Domestic cats are social creatures. One of the ways that they show and seek affection is through cuddling. It's worth also thinking about their sharp senses of smell and hearing - they are engulfing themselves in the scent of those that they enjoy interacting with and/or considered family.
50 0 ReplyWarmth and they also enjoy listening/feeling your heart beat.
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39 0 ReplyThat was the hardest bit for our big boy to understand after my open heart surgery... no more chest sleeping.
He curls up in my arm pit now.
37 0 ReplyAt least he grasped the concept. Did you show him the scars and train him from there?
5 0 ReplyGod bless him, he's just not that smart... :) It was a lot of moving him and telling him no. He got it eventually.
Rocket, the B&W, gets insanely jealous though. She's camped with me right now.
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It is a convenient place should they feel the need to bite your nose or ears.
32 1 ReplyI have a phd in cats and this is the only accurate answer
16 0 ReplyMy cat has a PHD and agrees
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So after you fall asleep, they take your soul as you exhale. ;)
18 1 ReplyI remember that show!!!
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Because they are perfect angels sent to calm their pets (us)
14 2 ReplyCats will sleep on your lap/chest because it reminds them of mama.
Cats will lay/sit on your head because it triggers their parental instinct.
I have a cat who sleeps on my lap, or if my wife is lying down the cat curls up on/around her head.
I guess that means my cat thinks I’m my wife’s grandpa?
9 0 ReplyNot mine, sadly... Is there a word for this linguistic phenomenon so that I can complain about it in a nerdy community?
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