{"id":1268,"date":"2016-05-27T03:34:52","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T11:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=1268"},"modified":"2016-05-27T03:34:52","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T11:34:52","slug":"frivolous-friday-where-does-your-cat-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=1268","title":{"rendered":"Frivolous Friday\u2014Where Does Your Cat Sleep?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-483\" src=\"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lily2.jpg\" alt=\"lily2\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/strong>My dad had a refrigerator magnet that said, \u201cIf you want the best seat in the house, move the cat.\u201d Those of you with cats certainly know the truth in that quip. Cats are not shy about charting out their territory and it\u2019s usually where you\u2019d rather they not shed, claw, or hack up a fur-ball.<\/p>\n<p>We buy our cats cozy beds, but will they use them? Actually, our Sophie and Lily do, but they\u2019re the first cats I\u2019ve ever had who would curl up in their own designated bed. And it\u2019s so cute when they do.<\/p>\n<p>However, they don\u2019t always sleep in their own beds. Both of our fur-girls prefer a <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-517\" src=\"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/easter2010-023-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"easter2010-023\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/easter2010-023-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/easter2010-023-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>human-size bed. But they also sleep across the back of the sofa by morning\u2014to catch the rays shining through the window. Lily claims my lap as I work at the computer on a cloudy day and during the early morning hours before the sun\u2019s up. She also likes my office chair and seems to know when I\u2019m through for the day. Lily likes to tunnel. When she was a kitten, you\u2019d often find her sleeping in the carpeted tunnel of the cat tree or inside the long tube we brought home for her to play inside. She also likes to crawl in under the blankets on my bed for a long, undisturbed afternoon nap.<\/p>\n<p>You may have noticed that cats sleep a lot. Although, I\u2019ve often wondered how deeply they sleep because they can sure wake up fast and without seeming groggy. According to Amy Shojai, animal behaviorist, cats sleep about 2\/3 of their life away\u2014that\u2019s about 16 hours per day\u2014more than almost any other animal. For more about cats and sleep, read Amy\u2019s article here: <a href=\"http:\/\/cats.about.com\/od\/amyshojai\/a\/understanding-your-sleepy-cat.htm\">http:\/\/cats.about.com\/od\/amyshojai\/a\/understanding-your-sleepy-cat.htm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My dad had a refrigerator magnet that said, \u201cIf you want the best seat in the house, move the cat.\u201d Those of you with cats certainly know the truth in that quip. 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