{"id":5609,"date":"2012-05-05T06:50:29","date_gmt":"2012-05-05T10:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/?p=5609"},"modified":"2012-06-28T16:40:32","modified_gmt":"2012-06-28T20:40:32","slug":"just-what-is-a-full-night-of-rest-in-a-multi-cat-household","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/just-what-is-a-full-night-of-rest-in-a-multi-cat-household\/","title":{"rendered":"Just What is a Full Night of Rest Anymore?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I was asked to do an informative Q & A<\/a> about living in a multi-cat household for the Cats the Boss <\/a>site a couple weeks ago, it got me to thinking about one of the questions, \u201cDo your cats sleep on the bed with you?\u201d Is that really a question? I don\u2019t think I’ve seen the top of my bed without a cat on top of it since, when, well, um\u2026 never! And whose fault is that? Well, mine, of course\u2026 But I would never consider shutting the door and keeping them out of the room. I will uncomfortably sleep at the edge of the bed each and every night and suffer unbearably, so long as the cats are completely undisturbed and content\u2026<\/p>\n

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All seven cats are sound asleep... good luck to the humans when it is time for bed!<\/p><\/div>\n

This\u00a0got me to thinking about\u00a0one of the funniest\u00a0cat antidotes I shared in\u00a0my book (for me anyhow), The Chronicles of Zee & Zoey, that broached this very subject. Written with what I like to call an Erma Bombeck style of wit and honesty, I thought I might as well share the excerpt with you so that you could fully understand the extent of \u201cDo your cats sleep on the bed with you?\u201d\u00a0 Okay, from Chapter 24, entitled, \u201cAnd So It Is,\u201d I bring you my funny story of how my gynecologist unwittingly became a part of my book:<\/p>\n

“… I went to my annual gynecological checkup and told my doctor I thought I was going through menopause because I was sometimes sweating profusely during the night and would wake up drenched. Clearly I was experiencing hot flashes, right? He flat out confirmed that it was physically impossible and asked about my sleeping patterns\u2026 turns out having a blanket made of assorted cats sleeping on, next, or near you in the same bed at night can cause the same symptoms as menopause\u2026 He also confirmed with all certainty, that he thought I was certifiably nuts. Apparently sharing a bed with seven cats and one human is not normal\u2026”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Jazz is 14 years old and I think he really likes to feel the warmth of my body when he sleeps on top of me.<\/p><\/div>\n

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To be fair, typically all seven are not on the bed at the same time. Jazz and Harley are the only two that stick to me religiously like glue. And I mean they literally stick to me like glue. If I toss, they toss. If I turn, they turn. Both of them sleep on top of me and that is that, hence the hot flashes… Zee makes several appearances throughout the night, as he has a very important\u00a0ritual that he rigidly adheres to every night. He\u00a0will stay in bed with us for a while, then he leaves for what we call his \u201cnightly ritual of homage.\u201d He literally feels compelled to bring us gifts throughout the night. We will hear him enter the bedroom as he makes a loud and garbled meowing noise. We then hear a plunk, as a plush toy is dropped to the floor. He will meow loudly until we thank him for his gift. This happens between 5 to 7 times each night and I think he has even hit double digits on occasion! No wonder the dear boy naps all day long – he has to rest for his night-shift! The rest of the cats will randomly come in and out throughout the night.\u00a0So, to answer the question, yes,\u00a0our cats do sleep on the bed with us\u2026 Someone needs to use the bed for sleeping since it isn’t Dan or I!!<\/p>\n

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