Conference misery::feline_v1

    If you lived closer Phil I'd loan you Bob for a few evenings -
    after his pounce & yank adventures she'd be very  happy to have
    your three.

    I could lend you Zildjian - just look at her wrong and she hisses.  Pat
    her wrong and you could lose an eye or finger.  That would convince her
    that your 3 are angels.
    
    Anna/Zildjian (the b**ch)/Spunks (the nicest cat you would ever want to
    know)
    

    Phil - it all sounds so familiar.
    
    This morning I woke up to hear my hubby holding up Henri in the air
    saying (in a put-on hard Glaswegian accent) "OK Yeer barred from this 'ere
    beydroom - d'ya hear me now, jimmie?  Ah say yeer barrrred!"
    
    Her crime?  She bit his big toe.  It was his fault for sticking it out
    of the bed in the first place.....
    
    [Ruth]

    If you were closer, I would marry you.  I haven't found *any* gentleman
    who can handle 3 cats on a bed (one under the covers) in the US of A.
    
    Besides, without our *babies*, life would be so dull and boring.  I get
    more hugs and kisses from Black Thunder than I get from my 2 girls
    (human).  
    
    Sandi, mom to Black Thunder, White Lightning (under the covers),
    Storm-Cloud (woof-woof), DejaVu and Patches the Stray.
    
    

    Yeah,right.
    Keep your toes under the duvet and your headaches to yourself.
    
    HHUUMMPPHH!;-)

    re: .4 - Well I HAVE - and you can't have him.  We usually share the
    bed with Bumpy-tail, Isis, Bob, Bonnie and Dundee.  
      Nancy DC

    	We don't have that problem at all. Our cats have been trained
    to keep off the bed. Unless there is a major problem and they are
    trying to get our attention. But that doesn't happen offen. For
    example the only time they will jump on the bed is if they want
    a snack at 3 in the morning. Or it's Saturday at 6 am and they haven't
    been fed yet. Or if one is chasing the other and he needs to take
    a short cut. The only other time they jump up on the bed is to check
    to see if we are asleep yet. See how well we're trained! (i mean
    the cats). No problem here...
    
    Mike

    
    	I'm in complete agreement wi' ye, Phil.  My three love sleeping
    on the bed and under the covers as well.  If she can't handle that,
    well, 'tis time for a different woman.
    
    	McQ_who_is_training_his_female_human_also
    

    It's more fun with hubby, me and the four guys in the waterbed!
    Two under the covers, and two on top, pinning your legs and hogging
    the covers.  Hey Phil, should I bring in the rabbits, too?
    
    
    
    L- Casey, B.K., Rusty & Pepper

    You mean there are some people out there who don't want cats
    to sleep on the bed with them?  The cats are natural bed-warmers
    and cut down on the heating bills.  If your potential spouse
    can't see the logic of that, get rid of him/her.
    
    -Jill- (with Maui & Casino)

    
    my dynamic duo are/is in agreement about sleeping on the bed in the
    winter when it is cold.  (i get pinned in, with one on each side.)
    
    howsoever...in the summer, when i have the fan running, they rarely
    want to sleep on the bed.  maybe they don't like the breeze ruffling
    their fur...?
    
    diane & the two bed-warmers, stanley & stella 

    
    Have you ever experienced that feeling when you wake up and think
    that your legs have been stolen?
    
    I did this morning when I tried to get out of bed and couldn't get
    my legs to work. 
    
    I suppose it could have had something to do with three fat cats
    lying on them but I'm not sure;-)

    My heat seeker, Zildjian, was getting to be such a pest cuz she would
    get as close as close can be to my calves, that I couldn't get a good
    nights sleep.  But I found a solution.
    
    I put the heating pad on her favorite chair with a thick towel over it
    and THAT is her sleeping place now.  I kinda miss her sleeping on me
    tho, (sometimes).
    
    Anna/Zildjian/Spunks
    

    .12
    
    I'm glad to hear someone else has this experience when trying to get up
    in the morning; I have 5 that like to pin my legs down lying on them.
    
    ;-)
    Pat, Holly, D.P., Thai, Buffy, & Midnight
    

    RE .6
    
    Nancy,  I already knew that.  Remember, I asked if you loaned Jack
    out???  Of course, you said NO.   Didn't your parent's teach you to
    share????
    
    Sandi
    
    

    Lightning may be the *under the covers* kitty but Thunder and DejaVu
    have more fun on top of them.  They use mom's body as a mountain to
    *soar* over or her legs as hills to *hide behind*.  If I DARE to move
    one inch, Thunder attacks the *monster under the covers*.  It's even
    more fun when Thunder lays down right on top of a *warm, soft mound*
    that just happens to be Lightning.
    
    And people wonder why I look so tired and sleep at my desk.......
    
    Sandi
    
    

	One night, my boyfriend was trying to move his feet and
	he couldn't.  He sat up, looked to see what was on his feet
	and saw nothing.  By this time I'm awake.  He sits up again, and
	starts laughing as he realized what was in his way.  T.K. had
	wrapped himself up in the afghan on top of the covers so was 
	hidden from sight.  We were quite amused.

	I'm lucky too I guess since my SO doesn't mind the cats on
	the bed with us.  Of course, T.K. gets the boot once in a while
	because he doesn't know when to mind his own business.

	;-)

	Karen

    re: .15 - Sandi -  
      You wouldn't want him anyway - at 6' 5" and 185 lbs he has
    the BONIEST knees and elbows!!
      Besides, he fidgets.

    RE .18
    
    What, Jack, you're going to let Nancy get away with that statement?? 
    Does this mean she is telling the truth???
    
    Waiting for a come-back
    
    Sandi
    

    Sandi,
      Jack hasn't been reading FELINE for a bit so I forwarded your
    challenge.  We'll see if we can get a reaction.  He probably will
    agree with me tho ...  if he's smart......   ;-)

    re .last few:
    
    Hmmph.
    
    I say, what's wrong with having a cat or two or five in bed with you?
    Now that Jesse isn't sleeping atop my feet, and Bonnie isn't helping me
    to count to twenty-one any more (with her teeth!), (and I've trained
    the rest to sleep on Nancy's side), what's wrong with it?
    
    Besides, I'm starting to like waking up in the middle of the night with
    a cat sleeping on my neck. If it weren't for the fact that I'm still
    allergic to the rascals, it wouldn't bother me in the least. Besides,
    
    the cats pay more attention to me in bed than Nancy!
    
    I feel so much better, thanks for requesting my presence!
    
    Jack                                                     

    >> "the cats pay more attention to me in bed than Nancy!"
    
    Hey!  Its hard to feel romantic with 7 pairs of eyes watching!
    Ok, well six pairs of eyes.  If it isn't a catbed or food then
    Flame isn't interested.
    

    Hey Nancy,, remind me to tell you a very funhny story the next time I
    see you,, which will probably be in Hudson...
    Kate.. blush,blush, giggle, giggle..
    .. Cin, you will enjoy this tooo..

    OH goodie!  More naughty kitty stories!!!
    
    With stuff like this, who needs Playboy  ;-)  (or Playgirl)