When a cat climbs onto its knees or lies down next to it, it thus shows its location and affection. When a domestic cat sleeps in the owner's bed, he uses it as a warm place with a familiar smell. He is calmer when he feels the closeness of his owner, and at the same time the cat is sure that this is how he controls the person. According to another theory, a cat sleeps on a person or his things in order to absorb negative energy and relieve him of pain. This animal feels vulnerable spots and lies down on the part of the body where it hurts and fever.
Cat and man
It is important for cats to take part in the life of the owner and to be a part of the events taking place. Lying down on a person's place, his clothes or jumping into his arms, they feel themselves in the thick of things, and with the help of their sense of smell they receive additional information.
When a cat rubs against a person and their belongings, it leaves its scent and accepts it as a member of its pack. Especially if the kitten was weaned early from the mother, he perceives the person just like that. The cat worries about him and if he feels a problem in his body, lays down on a weak spot, sharing his healing energy.
For reasons unknown to humans, a cat loves to fall asleep not in a cat's house, but in a human bed or in an armchair. Pregnant women most often experience discomfort when the animal sits on their stomach. They worry that the pet will harm the pressure of its weight on the developing fetus. And some are afraid that the cat is feeling some kind of rejection. In fact, the animal just leans against a warm and lively place.
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Pet behavior
If the kitten is used to sleeping in the owner's bed, this behavior becomes a bad habit of the house cat. It is difficult to disaccustom him to crawl into a person's bed, although he has long ceased to tremble and freeze. Having become an adult and independent (in his opinion), the cat still feels vulnerable while sleeping. And since he sleeps most of his life, the smell of the owner soothes and gives a sense of security. A person is many times larger than his pet, and the animal feels confident and invulnerable under his protection.
Sitting on an armchair or sofa, the animal experiences similar emotions, but since the sheet and blanket smell the most human, the pet prefers to sleep on the bed.
There is also a scientific explanation for why the cat lays down in certain places on the owner's body. Looking for the warmest place, a cat finds it where a person has a fever. The disease always begins with inflammation and fever in the diseased part of the body and adjacent tissues. If the owner has a stomach ache, the cat lays down in this place. They twist their knees - the pet curls up in a ball on the legs of its owner.
Some cat owners find that after a cat sleeps in their bed at night, they feel much better. They are confident that the animal has healed or assumed their weakness. There is also a logical explanation for this:
- The cat has a placebo or zootherapy effect.
- People experience the usual lack of sleep, and after getting enough sleep, they immediately feel good.
Favorite places of the cat
For cats that do not like to be petted and touched, sleeping in the owner's bed has a selfish meaning, with the help of which the animals assert themselves. Most of all they like to lie down:
- on the chest;
- on the back;
- on a person's head.
The cat lies down on the chest with a ball when it wants to, and can pretend to sleep, although it lies with its eyes open. A person, seeing what pleasure such a pose gives his pet, does not dare to drive him off and is ready to endure these small temporary inconveniences.
Climbing on top of the sleeping owner, the narcissistic animal tries to show that it is the main thing here. And he does not care at all whether a person is sleeping or not. The cat sits on it as if on his trophy, pleased with himself and his position in the house. The same can be said if the cat is sleeping or sitting on a pillow.
But those cats that prefer to sleep at their feet have a softer and more peaceful character. Cats feel tired and heavy legs and try to lie next to them. If a cat sits on a pillow, he feels an increased temperature and warms himself, while calming the owner.
By choosing a comfortable place to sleep, the animal tries to keep warm and feel safe at the same time. Such places are a wardrobe, a chest of drawers, a nightstand and a bed. A human sofa and a bed for a cat are places where he feels like the owner of a house or apartment.
Folk signs
The most famous sign about cats is: "Where the cat sleeps, it hurts." This was noticed by the people whom the cat helped to cope with diseases. If a person is engaged in mental activity, and his cat likes to lie on his head, and after that the owner of the animal feels rested, it is easy for him to notice that the pet helps to get rid of the headache.