What Sleeping Positions Say About Your Cat

In this episode of Cat Mojo, I talk about the various and sometimes crazy looking sleeping positions most common in cats. What do they tell you about your cats’ confidence, their comfort in their territory, and sometimes even their physical well-being? Don’t sleep on this - watch now to find out!
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:19 Curled up
2:28 On the side
3:16 Cat in the box
5:47 Belly up
7:04 Eyes barely closed
9:17 Loaf
10:52 Paw over the eye
11:51 Monorail cat
12:57 The contortionist
14:09 Pay attention to changes
15:58 Closing
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[@TheHungryKirby]

My grandmas cat used to bring her her pjs when he decided it was time for bed. He did it when they had guests over to make them leave lol

[@kelly-bo-belly]

Too funny!! 🥰

[@christinawhitehead4034]

I need that in my life lol

[@KeelyIleanBaker]

Oh Lord! That is awesome! I bet that was always great at dinner parties! Everyone is enjoying, talking, laughing, and then it all falls silent as The cat walks in dragging Mom’s pjs!

[@iris14feb]

Kelly Bo u XD my cat wrote this XD

[@TraviSScott3]

What?? Seriously?

[@felixhenson9926]

"Tell that's not the cutest thing you've ever seen in your life and DON'T TELL ME IF IT'S NOT BC HE'S *MY* CAT" is a serious mood. My cat IS the cutest cat in existence and the rest of you are wrong.

[@emily3]

Mood! People who say they don’t think my cat is cute can’t be trusted at all

[@nataliestanchevski4628]

Same!

[@LottieLaRats]

Ikr, I dont trust people who dont think cats are cute because have you seen those murder mittens????

[@lorrainewilliams7896]

Shall we then, agree to disagree? My lady cat is the cutest sweet sassy cuddlebug in the multiverse.

[@liwanu7789]

Much like ferrets, all cats are the cutest. And everyone has the cutest.

[@babyblue3717]

I adopted a completely feral cat last year that had been born and raised in the streets. As soon as I put him inside, he bonded with my two other cats, found my bed and slept with his belly up. That made me cry for days i was so proud. He immediately felt safe with me and that resonates with me always

[@nancyessig781]

I know my cat loves me but at night he crawls into a clothes chest to sleep and I’m pretty sure it is because I snore like a buzzsaw

[@t-babyyupressed2906]

@@nancyessig781 😂😂😂 Me To

[@diane4488]

I would normally toss and turn a lot in need, at night, so my cat sleeps between my legs. Very clever, because she gets to feel safe, and it's much harder for me to turn over, with a cat between my legs. When I'm poorly, she lies on my chest, purrs loudly, and looks at me, as if she wished she could make me better. I live alone, and she's such great company. I love her so much.

[@Una_Ridlow]

Purring is healing

[@jaynemorin747]

It doesn't sound like you're alone. I live with my two furbabies. They certainly are a lot of company. I talk to them all the time.💕

[@itskashkashi]

When mine sleeps on my chest during panick attacks... cured.

[@angiebear8727]

❤ so sweet

[@demonkingbadger6689]

Yeah, i didnt let my late cat sleep in my bed, because i would toss and turn so much (i have one side of my against the wall and i occasionally wake myself kicking the wall). I just didnt want the poor guy to wake up airborne.☺️ However, i liked taking naps on the floor and didnt much then, so we could chill together that way.

[@ariumet_]

the "covering eyes" sleeping position is the cutest thing i have ever seen in my entire fucking life, i die from overdose cuteness everytime i see my cat like that

[@howtowithelizabeth7513]

U should see my new tuxedo foster she’s around 4 weeks old and fell asleep curled up in my hand

[@jens2049]

Same mab

[@ariumet_]

@@howtowithelizabeth7513 omg that's adorable!!

[@pillowmoment]

yes It’s literally the cutest thing ever

[@starseedlightworker6539]

that and the loaf

[@caitlindw89]

I found my cat as a lonely stray kitten. she used to be afraid of EVERYTHING. now she sleeps in the sea otter position most of the time and it makes me feel really proud like I gave her a home that she feels really safe in. :)

[@TokerPLUR]

You are an awesome person for taking her in! Keep on being awesome!!!

[@retnaningheryuanti6008]

I found my kitten also on the street shivering. The difference is he is an affectionate one. On the first night he already snugling with me and husband untill now. The only thing he is afraid is kids running around.

[@DieAlteistwiederda]

My former feral kitten also exposes her belly when she sleeps on me and when she started doing it I felt so proud of how far we both had come together.

[@dl_0002]

I adopted a stray feral cat here in a war zone in Iraq. She's missing her tail and an ear. It took me a long time to slowly gain her trust and form a bond with her (I've been working here more than 3 years) but now were best friends. I'm the only person she will let touch her or even get close, but all she does is either curl up on my lap or lay next to me in the sea otter position :)

[@bubbles2868]

Our new kitten stowed away under our truck, we found her when we got home and heard a cat meowing. There she was. How she didn't fall out of there when we were doing 70 on the freeway on our way home, I can only say she was God given. She sleeps in full otter position most of the time.

[@scream1418]

I was laughing so hard when he said "why are you watching this channel unless your getting a cat tomorrow "cause I'm actually am getting a kitten tomorrow 😂😂

[@chrishardy2909]

My cat was really sick and I didn't knew it. She always slept in the loaf position, which I learned later was to keep pressure off her internal organs. She did an amazing job of hiding her pain. Miss you, Koko Kitty. 🖤

[@Mary_Beth_Reimer]

{{{{{hugs}}}}} I'm sorry

[@elizabethyoung17]

RiP Koko Kitty. My cat is crouching, in pain. My other cat did this also before she went to rainbow bridge. I know I'll lose this one soon despite vet treatment. Jackson never mentioned crouching, did he.

[@demonkingbadger6689]

Yeah, my late cat (been years) died of stomach cancer. He was too tough for his own good, so we didnt find out until it was advanced.

[@mammamiamikamoby]

3 years ago I adopted a stray cat (Mamma Mia) and her kitten, a male that I call Mika. They got spayed, neutered, vaccinated, chipping, aso but they preferred to live in heated cat houses on my porch. Now and then they would come in and inspect the house but they never stayed inside for long. Probably because I had a dog at that time and even tough they got along well i guess the cats considered the house as the dogs territory? However, last June Mika had some kind of accident (I didn't see what happened) and came hime limping. He needed emergency surgery and they removed the femur head (think that's what it's called). He had to stay in an xxl dog crate for 2 weeks and then inside with only controlled movement for another 4 weeks. He has never lived inside a house before with all the strange noises and before he always has been afraid of everything. I expected this to be extremely stressful for us both but to my surprise it went extremely well. It almost melted my heart when I once came into the living room and saw Mika lying on the couch, on the back, all legs stretched out and sleeping deeply. 😍 And since then he does that very often. And on top of that our relationship has changed as well. It was okay to pet him but nothing more. Now since he was forced to be inside with me, he licks my fingers, I get love bites, and nose kisses and I can touch him without problems, removing ticks and so on. It sounds very strange but in some way the accident and surgery was the best thing to boost Mikas self esteem and trust. He feels save and secure and loved and he has overcome his fears and is now willing to explore new things like cats do instead of instantly be afraid.

[@canadaclub8920]

Good lesson as to why regular check ups are essential

[@binca23]

My favorite sleeping position is the "Proper Kitty" where they put one paw on top of the other as if they are crossing their hands. They look like royalty sleeping. :)

[@BirchWitch]

They are royalty sleeping!! 😊

[@eilissmith8591]

Yes me too

[@lovecats_10-23]

Our cat Mittens who looks like Jackon Galaxy's cat Theo,, she sleeps with her front legs or 🐾 paws crisscrossed and looks regal

[@Sarah-dh9yc]

I call that "Proper Kitty" to!

[@solidstate9451]

The sophisticated/gracefully kitty. I've never seen it before I got Bilbo. All the other cats in my life never did it.

[@osamabhatti3072]

My cat sleeps on my pillows putting his whole body surrounding my head like he's my hat lol we sleep together every night like that I love it 🧡

[@katherinewilson1853]

my kitty did that too

[@lovecats_10-23]

All 3 of our cats take turns sleeping all over my pillow and the pillow behind it. So comforting.

[@Nimoes_archive]

my cat used to climb underneath my head somehow and make me use him as a pillow, I would wake up and immediately worry about him being squashed by my head. He hasnt done it in years but for a while he would do it every night, was nice and soft and warm I must admit. (Would be a nightmare if you had allergies and went to your mates house and their cat did that XD)

[@W111cca]

My cat does that with me too!! Every night I’ll call him and he’ll lay on my pillow above my head.

[@MsWinterlife]

Our ginger boy Kaos is rather tall and quite long, with about 8kg of solid lean muscle on him. And he insists on coming to my pillow during the night and commandeering the whole thing for himself, pushing my head off slowly but firmly with strong legs and half sheathed claws. I now blame him for all those times that I woke up with pulled neck muscles or / and sore shoulders.

[@SheilaKaneDecoy]

My cat was a little stray who literally ran into my house. On days 1-3, she slept in the donut. Then on day 4, she fell asleep purring as I was petting her. After about 5 minutes, she stretch out on her back. Tummy fully exposed with her paws over her head. I knew then and there that she knew she was home. 💛

[@manifestingstars]

i’ve had my kitten for three days now and had the joy of waking up to see her cozy in the crook of my elbow. she looked so trusting and safe

[@K_i_t_t_y84]

"Because we are spending too much time looking at our cat sleeping these days." Yeah but what better to do when you're under quarantine?!

[@AnimeShinigami13]

well... there's hugging your cats, and playing with your cats... and going outside in the yard with your cats. :D

[@Lex_C]

What better to do. Period. Work? Talk with humans? 😒

[@chaoticoverdrive27]

Lex C Some of us got laid off due to the virus. Also humans are overrated. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@ktctgrl4jsus]

I agree 💯

[@K_i_t_t_y84]

@Lee Courtney bro everyone else got that I'm here making a positive statement about hanging out with my cats. You're the only one assuming I was being negative so I think you need to chill.

[@benathoa]

My family calls the Loaf position the “Rotisserie Chicken” 😂

[@RedNucleus42]

Omg I never did until my last cat which had long thick fur I would buzz with clippers in summer (I called the cut the “teacup lion” bc he was tan and it was ridiculously cute) but when he would be in loaf mode with that tight cut, I called him “little chicken dinner” 😆

[@ELICARLO11]

jajajja we call it "pavito" in english is "little turkey".

[@loretohidalgo3533]

since my cat is black, we call it "the burnt chicken" or "the burnt loaf"

[@57hippiechick]

Minato Thaj That's a good name for it! Ha ha! 😄

[@siandibley9137]

We call it the duck position 😂 my partners kitty when he was a kitten looked like a duck on water 😂

[@alyssapeterson2004]

I found my kitty abandoned outside under my parent's porch. He was only 8 weeks old (according to the dental molds). He used to only sleep under the bed and spent most of his time there when we first found him. I worked very hard to socialize and show him that the world doesn't need to be scary. He still hides when new people come into the house, but he feels safe around the family. His favorite sleeping spots are the couch where he can watch the birds, a chair, and his cat tree.

[@RapidShotzZ]

That’s wonderful 👍🏾

[@angiebear8727]

My teenage daughter loves the positions our kitty Jinx gets in when she sleeps. I have multiple (ok a few too many maybe) pics of her laying beside Jinx copying her sleeping positions. It’s too cute!Brought out the little girl that still lives in my teenage daughter’s mind. I thank my kitty often for that.❤

[@purplefireweed]

What I wanna know is what MY sleeping positions mean...to my cat. "That position says 'please sprawl out on my head'". "This position means 'knead my throat with your claws'". ...

[@karenmessinger9609]

Lol...yep.

[@LadyMFUnicorn]

Yes, I love my kitten but she wants to pur and kneading my neck, right next to my ear. Lol

[@tripsr4kids]

hahahahaha

[@luka-lostcheese]

My old lady cat likes to push her face into my ear at night and purr as loud as she can while slowly pushing my head off my pillow her body is curved around my head like a crown. It’s cute but also so weird. None of my cats growing up ever did this.

[@luka-lostcheese]

My younger cat likes to squeeze herself between my legs at night she will bite my ankles if I don’t give her room. Mind you my bed is huge so it’s not like she doesn’t have space to sleep. Cats can be weird lol

[@SculptyWorks]

"I wake up and I'm covered in cats" Yep, that's what a normal morning is for me. 👍

[@localwalker5696]

Heaven

[@smolpeaches2634]

Dude same my kitten sleeps on me and I wake up with a foot on my mouth and a paw on my head haha

[@danielvanzandt4238]

I have just one huge cat that sleeps on me, kinda like many cats, just one cat tho. Really big.

[@meow2u22]

I wake up with one (25 lb) cat meowing right in my face--bad breath and all--and the other atop me.

[@theoldaccountthatiusedtous6767]

@@danielvanzandt4238 a heat-generating weighted blanket!

[@IndieGoScreeen]

My cat literally sleep on his back with one of his paws touching me all the time; It’s absolutely precious and so hard not to pet his belly

[@lottat6003]

My cat loves all these positions, depending on where he sleeps, but exposing the belly is his favorite or stretching out so he looks like he's twice as long. 🤣

[@stevenhenry4227]

Hello Lotta how’s the weather over there

[@SuzanneWho]

Lotta: my cat does this too - takes up a lot of space!😎🐈‍⬛

[@BediiBeastly]

Sounds like mine 😂

[@dev1040]

I think of it like a foot long hotdawg at a baseball game 😂 unnecessary but aye whatever makes you have a good time

[@dev1040]

@@SuzanneWho by the way, you wanna press the reply button or type @*insert username without asterisks here* it’ll direct it to them

[@carlyh6913]

The paw over the eye makes me wanna punch myself in the face it's so cute. My Tabby covers her little eyes with her tail if she can get in the right position

[@izzme5204]

Same here(≧∇≦)

[@KandiXoXoXo]

Lmao...omg. 😂😂😂😂

[@irinairy9]

Sameeee

[@bettyveronica460]

"...makes me wanna punch myself in the face it's so cute.." = Cuteness Aggression explained.😸

[@carlyh6913]

@@bettyveronica460 🤣 basically

[@Foodidlifeyo]

Would anyone esle love to see a Day in the life of Jackson’s cats? Being gathered by the cat daddy himself!? Jackson make it happen ! 🗣Please 🤗

[@Mallenaudrix]

Yes

[@ChelseaDewey]

Yes!!!

[@karmen2678]

Oh, yess please!

[@ktctgrl4jsus]

That would be amazing!!😀😂😀

[@ChrisR_68]

Yes please

[@kirst4666]

My rescue cat sometimes used to sleep with her paws wrapped round my arm. Very cute. She’d also sleep tucked next to me for a while then relocate until she’d wake me up in the morning. Love your wise words Jackson.

[@ErinBerlintop10]

My ginger goes full sea otter...the Persian stretches out on her side (sometimes w/paw over her eyes) and the foster kitten does half sea otter with her front legs stretched out above her head. I think they're all very comfortable here!!

[@museofdoom1612]

The moment Jackson's eyes were blazing at the idea of telling him his cat was not the cutest is the realest thing I've ever seen. xD

[@xenostim]

also blazed when he was the eyes-almost-closed cat.(a little 42O) XD

[@thirdpedalnirvana]

The cutest cat is whatever cat is your cat! 6:00 for the timestamp

[@colinmackenzie7296]

The moment Jackson's eyes were blazing at the idea of telling him his cat was not the cutest is the realest thing I've ever seen. xD

[@arnoldfossman1701]

@@thirdpedalnirvana So true!

[@arnoldfossman1701]

@@thirdpedalnirvana BTW, you have a cute cat for it being not my cat. :)

[@misschevious123]

me: *thinking im about to get an in-depth personality analysis like they always have for human sleeping positions* jackson: ur cat is combfy :)

[@whackbat6729]

Combfy kiddy :)

[@denisehardin7005]

My cat sleeps like me. It is sweet.

[@smolpeaches2634]

XD

[@DualityXIdiocy]

Combfy kitty cat :)

[@2000suziblues]

The cat pic on your wall! I love that cat. So damn beautiful and regal.

[@gratefulforabundance9043]

I love the paw over the eye ! And the crossed paws is cute too !

[@1995marixsa]

the otter/star position is the cuttest thing I've ever saw, I feel like hugging my babies (obiously I won't interrupt their sleep but the feeling is there). Its super adorable

[@quackkedupfunnygirl]

I’ve been watching these videos for a few weeks highly considering getting a cat when I’m in a good position to do it. Then today I suddenly found and was adopted by a little kitten. Turns out these channel *summons* cats if you don’t already have one. 🥰

[@zaniada]

That's how you get a cat usually. 🤣 They seem to find us, even if they're the ones who needed help.

[@lindabarling7719]

That's for sure. We have now been adopted by a family of cats that used to wander the neighborhood. 🤔😁👍🤣

[@joankennes3230]

They can sense your openness to cat vibes... I am convinced they have ESP. I have been taking care of ferrals and abandoned pets... they also seem to find me from a distance. Or maybe it's the cat grapevine.

[@the2ndperson179]

You were adopted by a kitten?

[@rebekahmikaelson1198]

the reason im watching this in the first place is bc i too was adopted recently by a stray kitten

[@playanakobi4407]

My cat sleeps like an otter when I'm next to her. Sometimes, she would "call" me when she wants to sleep.

[@kathyanegron8891]

SO CUTE 🥰

[@ellachipley3567]

Same

[@vanyadolly]

It's so sweet. I used to have trouble sleeping before I got my cat. Now he lets me know when he wants us to go to bed.

[@toriless]

My female is either typical or on her side. The two of them often form a yin rang shape with bellies facing each other. If alone he prefers beings stretched out, not just the front legs but the back ones. He also like sometimes doing that between my legs with his head at my ankles. He normally just lays next to them and uses one a pillow but if I try to get up too early he will flop his whole belly over both calves to trap / claim me. It is nice he cares that much about being with me.

[@nauticalnausicaa7790]

Oh man, when you said we're spending too much time watching our cats sleep, I just had flashbacks (seeing this two years later lol) to ALL the visits and phone calls at my vet clinic during the pandemic. I had one guy who called months apart and I fielded his call both times, asking if his dog could specifically drink Poland Spring water. The second time he asked, I felt my soul leave my body lmao

[@WhimsicalAnimeFan]

My cats sleep curled together, either spooning or holding paws. They are very cute

[@wyrmzr]

Cats know when they have it good; my cat, at 8 weeks old, immediately started sleeping on his back, on my pillow. He then graduated to sleeping on top of my head, and now, a year and a half later, he curls up into a contortionist, belly up position, with his paws totally relaxed, folded over at the wrists. Usually his hind legs are laying at a 90 degree angle. His life is good, and he knows it.

[@chickennugget0490]

Lmao my kitten does that too the first day she got here she was super comfortable playful, crawls on my chest and sleeps on me on my pillow anywhere around me also sleeps on her back it’s so cute 😭

[@auryn8450]

mine was like that too. the second he got here he jumped on my bed and made biscuits

[@Alexcutspie]

:) this post makes me happy

[@Karla-gn9dt]

This made me get teary eyes we just recently got a kitten and he sleeps in the sea otter position most of the time

[@pchypie8801]

Same 🥺 I brought home my cat on Tuesday evening and he's been semi-sea ottering and sea ottering on my bed next to me multiple times a day.

[@toriless]

@@pchypie8801 You must be in bed a lot.

[@pchypie8801]

@@toriless yes

[@cjhere2224]

@@pchypie8801 Maybe you two got it from a shelter and it could never get any peaceful sleep until now?

[@pchypie8801]

@@cjhere2224 nope! He was formerly a stray, but for the last 4 years has been living in a loving home but had to be rehomed sadly so now I have him. He is still constantly snuggling and sleeping beside me- even more than at the start 🥰 he really is just a lovey and affectionate lil baby

[@dynamitenetworkinggroup8435]

Smoke, my stray from 2 weeks ago sleeps like that all the time, mostly when I'm in the room I think. Super cute & adorable

[@P.Kenney]

Just adopted a 3 yr old boy! He sleeps totally stretched out and in the sea otter position! I'm thrilled he feels so safe and happy with me ❤

[@mikakestudios5891]

When my cat gets into drawers, its because I'm doing laundry and she thinks it's fun to fish socks out again and again and again...

[@ktctgrl4jsus]

My cat gets into anything I open and both my cats get into anything low down I open like cabinets or drawers. And they love paper bags.

[@rachbell8915]

when my parents' cat gets into drawers? she's got a vet appointment. how does she know to disappear the night before? and when no one says vet without spelling it? cat magic.

[@marthahawkinson-michau9611]

Rach Bell Your parents have a very smart cat.

[@dutchik5107]

I can't change my sheets without her getting under it. Makes some pretty cute pics tho. All that white and her claw towards me. And the big eyes etc.

[@toriless]

My male loves laundry baskets, it a box with padding built-in. Same for any shelf with clothes on it.

[@Dollightful]

My mom always called it "the meatloaf"! You are not alone haha

[@terahmichelle416]

Hey Dollightful! Haha, meatloaf is cute! Love your dolls btw.! Would love to see your take on cute zodiac signs. :)

[@orthoff3260]

Technically more correct

[@bomberdils]

I was not expecting to find you here in the comment section ^^ i love your videos! Keep up the wonderful work!

[@applefoxcreates3485]

Oh wow!wouldn't have expected to see you in this comment section Dollightful!

[@MoondustManwise]

Holy shit did not expect to see Dollightful today

[@karinagutierrez7134]

The cat at 11:45 sleeping with their face flat made me cackle - god I love cats!

[@annehersey9895]

One of my cats when they went to sleep and the paw went over their eyes we knew they were out for the count-DEEP sleep. We could make noise, touch him, play with his ears, his tail just about anything and he wasn't waking up for anything! We figured he must be feeling VERY safe because if you slept that soundly in the wild, you'd not last a day!

[@kennethcook9406]

Oh, honestly. I have a meme that says: "If you want to catch a cat, just set out a bunch of boxes. . . results may vary" With the "results may vary" phrase referring to a leopard sitting in a rather small box.

[@bettyveronica460]

That's actually a great idea for the TNR community! Many cats can be wise to a trapping cage. Obviously though,if they're starving and the food smells enough, they'll not notice the cage. But boxes😺

[@camillanilsson2213]

Im the big spoon, my black cat Oscar is the small spoon

[@RosaFloem]

Peaches is the teaspoon, Im a tablespoon and my boyfriend is a big spoon 🐯

[@felixhenson9926]

Me too! It makes me the happiest cat daddy in the world to sleep like that.

[@pinkred22]

I have a black cat named Oscar too!!

[@teresamiddleton217]

My cat sleeps right in front of my face

[@sarablackwolfdancer9359]

When it's cold, I have a sandwich going on. Dog is the smaller spoon, I'm the big spoon, and cat is the teaspoon behind my knees. I never have to worry about being cold at night. Too hot, boy howdy.

[@laurentecrivain6944]

My late cat liked sleeping in shoe boxes, even so he was large and stretched them out. I didn't see any fear or anything that made him feel like he needed to be in a secure place, he just found them comforable.

[@Qatpaw]

Our newest family addition is a master contortionist sleeper! He was born a bush baby and has really taken to safe house living. Love your videos, Jackson!

[@khajiitkitten5679]

The cat cartoonist Kliban did a cartoon: "Cat. One hell of a nice animal frequently mistaken for a meatloaf."

[@giupinkfairy]

😂😂😂 so true

[@msducks7912]

kliban knew about the "inner" cat.

[@rivercrow8988]

LOL. Love Kliban.

[@rivercrow8988]

I remember the one with a cat sitting, staring at a seeming blank wall. Caption says, 'Cats can see things people can't.' From 40 years ago and I still think of that when my cats do that. 😄

[@darbylynch9391]

My cat does side loaf! She’s so cute

[@stephiejane]

Boxes? Oh boxes are treasures in our house! Any box that comes in has sit on the floor for a few days to be enjoyed. They are for fun, playing and sleeping. I think that many cats love boxes. "If I fits, I sits."

[@carlyh6913]

Haha yep I used to throw the boxes etc out into recycling straight away, but I missed out on many hilarious moments so I watch them ”fits” now

[@LindaGailLamb.0808]

A couple of the cats I grew up with also used to like CHEWING on boxes. I think they liked the nice crunchy texture of cardboard, and the noise. Plus the visible tooth marks they left in the flaps. Jingle chewed chunks right off a couple of boxes.

[@ursyks5140]

i know cats sometimes enjoy a slight nonmoving “pressure” around while sleeping as it calms them (at least w/ my cat it does) he’s not really a box loving cat but my arm (or a fence outside lol) does a comforting enough job for him to go into a deep sleep pretty quickly😸

[@LindaGailLamb.0808]

@@ursyks5140 Our cat Shadow liked to lay right along the fence in the yard. Not sure if it was the pressure, or more the heat. At the time, the condo we were in had dark brown stained fences, and he'd stretch out against it in the sun, after it had absorbed some heat. He was always a furry heat seeking solar panel.

[@straightforward]

Just rewatching this...because it's a Caturday, 3 years later! Update: My best friend, we have found, just LIKES scratching boxes! We just started turning them upside down. She sleeps on them, rather than in them. It's like a throne...until she shreds them so much along the edges that they won't support her. It does get to hammock stage first. It's messy, but if it works for her it works for us! ;)

[@emmerphant]

This popped up on my feed but super helpful! I got my cat a month ago and he’s already sea otter sleeping 😄 I’m glad he feels safe here. If he decides it’s bed time he’ll shepherd me to bed meowing loudly if I don’t follow quickly enough 😂

[@JennLamb]

I call the paw on the eye, “the paparazzi” like my cat is saying “no pictures please”

[@brittw9953]

*pawparazzi

[@amandalandry907]

@@brittw9953 was about to say the same lol

[@randquadrozzi1280]

Yes I have one who does that a lot it's like he's saying no bright light cause he only does it during the day.

[@demonkingbadger6689]

I remember at the zoo as a kid, one of the big male gorillas was sleeping on his back with forearm over his eyes.

[@pizzalicia]

“I’m sure you have four boxes around the house that you’re dying to throw out but your cat keeps sleeping in them.” I have never been more directly called out!! I bought this plastic storage cart that came in the perfect cave-sized box and my cats love it. I have to keep rotating the box around after the “floor” gets all clawed but it’s on its last leg. So called out but that’s fine by me as long as they’re happy. 😂

[@rachbell8915]

i know right. the cardboard box must be recycled eventually. they're not exactly cat proof. kmart has ride-in cat cars here. very cute. but cardboard.... what if they get attached to the cat bus?

[@catw5294]

Next thing ya know you are buying things for the box - or go to UPS store and see if they have a similar box size in their stock shipping boxes

[@toriless]

I manage to keep it down to their favorite one at the time.

[@kelly-bo-belly]

We also have boxes that are no longer ours to throw out. Lol last big power outage, our cat claimed the empty ice chest that was open to ‘air out’. We may never get to use the ice chest again... or put it up where it belongs (in storage).

[@nancyposey9466]

My cat Hobbs loves to play in anything: laundry baskets, empty boxes, closets, under the kitchen table, & His favorite is hiding under the headboard where I can't reach him LOL

[@phyllispaxton9323]

I use boxes with my cats when the weather is turning cooler. I turn the box sideways then I put baby blankets in the box until they reach the sides to keep them warm, then I put a rug over the top and reach the bottom and keeps the heat in. If it gets to hot or a peephole is needed, which is the case with my 7 cats. They know what the boxes are for and they choose the right one for them. The fleece baby blankets are as expensive as you want. I buy each cat two and I store them and the rugs in a closet that just holds junk, I get them out again each year and when the nights get warm enough. I wash all their linens and pack up for another cold winter.

[@sarahdonenonly9963]

I can think of nothing more comforting than waking up covered in puuring cats 🥰🙏 So grateful 💙💯 Thank you for everything you do Jackson Galaxy!!

[@destinyhelenaxo]

Please never stop making these videos. I am a dog person who never had cats who is now in the process of adopting a kitten and this info is so helpful. I’m telling my bf stuff he never even knew, and he’s the huge cat lover 😝 ive really grown to love and respect these beautiful creatures 😍🥰

[@dl_0002]

I love to hear about people who were not 'cat people', becoming cat people, because some little guy or gal won them over. My girlfriend was the same way when we met, and now she is cat-obsessed and took in a stray of her own. Or I should say, the kitten 'chose' her house as his new home.

[@deltaloraine]

Hell yeah. The cat VS dog debate is useless imo. Both animals make great pets, it just depends on what you are looking for in a companion and what your lifestyle is like. Pros and cons for each pet. Dogs may not fit my lifestyle, but I love visiting my friends that own dogs. Pets are just such a gift to this world

[@zodiacforest3004]

@@dl_0002 I'm more of a cat person to be honest big dogs tend to scare me even medium sized I think it's because of a really bad experience I had with one when I was young was at supermarket with my mum and we goy out car and all of a sudden this massive German Shepherd just came racing and barking it bite my hand I had to have stitches and the dog was put down eventually Also cats Just seem to like me I get lots of headbumps and body rubs and some will even sit on my lap :) I love them so much and I like that Thier more independent than dogs yet still want you to love them

[@Jen39x]

I may have the only cat in the world who doesn’t “do” boxes. He likes to stretch out in a location he can watch multiple directions at once. He is most definitely the house boss and of course greets all guests.

[@karenmessinger9609]

Mine don't seem particularly impressed with boxes either although my calico shows a small interest for a minute. I once found her squeezed in between a pillow & the pillowcase it was in, cocooned. How she did it I don't know as it was a tight fit. Thing is I looked all around for her & I never thought to look there.

[@danicegewiss862]

My first cat was like that. He checked out one box. He never did that again.

[@meriedb]

I have two cats at home. They don't like boxes either.

[@gailmcgough4079]

The Maine Coon likes boxes for about a minute or two, or if she wants the advantage to pounce on the Chartreux. After that, she couldn't be bothered. The Chartreux couldn't care less.

[@AHEden]

My cat is a contortionist 😂 I’m constantly amazed at how she twists like that, it’s super endearing because I know she feels safe.

[@riversong6216]

My late cat "Squirrell" loved sleeping belly up or in boxes. When he passed, we got another rescue that sleeps curled up (and sometimes a monorail) even when he sleeps with us or in our lap. We also rescued another cat that is a contortionist. I love them all and they know it! :)

[@bhavna76rasaily]

Everyday I see my cat sleeping with her belly exposed, my heart gets full knowing she feels comfortable & safe enough to do that 😭and then the loaf & contortionist❤️

[@WeAreSofea]

So so true!

[@itskashkashi]

100% and when he comes to my feet and shows my his belly too

[@jumanahuzefa]

Even mine, afternoons my cat sleeps in my room, belly exposed, all stretched 😍😻

[@karlahabbershaw1971]

"And don't tell me it's not the cutest thing because that's - MY CAT" HAHA I felt that! My mom always teases me because I am ALWAYS saying "oooo look at him!" "Isn't he handsome?" "Oh my goodness how cute is that?" she acts fake shocked and calls me a cats lady (Which is her fault by the way because she got me a cat when I was 9 when I asked for a hamster. Which I would have gotten board of in a week. But instead she accidentally showed me the awesomeness that is cats)

[@Kaleidopeaa]

I loved that part too!! 😂

[@melody3741]

My ex roommates cat slept on my chest with me once. It was the most precious and tender moment of my life. She only did it once. It was hard to sleep until she fell asleep because she was purring so hard that i could feel it in my chest, but i loved it. It was so precious.

[@tanyawade5197]

6:56 Aw, the cat’s tail made a heart 💖. So cute.

[@exoticcats5073]

I'm getting a kitten today and I'm literally soooooooo exited!!!

[@chunglunyuen6189]

Congrats! I wonder how it went?

[@becauseifeallikeit0.061]

Were bringing mine home Saturday!! Congratulations

[@skinnyminny2629]

It's a long term commitment. Be aware of that.

[@jessicas7953]

Awh! I’m with my new kitten now!

[@veni3687]

take care of them properly 🥺💗

[@CP-nl1uo]

1:26 1 curled up 2:39 2 on the side 3:20 3 cat in the box 5:50 4 belly up (the sea otter) 7:07 5 eyes barely closed 9:20 6 the loaf 11:06 7 paw over the eye 11:51 cat daddy dictionary 12:03 8 monorail cat 13:09 9 the contortionist

[@ghostfacekiller45]

Thank you

[@kashiichan]

+

[@pixerpinecone]

Thanks!

[@Blenduu]

You're the best

[@CP-nl1uo]

@@Blenduu , Jackson would love to know he's the best

[@raelexi]

One of my cats is a contortionist. I’ve never owned a cat or a pet at all before I adopted my two girls. So when I first saw her (Styria) sleeping super twisted up, it scared the mess out of me! Her entire lower body was twisted and her hind legs 🦵🏾 were like stuck straight in the air stiff lol I even walked over to her and gave her a good shake, to which she didn’t respond until I followed up with a second more panicked shake. 😂 I’ve never seen a cat sleep that hard before! I also never owned a cat so that doesn’t help lol The last time she slept that way, my nephew on FaceTime asked me in a panic “is your cat dead?!”. 💀🤣

[@SuzanneWho]

Raven: when my two girls were little they would sleep in the crook of several tree limbs. When I called them, the Tux sister started climbing down but she was still asleep and fell. I was so scared but she was fine AND still asleep. She never outgrew that heavy sleeping.

[@123455rod]

My cat loves watching you when I play your videos

[@h.m.8589]

In S.Korea, the loaf position is called "making bread", we say the cat is making bread, cause it really looks like a loaf. lol

[@janelansaw7082]

In the Midwest, we say making bread is when they kneed on you with their claws like they are kneeding dough

[@user-sg8kw6hd4j]

I came to say the same as Jane. Making bread is when you get kneaded with their paws n' claws in your chunkier areas of the body, or they do it to a comfy blanket or pillow. 😸😺

[@namastekristina5454]

We adopted a feral kitten at the beginning of quarantine and she was so scared the first few months, she would always hide and be so scared and anxious. Now 6 months later and it is like night and day! She is a Iittle sweet heart! She’ll sleep all sprawled out with her arms forward and legs out behind her- so I guess she’s pretty comfortable. We were so thankful for our older cat he really helped open her up and they are the best of buddies! Love your channel, thank you for all your help and advice✨

[@chumimiii533]

This comment made me tear up! I hope your cat and lil kitty are doing well! 💖💖💖

[@louisgolivares7054]

I had the same experience scared hiding cat to you’re my daddy and I’m following you everywhere. The accumulation of these bounding experiences are what make cats soooo special. You have to learn their language to be able to communicate & understand them. I lost a cat last year, Boots, he was my first 9 yrs, and I can’t get over losing him. I got anther Penguin he looks a lot like Boots…Al least now when I look around I see another kitty.

[@vivianpham9675]

Was she on the street or at a shelter?

[@markharrisllb]

Our two kittens are asleep next to me, one is on his side and the other is in the sea otter position. Thank you, you’ve made me feel like I’ve done something right.

[@christianeaster2776]

One of cats gets in my lap and flips on his back and goes to sleep. He also is a light sleeper. He seems to feel he has to keep alert for all my other cats and any other threats. They are not really threats. It's just that he's ready to play at a moments notice. 😁

[@stevenhenry4227]

Hello Christian how’s the weather over there

[@racheldennison8839]

I always called it a loaf, my cat’s name is Moot so when she loafs I call her a “mootloaf” (play on “meatloaf”)

[@toriless]

ouch! a categorical pun.

[@manifestationsofasort]

That's so cute!!

[@thatartistgirl7461]

Thats fantastic.

[@pamelaperidot5496]

My cat is called Sophie, so when she sleeps in a loaf my fiancé and I call her Loafie.🥖😂

[@arnoldfossman1701]

@@toriless Right, a CATegorical pun, like you would never do that.

[@naomimoran5564]

One sleeps on me, literally on me. The other sleeps beside me, nestled into a groove. One of my others sleeps at the bottom of the bed, always

[@naomimoran5564]

Interesting to see as the belly up and monorail is how one of mine sleeps and she is a highly anxious kitty with everyone but me, yet maybe I misread her as she sleeps like she's super relaxed

[@KandiXoXoXo]

My kitty Bella sleeps on me also. Lol...I woke up this morning and she was right on top of me like a lil fur ball. I didn't even know she was there until I opened my eyes.

[@betsysanders4524]

I fall asleep with one on my chest, then she makes her rounds on other furniture throughout the night including other spots on the bed. One sleeps next to me - in the fall it’s between my husband & me, in the summer it’s on the edge of the bed in front of the fan lol. One sleeps at the foot of the bed using my feet as a pillow and my fourth sleeps on my pillows above either my head or my husband’s head.

[@Syndromia1]

Jez sleeps in the crook of my arm or down by my hip if it's warm. Then she gets hot and hope down by my feet and lays next to or on my wedge pillow (we call it pride rock).

[@nala9750]

lol my cat Jack will literally sleep on my face if I let him, and he's a big boy..I swear if he could crawl inside me he would. last week he slept like a human beside me, his head on my pillow stretched out, was funny and we both fell asleep .

[@PearlMagnolia]

My Misty had dental issues and I never knew it until her breath began to smell bad. By that time, two molars were seriously infected and had to be removed. I had noticed that she slept in loaf mode a lot. Now, after surgery, she's a different cat. Playing like a kitten, rolling around on her back, asking for pets and belly rubs, REALLY different. She must have been hurting for quite a while and hiding it from me. Now I am setting up dental appointments for my other 3 to make sure everyone is healthy. I only have one carrier so have to do them one at a time. And it ain't cheap!

[@catherineromero1862]

Whenever I e gotten a cat back from a spay surgery, they’ll use meatloaf position for a day or two, with a perfectly wretched facial expression. Poor babies!

[@drvanski]

Thank-you, Jackson, for demystifying the body language of our furry pals. It's appreciated.

[@chrisjennings9328]

I swear this man has helped me tremendously in understanding my cat and his ways.

[@e.a.wtzipporah1192]

My cats LOVE boxes! and YES, they prefer them to the expensive cat furniture that came in them! They each look perfectly happy and like they are having fun in their boxes, just like a toddler. Cats do know how to have fun.

[@resQfurppl]

i have 2 of my 6 cats that LOVE boxes. they can’t wait for me to empty it … or try to empty it & they play & then nap in the box, then come out & socialize again. they aren’t hiding or upset at all, everyone is happy & comfortable. i have used a lot of Jaxsons advice to make a happy home for all of us & i have no complaints, everyone is happy & healthy, well loved & fed 😻😻😻😻😻😻

[@stiofanofirghil1916]

Paw over the eyes is my cat Fíonn's favourite!!😁 Cute as it gets..

[@anyjen]

I've got three cats: a really chill dude who sleeps with his entire belly showing (the otter), a really mistrusting old lady who will only sleep curled up or in the half-loaf, and a really confident girl who will sleep in any position and location she darn pleases. She may occasionally bestow the glorious sight of her belly to you, but you'd better not try to touch it, or there will be hell to pay.

[@toriless]

My male changes, each day in different. Sometimes different in the same day but always in one of the relaxed options.

[@MsWinterlife]

My kitty girl once slept with one eye open and it scared me so much. She was almost 11 and had never done anything remotely like that before, and I thought we had a medical emergency on our hands... until she opened both eyes and glared at me for making such a fuss and poking her awake, that is.

[@dmastudent2004]

I love this guy! Jackson, videos like this and all the others I've watched of you are exactly what I love hearing from you. Thank you for bringing joy and happiness to my kitties because, as a human pet owner, I have learned from you that we can learn from their behaviors as they learn from ours.

[@catboysephiroth560]

I had a friend whose cat would only sleep if you let him monorail on your arm while you cradled his little face with your hand. He was a very happy, spoiled little guy who was terminally ill(pancreatic cancer) who died after 4 years, but he was one of the goofiest, loving cats I have ever known. He was great. RIP, Dusty.

[@samantha432]

I also refer to the "loaf" position my cats lays in as the "chicken sitting on her eggs". Too cute

[@aislinghorgan4887]

Me too

[@jc.1191]

Definitely looks like nesting. Mine has slept on my chest like that since adoption.

[@rinnie4128]

Same here ✋🏻

[@carmensavu5122]

That's also my favorite. I love how their legs look when the are curled inwards like that.

[@Fancyfinn99]

We call it mother hen in my house

[@hipcat13]

I always called The Loaf "The Kompact Kat" position.

[@wvufo]

Lmao I feel that

[@JDelwynn]

I call it the "Mayor of Pawtucking" myself.

[@bookmouse2719]

I've always called it Duck position.

[@kelly-bo-belly]

We call it submarine kitty. :)

[@carolyntalbot947]

You are so likeable, I just know you'd make a great friend who makes for good conversation. I'm grateful for your advocacy, maybe someday the human race will deserve cats thanks to people like you.

[@shirleykershaw2779]

Both my cats are so happy and secure in their surroundings, and both love belly rubs x

[@solidstate9451]

When my cat Linus still was around, I loved to bury my face in his soft belly-fur. And he purred. Perhaps he trusted me.

[@TraceyMush]

Like you trusted him :))

[@solidstate9451]

@@TraceyMush He was the best cat ever. Loving and gentle. And patient with the kids.

[@cjatfenway]

I do this with my cat all the time! 🥰

[@judymarais12345]

I do the same with my beautiful Kody. He allows it.

[@annabelchristian2933]

Belly fur is heavenly 😍😍♥️♥️

[@eddisianc8639]

Domino has started sleeping like a sea otter!! I'm so glad that means she's settled in

[@toriless]

Anytime you see their belly they are being vulnerable.

[@elainegoolsby9902]

🐈Cats love boxes, they love to play in them! When I get something in a big box, I put the box in the cat room and they love it; jump in and out, play with each other, and exchange places with each other, and they like to scratch on it. I let them have it until they loose interest in it, but it takes awhile. Also, they like to sleep in it, in all positions. It does not mean anything Is wrong with them, just that they are enjoying their box!😊🐈🤗

[@catniplovescake]

thanks for this, Jackson!!!! I have honestly been saying to my cat, "please don't cry!" because he has started putting his paw over his face or hiding his face to sleep...in the daytime!! what a relief. now that I think of it 🤔 this apartment is never as dark as even I would like it for sleeping at night, so, I can imagine how HE must get tired of the constant light....poor guy...I'll stop with the drama and give him some peace 😹😹😹❣

[@bigjedimullet]

I always assumed cats like boxes for the same reason as humans can enjoy small spaces: it feels comforting and even a little bit like a hug, so it registers as a safe and cozy place to be. Not necessarily something you look for when you’re nervous, but it makes you feel better anyway. Your mileage will vary, of course!

[@sarahschouveller1993]

Waking up covered in cats, Jackson? You're living my dream life.

[@kronovore3583]

I had the honour of sharing part of my life with a wonderful cat who had a very interesting sleeping position. On warm evenings he would jump up onto the window sill to catch the cool night breeze. He would sit upright, insert one of his claws into the fly screen for balance, and then fall fast asleep while sitting upright! Sometimes he'd become way too relaxed, or his little claw "hook" would slide out of the fly screen, and there would be a fall. He sure was a beautiful cat. They all are in their own special ways.

[@kaitsakey6495]

Jackson! You’re such a blessing ❤ you are so knowledgeable & fun

[@ijustreallylikeramenokay7626]

seeing as my cat was an orphan, it explains why he sleeps often like a hooman

[@GeeklingNo1]

Scarlet S my kitty loafs but often he’ll sleep on his side like I do and it’s amusing XD

[@user-xp9jo2rv3q]

Scarlet S “human”

[@spahgettionos2152]

@@user-xp9jo2rv3q i literally hate when pet owners do that.

[@marthahawkinson-michau9611]

My cat nephew will sometimes troll his humans by imitating them. I’m pretty sure that he has a keen sense of humor. My favorite example of this was the time that he tried sitting upright in a chair at the kitchen table. As in “I cans be hooman too?” Same cat also loves to get belly rubs. But he probably took lessons from the dog he used to live with.

[@toriless]

@@user-xp9jo2rv3q beats me too, human have many positions, just not as many due to our limited bone structure.

[@ngairetaylor6373]

I LOVE “sea otter”.... I have found myself watching my boy sleeping like this for hours.

[@josmith6140]

Just changed over to extra wide dishes so she doesn't have whisker stress. New to me for a little over a week. Want to make her as happy as I possibly can. She's very comfortable with me. I've gotten the belly since she waltzed out of the carrier. Thank you so very much for your you tube awesomeness. Greatly appreciated.

[@sarahdewinter906]

You explain it so well. Thank you jackson xxx

[@SerenityHavenGames]

Ive called cats sitting/sleeping like a "loaf" a "catloaf" for years :) my little catloafs.

[@57hippiechick]

Serenity Haven That's a good name for it! 😊

[@nikkitrautman5538]

I've always called it the "catloaf" too. lol Glad I'm not the only one!

[@tylerwill5250]

What’s even funnier is i called mine a potato loaf ever since I adopted him, and it was in the video 😂 it killed me lol!

[@anondecepticon]

“Catloaf” is what I call it, too. My boy cat likes to sleep like that, but with his front legs stretched way out in front of him instead of tucked under. I call that the “extended catloaf.” He also does a variation with his head stretched in front of him so his entire neck from chin to chest is in contact with the floor. I call that one the “flattened chin” because I can’t think of a better name for it.

[@you.tuber98]

I love going through the comments and reading about all the adorable things other peoples' cats do 😻

[@t.taylor1611]

😻😻😻

[@sunflowerhandler]

The editing in your videos is always the most fun, truly outstanding

[@loveskully15]

We got 2 new kittens about 2-3 weeks ago and we have catified the heck out of our home before we got them. (thanks to your videos and me wanting to be completely prepared) We've seen them both with their belly up. We are so happy about it!!!