Sleeping around.

It is said that cats sleep between 13 and 16 hours a day. I'm not sure how many hours of zzzs that Miss Daisy clocks up, but the ginger bombshell likes to share herself around as she does. Like most other cats, she considers newspapers, books and keyboards to be very desirable beds but in the absence of those items, she loves to sleep in a wide variety of spaces.


Keeping an eye on the neighbourhood



When she first came to live with us she came with a fur covered cat perch that I placed beside the 2 seater sofa. She would lie across the perch, oozing onto the arm. When one of Duncan's mates decided it would make a "boy perch" and broke it, she simply migrated just to the arm of that couch. She is there at present, having a little late afternoon bath. Later she will move onto the couch itself and woe betide anyone audacious enough to actually go and sit where she has vacated after she gets up for one of her frequent meal breaks. Not only will you end up with pants covered in ginger hairs, but you will be faced by a pair of golden eyes glaring at you, tail twitching subtly until either you move or you find her perched on the back of the chair behind you. She often spends the night on this couch, but another favourite night time spot is on the bath mat in the bathroom. She finds towelling irresistible and I think she enjoys the cool of the bathroom.

Another favoured floor position is just tucked under Caitlin's bed right where she gets out of bed. Caitlin now knows not to step in that spot so it really isn't all that hazardous. It's another story however when she sleeps in the hallway. Unfortunately she is perfectly camouflaged on our beige tiles!

Snoozing at the foot of my bed

As well as hiding under beds she is also partial to lying on a bed. She loves Caitlin's bed. Strangely, despite her love of towelling, she doesn't want to sleep on Caitlin's fur throw, preferring to create her own fur doona cover! She likes to sleep on our bed as well. Unlike other cats  she doesn't feel the need to nestle in, preferring to maintain a slightly distant proximity at the foot of the bed, alternating sides. She has tried Duncan's bed, but as his door is often closed, she rarely goes in there. She finds the spare bed comfortable but she only seems to doze in there when we have visitors.

She doesn't spend a large amount of time outside but has a position on top of a cupboard right outside the lounge room window where she will perch and eventually nod off.

Strangely she is the first cat I have lived with who doesn't want to sleep on our dining chairs, preferring to keep an eye on us from the three  seater couch back, though no doubt if we let her she would prefer to swap this arrangement to the centre of the table.