tree as a kitten… He is not too fond of sleeping on heights! Lol
Well ‘they’ say that some cats are tree-cats and others are bush-cats. I guess Oliver is a bush cat 🙂
Sometimes I think he is more of a rat-cat ;). He also likes squeezing under cupboards and tables to scare the heck out of us and Nubia as he “jumps” out. Haha
Ah, cute! Lola hides under things to pounce at us sometimes. Usually she’s not very well hidden, and it’s very funny to watch her bum wiggling as she prepares to jump 😛
LOL. That does sound like Nubia. She doesn’t seem to get that her bum isn’t invisible. 😉
Very nice post!
Thanks!
Tess is everywhere. I can’t say she’s found a favorite place yet, but the Christmas-tree box is definitely on top at the moment!
Boxes are definitely good contenders! Thanks for commenting 🙂
Our cat has three or four favorite spots. One I’ve shown here http://mulchandmorecrafts.com/2015/11/24/wondering-cat-world/ The others are “his” end of the couch, on top of a plastic tote by the end of the table (gives a good view of everyone’s movements and raises him just enough to not get stepped on) and infrequently our bed (in the day-time when he wants alone time:)
A good choice of places! Thanks for commenting 🙂
It’s interesting that you posted this, because we just made a change at our house. We have a black cat, Priscilla, who has always been a loner and an odd duck. She is getting older, and lately the other cats have been picking on her, despite our best efforts. So, we gave the poor thing a place of her own. We set up a spare bedroom for her and she loves it! I will post the full story on my blog.
That sounds like a wonderful thing to do for Priscilla! Thanks for commenting 🙂
Cats are so funny! It is fun how they seem to stake out a place and then they are like, “This is mine and I will go all Lion/Panther on you if you come near it.”
Yes exactly! Thanks for commenting 🙂
Any time 🙂
Nelson’s all time favorite spot is on my bed, in the sun.
A great choice! Thanks for commenting 🙂
I read somewhere that there are 2 types of cats. Tree dweller and bush dwellers. I’ve got one of each, much like Lady Joyful!
I’ve heard that too 🙂 Thanks for commenting.
My cats always steal each others’ spots.
Yeah ours seem to do that sometimes! Thanks for commenting 🙂
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