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Are there definite times of day that your kitties are more snuggly than others??
I have noticed that Marigold becomes especially snuggly in the evenings. And when I wake up in the middle of the night and go downstairs she is MORE than especially-snuggly. But in the morning time, she much prefers to crawl under the futon or guest bed, and doesn't want to be disturbed. It's as if she says, "Go away Mom, it's cat-nap time!"
Inka is defenitely an evening-snuggler !!! She jumps on my lap then and departs to kitten-dreamland ...
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Tama snuggles with me whenever he sees me. (He's in love with me) As for the others, I would say that they too are night snugglers.
Bosun has to have a lap cuddle when I first get on the computer. She jumps up, lays down, purrs, and stays for about 5 minutes. This is funny since most of the time she's a grumpy grouch!
Diamond wants whatever I'm eating.;) :p
Diva puts her paws up and asks to be picked up sometimes.
TicTac is a mush at night. Sometimes he'll lie in the crook of my arm until he gets too warm.
Mobius says if you want to pet me, get over here and do it.:p
Smokey the Younger kneads at my feet when I'm on the couch.
Pixel is feral and won't let me touch her.:(
It depends on which cat.
Pepper is only snuggly right before bed and that is also when he is most playful.
Angel is always snuggly as long as she has a lap to lay on.
Bandit is most snuggly in the morning. Wakes me up every morning rubbing his face on my face. :eek: My allergies!!
I've got one of each.
Mr. Jones can't wait till we get in bed at night. He turns into this love machine.
Snowy is calm and cuddly in the morning and returns to bed after breakfast to cuddle his Daddy.
Filou is a morning snuggler. He comes to wake me up with headbumpies and nosekissies, then he follows me in the bathroom and walks round my shoulders continuing with purring. Tigris comes more in the afternoon, lies down on the table when you're working or on your lap and starts to roll round and purr.
Let's see....
Noah is especially snuggly in the early morning. So, whoever gets up first gets lots of kitty loving from him.
Noel likes loving whenever SHE is in the mood for it. Generally in the evenings though, after we've been gone all day.
Basil....like Neko's mommy, he's in love with me too. ANYTIME and ALL THE TIME for Basie. :)
Olivia, kind of a cross between Noel and Basil...wierd huh?
Rascal always "puts me to sleep" - and I get lots of purring and a few love bites.
But in the morning - he absolutely MUST be on my lap - especially when I go to Pet Talk. Hmmmmm- guess he is checking out what I say about him.
The rest of the day.........don't bother me Mom!!
Kylie is usually snuggly only at night. When we are ready for bed. Any other time she is NOT snuggly!!! Sometimes she climbs up and sits on my lap, but not often!!! And if I take a nap, she likes to snuggle me.
Hmmm....evenings, definetly, for Dakky, Tenny, Georgia, and sometimes Tex. Tex seems to like me when I am watching TV during the daytime. Allie? She is snuggly first thing out of the shower, and on rare occasions, without rhyme or reason.
My only "I can count on you" snuggler is Tenny. He is generally a snuggle buggly boy. I can pick him up and immediately, he starts purring.
It seems to me that my cats are snugglers based on LOCATION, rather than timing. I can go lay on my bed in the middle of the day (no, I don't do this often), and I have snugglers. I think they like it when I am at their level.
Mini likes a snuggle anytime. He follows me if I am walking around the house and has special stake-out points to yowl for a cuddle :)
Jasmine is erratic and comes for snuggles when she feels like it. She has a special routine of tilting her head and pawing us so we can put an arm around her and snuggle her in our arms. (This girl knows how to manipulate :))
Pickles and Tabasco are snuggly after their early morning fighting. When they are worn out, it's back to bed for a snuggle.
My kitty doesn't have a particular time of day he prefers. Any time I sit in front of the computer, he appears from wherever he was hiding and jumps up on my lap. Then I have to swivel to the side and put my feet up on the couch next to the computer desk, so he can lay on my legs. He will only lay on my upper legs, not my torso. This makes it very difficult to type, being turned to the side with a big purring kitty on me, about to fall off of my legs. I've learned to type one-handed quite well. ;) :p
On rare occasions he will jump up onto me when I'm on the couch watching TV. If I am seated, he will wait patiently until I get a clue and lie down, because he won't lay on my legs unless they're stretched out. (He actually lays more in the juncture of my legs and torso - he's very weird.)
Even if he's not actually cuddling with me, he likes to be in the same room as me, especially the computer room. He will curl up on the couch, often on top of important papers, and sleep there for hours. All of the cuddling he does, though, is definitely on his terms, instigated by him, and ended when he's had enough.
Nutmeg will cuddle just about any time, unless she wants to play. Then she will NOT sit still.. she's a little wiggle worm.
Tilly likes to snuggle first thing in the morning and during evening TV time. She will only cuddle at night if I'm sitting in my recliner - if I'm at my computer she's not all that interested! :D
Bassett will cuddle if I'm still. Doesn't really matter where I am. She will always come for a cuddle before I go to sleep, and then sometime later in the night she usually joins me on the bed.
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Storm is usually only snuggly in the morning when I'm still in bed. He's not a lap cat and doesn't like to be held either. Sunny is usually snuggly in the morning and evening but sometimes it can be all day. Pepper is snuggly when he feels like it which is also usually in the morning and evening.
Hayley is snuggly in the evenings. She gets up on my lap or chest (if I'm lying down) and can stay there for about an hour. I love the evenings!:)
Juni is snuggly in the morning, almost every morning, but she's really weird and cute when I come from work and after I change my clothes. We have a shorter and more normal snuggling session immediatelly when I come in, but, after I change my clothes, she gets into a special mood, her fur is all in my mouth :D
That's why I want a second kitty. She's getting bored home alone all day long.
Tubby is snuggly all the time! Anytime I have a chance to sit down at home, it's not long before he's right there, ready to stake his claim on my lap.
Peanut, on the other hand, prefers mornings while we're lounging in bed (usually only on weekends), at night when we first go to bed, and usually afternoons when Terry is working out of the house she will request some lap time while he's on the computer. Sometimes this works and sometimes it doesn't depending on how busy he is. :)
Joxer - 2:00am
Jan - 4:30am
Sid - "what's snuggly?"
What fun to find this old thread. :)
Fister is snuggly in the morning, but not for long - he wants me to get up and then take over my pillow. Then, in the afternoon, we have a good long snuggle, and when I go bed, we read together. ;) He comes up and positions himself right in front of me. A few minutes later, he setttles down and knead into my arm/chest - a good thing I clipped his nails! He leans his head backwards to reach my face, and I give him lots of kisses. :love: Ahh, cats... aren't they the best!!
I feel all warm and fuzzy inside, just reading these.
Mario is snuggly in the morning, and otherwise when he WANTS to be. He'll nip at me if I'm in a snuggly mood and he's not!- good naturedly of course.
Luigi is an odd one. He will snuggle up to anyone when he first meets them. He'll go on his hind legs if he wants to be held, and I'll hold his butt and back as he clings to my shoulder. If I'm laying down, he'll lay on my stomach. BUT if he has had enough, he gets this wild look in his eyes and swats or bites!
Toby isn't really snuggly, more affectionate (with ANYONE) in general. He's much like a dog in the way that he will walk up to you for a pet, sometimes meowing until you comply! He'll also nip lightly if he's really happy, or lick you o_O.
Mac is snuggly most of the time. When you are on the computer, he sits in your lap and purrs. At night, he is the kitty that jumps on your chest and curls up in a ball to fall asleep. In the morning, he is always asleep beside me. Ming snuggles with my son all the time, but he is NOT a lap kitty and he never jumps on you. He will lay next to you and purr as you pet him, he loves that! Kimba will sit in your lap while you are on the computer, once in a great while. He is young and too busy causing trouble to snuggle yet. We will see with him. When he is snuggly he is very snuggly, though. I love my boys!!!:love:
Shoulder cat! Limpet did that with my son all her life. Soon as he went to get up she'd recognise the signals and move from his lap up onto his shoulders. He'd just mosey around the house with her up there, lean-rubbing the back of his head and purring at him while he went about his daily life. She even achieved figure-eights while he was in motion He said she never got her claws down to his skin even when she had to use them on his clothes for a bit of a grip. And he had this beautiful little move for letting her know when he wanted her to get down. He'd just kind of dip his body slightly sideways and extend an arm, and she'd go. I really did love the way the two of them seemed to communicate with one another on some private wavelength.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barbara
She never really had a schedule for laps, but it was funny how she had specific cuddles for specific people. She rarely ever did the shoulder thing with me. With me if I went to get up, she would get down. But she had a cuddle for me too, especially at the computer: Sit on the lap, locate the right forearm, hang chin and one paw over it. Then she'd give a happy little sigh, fall asleep and gradually slip downwards until she fell off with a little clunk. Wake up, shake head, look narked, and repeat. Very dedicated about it. If my arm got tired and I started taking it away, she'd start putting herself back over it with just a smidgeon more paw and more chin every time. During some of our silent power-struggles she'd end up hanging her entire upper torso over my arm and clamping it down with her elbows, she was so grimly determined to teach me that's what that arm was for.
I said she didn't have a schedule but that doesn't mean she had no preference. She could detect when you needed to pee before you'd even notice it yourself, and she'd be on you and leaning on it before you could blink.
Groucho is a real love muffin. He'll jump up and snuggle shortly before I have to leave for work. When I get home, he greets me at the door and wants snuggle time as soon as I sit down. But my favorite time is when everything is done for the night and I settle in to watch tv. Groucho comes up, makes biscuits for awhile, then with his hind quarters on my leg he puts his head on my chest and his front paw on my shoulder like he's giving me a hug. He stays like that for quite a long time and often falls asleep in that position. This is my favorite time with him.
Not very often. Usually 3 AM. She's not a snuggle-bug.
Evenings, definitely, especially when we're watching TV on bed AND 4-5 a.m. every-day of the week:rolleyes:
oh! and whenever it's raining..