Cat on a lap
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Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Any reason is an acceptable one. Cats have got to learn.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Everyone knows (I hope!) that I adore and am good to any animals I have, currently down to one elderly cat who is so so loved.
I do take the view that I am the human and they are the animal though, and if on my lap or on my chair or otherwise in the way, I will wake them up and move them.
If they are in a spot away from me, I will of course show them the respect of leaving them alone, not waking them or fussing over them or going over to them to stroke or pet them.
My poor auld boy is currently unwell and on gabapentin which means he sleeps even more than an average elderly cat and is a bit wobbly, so I've got an old bath towel folded up on my lap for him to sleep on, which makes it easy for me to move him off my lap and back on again without disturbing him too much or making him get up and physically move himself when I need to get up or come back to sit down again.
Hopefully we'll have his test results tomorrow and a prognosis/treatment plan, I wouldn't of course keep him in this state indefinitely.
I do take the view that I am the human and they are the animal though, and if on my lap or on my chair or otherwise in the way, I will wake them up and move them.
If they are in a spot away from me, I will of course show them the respect of leaving them alone, not waking them or fussing over them or going over to them to stroke or pet them.
My poor auld boy is currently unwell and on gabapentin which means he sleeps even more than an average elderly cat and is a bit wobbly, so I've got an old bath towel folded up on my lap for him to sleep on, which makes it easy for me to move him off my lap and back on again without disturbing him too much or making him get up and physically move himself when I need to get up or come back to sit down again.
Hopefully we'll have his test results tomorrow and a prognosis/treatment plan, I wouldn't of course keep him in this state indefinitely.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
In my experience, having a cat on your lap is a transparent excuse used to avoid pulling one’s weight in the household, with regard to chores and other domestic necessities
Monte
You can't say lavatory without saying tory.
Your point?
ouirdeaux
Caring, Understanding, Non-judgemental Type
I am not OU, but I'm going to take a wild stab at the point being that having a cat on your lap is a transparent excuse used to avoid pulling one’s weight in the household, with regard to chores and other domestic necessities.
Obviously, I could be wrong, and it's a coded message to invade Luxembourg.
Obviously, I could be wrong, and it's a coded message to invade Luxembourg.
Agent Sparrow
the age of slippers and migraines
It is not an excuse. 
(I have no bias at all despite the cat only really sitting on my lap)
(I have no bias at all despite the cat only really sitting on my lap)
Monte
You can't say lavatory without saying tory.
Agent Sparrow
the age of slippers and migraines
Cat on my lap. Someone else had better get the remote control. 
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
I absolutely love Trillian's range of facial expressions - she looks like a simmering ball of rage sometimes - a soft and fluffy one - I adore her
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
is the correct answer, in my humble opinion ...
sadly, Beauty [the Tripod] hasn't got to the stage of being a lap cat ... give her time -the poor thing has only just got used to becoming disabled and housebound ...
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
When my leg goes numb. Probably help if she lost a few lbs, but I guess that's the same for all of us.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Wish my auld boy would put on a bit more weight, he was over 5kg in his prime and definitely leg-numbing happened - his last weigh in he was 3.75kg (and that was an increase over his previous visit).
(((((Old cats))))
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
Wait, is this a remote control that the cat can operate, or a remote control for operating the cat?
Gromit
International Man of Misery
As my cat has its own doorbell that it operates, i'm edging towards the former.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
I don't think my cat's intellect would stretch to that
Poor lad is not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
He is incredibly sweet and loved
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
Visitation cat joined me for a morning cuppa
Me76
Not very good lurker
Answering the door wouldn't be on the list for me but my cats fly when it's knocked or rung so I have no excuse.
My bladder is probably the thing. And I will stretch it for a long time.
I sometimes thank a cat who has been on my lap for a long time for stopping me getting more fat. My snack of choice will be in another room and I won't go if I have lap cat.
My bladder is probably the thing. And I will stretch it for a long time.
I sometimes thank a cat who has been on my lap for a long time for stopping me getting more fat. My snack of choice will be in another room and I won't go if I have lap cat.
