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O J wrote:
Hi All,

My collection can't be the only ones who show this behavior. When
there's a patch of sunlight on the floor, many cats will lie in to
soak up some rays -- everyone knows this. At night though, when the
lights are on, mine will put their head almost up against the light
bulb from a table lamp and let the heat from the bulb hit them right
in the head.

I have one of those halogen bulb desk lamps and I'm constantly worried
when Sumo is on my desk. He gets his head about one inch from it and
will let his tail swish up against it when he's coming and going from
my desk top. I suppose I shouldn't worry, if he was going to burn
himself he'd have done it already.

I wonder what it is that makes them feel good.

Regards and Purrs,
O J

When I was small we had a convector heater, Figaro, our cat would sick
her head under it, often causing her fur to smoulder. I don't think it
did a lot of harm, she lived for more than twenty years.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera)
A house is not a home, without a cat.

On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 11:26:50 GMT, O J wrote:

Hi All,

My collection can't be the only ones who show this behavior. When
there's a patch of sunlight on the floor, many cats will lie in to
soak up some rays -- everyone knows this. At night though, when the
lights are on, mine will put their head almost up against the light
bulb from a table lamp and let the heat from the bulb hit them right
in the head.

I have one of those halogen bulb desk lamps and I'm constantly worried
when Sumo is on my desk. He gets his head about one inch from it and
will let his tail swish up against it when he's coming and going from
my desk top. I suppose I shouldn't worry, if he was going to burn
himself he'd have done it already.

I wonder what it is that makes them feel good.

Yep, both mine love lamps. Little Bit usually lets Sammy have first
chance on the best napping places - but the bedside lamp belongs to LB
and she'll swat Sammy if she finds her trying it out. I've even
watched LB chase Sammy away from the lamp and not lay there, just to
make sure Sam knows who the lamp belongs to. Sammy does have her
special lamp, though, the one which hangs over the bird cage. The cage
is a floor model and has a hanging lamp which Sammy would bang her
head on if she isn't careful. Oh, and for anyone worried about it,
Sammy has been climbing up the side of the cage since she was a kitten
and the birds don't mind. When Sammy first started climbing the cage
Sunny used to bite her toes, but now she just waits until Sammy is
napping and occassionally reaches up and pulls her fur through the
bars.
--
Steve Touchstone,
faithful servant of Sammy and Little Bit

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On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 23:45:26 -0600, Steve Touchstone
wrote:

On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 11:26:50 GMT, O J
wrote:

Hi All,

My collection can't be the only ones who show this behavior. When
there's a patch of sunlight on the floor, many cats will lie in to
soak up some rays -- everyone knows this. At night though, when
the
lights are on, mine will put their head almost up against the
light
bulb from a table lamp and let the heat from the bulb hit them
right
in the head.

I have one of those halogen bulb desk lamps and I'm constantly
worried
when Sumo is on my desk. He gets his head about one inch from it
and
will let his tail swish up against it when he's coming and going
from
my desk top. I suppose I shouldn't worry, if he was going to burn
himself he'd have done it already.

I wonder what it is that makes them feel good.

Yep, both mine love lamps. Little Bit usually lets Sammy have first
chance on the best napping places - but the bedside lamp belongs to
LB
and she'll swat Sammy if she finds her trying it out. I've even
watched LB chase Sammy away from the lamp and not lay there, just
to
make sure Sam knows who the lamp belongs to. Sammy does have her
special lamp, though, the one which hangs over the bird cage. The
cage
is a floor model and has a hanging lamp which Sammy would bang her
head on if she isn't careful. Oh, and for anyone worried about it,
Sammy has been climbing up the side of the cage since she was a
kitten
and the birds don't mind. When Sammy first started climbing the
cage
Sunny used to bite her toes, but now she just waits until Sammy is
napping and occassionally reaches up and pulls her fur through the
bars.

After my father retired, he used a wood stove for much of his winter
heat. His cat would lie down in front of the stove, only a foot or
so away from the dully-glowing cast iron side. Sometimes my father
would have to reach down, gently grasp the cat's legs, and roll her
over farther away from the stove after the smell of scorching fur
became pronounced. Apparently, her fur was a good enough insulator
that she found the radiant heat pleasantly warm, not scorching hot as
it was to a human at that same distance from the stove.
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