On 10 Mar 2007 08:41:16 -0800
"Alissa" wrote:

I understand the kneading and find it adorable. The balancing part is
what i find strange and hard to sleep thru.

This is one of the most wonderful and intimate times I have with My
Tania. She is a 35Lb Female Main Coon, with 6 razor-sharp claws on each
paw!

At bedtime every night she joins me in bed; there she performs this
ritual behavior, where she head-buts my face and then turns away while I
stroke her back and gently pull on her tail as she goes..... then while
I am on my back under the quilt, she settles in-between my right arm and
my body, and begins this wonderful kneading on my right shoulder.
Gurgle-Purring wet-nosing, mouth-nosing, and jouling my face at the same
time. She and I are in total bliss; and I fall asleep during this
"massage". If I wake up at night, it is because she is beside me
whimpering and dreaming.

I have developed callouses on my shoulder, where her claws have
punctured me so many times, the skin has become hard and
Tania-Resistant.

In the morning, when I get out of bed, Tania first asks, then jumps on
my right shoulder, balancing there perfectly while I brew my
morning coffee.

Give me a fine CAT any day, they are phenomenal friends!!

Bob

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