npage123
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All the cats and dogs we've ever had, have had free access to the bed. Since living here in the UK, I've sadly lost a few pets.
Firstly lost a gorgeous, superbly trained Staffie (at 16 years old, he had a massive stroke one evening and no question about it, immediately had to be PTS). He would only jump onto the bed once he was told he's allowed to. He did sleep on the bed and loved rolling about on the duvet once he was allowed to get on.
About 2 years after loosing him, we got 2 cats, a Silverpoint Persian and a Chinchilla. They were playing on the bed as well as the rest of the house, and knew when it was time to go to bed and to behave.
The Silverpoint mostly chose the windowsill or the cat tree in the bedroom to sleep on, but occasionally wanted one corner of the bed with the duvet pulled out the way. When her cancer got inoperable and her kidney function very poor, I made a special effort to cuddle and treat her every day (as much as she tolerated) and I've spent the most time ever in her life keeping her groomed nicely.
Shortly after we had to have the Silverpoint PTS, the Chinchilla also developed a rare form of cancer and her kidney function suddenly deteriorated too (to the point where she had only half a kidney working properly). Out of all the cats I've ever had (and have now), she was the one who liked sleeping very close to me the most of all. If I wasn't at home, she'd sleep on my pillow, if I was sitting somewhere, she'd sleep in my arms, and if I was laying down or sleeping, she'd sleep on my chest.
We got our current Staffie when the Persian cats were around 5 years old, and he is now 13 but unfortunately already riddled with cancer and bad arthritis behind. The poor guy feels the cold very easily so he loves nothing more than to sleep under the duvet in our bed with only his nose poking out. It won't take him long to fall into a deep sleep when his under the duvet, and he'll snore nearly as loud as my husband. When we're at work, he'll sleep on his own bed in the living room, but as we usually turn the heating down, I put a coat on for him to keep him warm, just until we're back from work. Due to the fact that I think he'll be the next of our pets to 'go', I try and keep him as happy as possible and certainly don't mind him sleeping right next to me or in my arms.
Our Shih Tzu is now about 6 years old, and she's usually the Staffie's little shadow. She always follows him wherever he wants to go. But due to her thick coat, she won't tolerate being under the duvet at all. She'll occasionally come and lie stretched out so we are lying back to back, but soon gets too hot and will then move away.
Our 2 new cats do like to jump up onto the bed and say hello, but never stay all night. The Ragdoll X British Shorthair absolutely loves our Staffie. When he starts licking his paws, she'll come running from any room in the house and plant herself in between his licking tongue and his paws. There's nothing she likes more than to be groomed by him and to sleep next to him. For short bits, she'll choose to lie next to me, but only if she wants a bit of attention. As soon as her tail starts wriggling, I know she wants me to stop stroking her.
Our younger kitty (Maine Coone X Siberian Forest) usually prefers to sleep where she can find a cold spot, e.g. in the bathroom sink or tiles on the bathroom windowsill, the kitchen windowsill or on the tiled kitchen floor (we haven't got underfloor heating). However she would every now and then come to me, make me feel very special by rubbing her nose onto mine, then flop down next to me with her face right next to mine, asking for cuddles, which she'll get whenever she wants. As she's still young (10months) it doesn't take her long to go for a mad dash out the bedroom, usually with the other cat in tow, and then they start a chasing game.
Sorry the post became this long, plus I'm talking about dogs and cats...!
Firstly lost a gorgeous, superbly trained Staffie (at 16 years old, he had a massive stroke one evening and no question about it, immediately had to be PTS). He would only jump onto the bed once he was told he's allowed to. He did sleep on the bed and loved rolling about on the duvet once he was allowed to get on.
About 2 years after loosing him, we got 2 cats, a Silverpoint Persian and a Chinchilla. They were playing on the bed as well as the rest of the house, and knew when it was time to go to bed and to behave.
The Silverpoint mostly chose the windowsill or the cat tree in the bedroom to sleep on, but occasionally wanted one corner of the bed with the duvet pulled out the way. When her cancer got inoperable and her kidney function very poor, I made a special effort to cuddle and treat her every day (as much as she tolerated) and I've spent the most time ever in her life keeping her groomed nicely.
Shortly after we had to have the Silverpoint PTS, the Chinchilla also developed a rare form of cancer and her kidney function suddenly deteriorated too (to the point where she had only half a kidney working properly). Out of all the cats I've ever had (and have now), she was the one who liked sleeping very close to me the most of all. If I wasn't at home, she'd sleep on my pillow, if I was sitting somewhere, she'd sleep in my arms, and if I was laying down or sleeping, she'd sleep on my chest.
We got our current Staffie when the Persian cats were around 5 years old, and he is now 13 but unfortunately already riddled with cancer and bad arthritis behind. The poor guy feels the cold very easily so he loves nothing more than to sleep under the duvet in our bed with only his nose poking out. It won't take him long to fall into a deep sleep when his under the duvet, and he'll snore nearly as loud as my husband. When we're at work, he'll sleep on his own bed in the living room, but as we usually turn the heating down, I put a coat on for him to keep him warm, just until we're back from work. Due to the fact that I think he'll be the next of our pets to 'go', I try and keep him as happy as possible and certainly don't mind him sleeping right next to me or in my arms.
Our Shih Tzu is now about 6 years old, and she's usually the Staffie's little shadow. She always follows him wherever he wants to go. But due to her thick coat, she won't tolerate being under the duvet at all. She'll occasionally come and lie stretched out so we are lying back to back, but soon gets too hot and will then move away.
Our 2 new cats do like to jump up onto the bed and say hello, but never stay all night. The Ragdoll X British Shorthair absolutely loves our Staffie. When he starts licking his paws, she'll come running from any room in the house and plant herself in between his licking tongue and his paws. There's nothing she likes more than to be groomed by him and to sleep next to him. For short bits, she'll choose to lie next to me, but only if she wants a bit of attention. As soon as her tail starts wriggling, I know she wants me to stop stroking her.
Our younger kitty (Maine Coone X Siberian Forest) usually prefers to sleep where she can find a cold spot, e.g. in the bathroom sink or tiles on the bathroom windowsill, the kitchen windowsill or on the tiled kitchen floor (we haven't got underfloor heating). However she would every now and then come to me, make me feel very special by rubbing her nose onto mine, then flop down next to me with her face right next to mine, asking for cuddles, which she'll get whenever she wants. As she's still young (10months) it doesn't take her long to go for a mad dash out the bedroom, usually with the other cat in tow, and then they start a chasing game.
Sorry the post became this long, plus I'm talking about dogs and cats...!
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