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Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb / Friendship / 1:28 PM - Wednesday August 06, 2008
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A Creative (Female, Who Cares?) asked:


How many of us have lap pets, (kitties), dogs, that if sound asleep on us we will not get up to get something we want in order not to disturb them? In my case, I just love the closeness and contentment they show.

Update: August 06, 2008.
Yep....we all treat our furry family creatures with TLC!


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A Guy Critical (Male, 56-65, Transportation) answered:

Screenname: nuttyprofessor


OH YEAH !!!!!!!! MOST DEFF.

We had a big male “mouser” many years, who would NOT sit in our laps......JUST WOULD NOT !!!!

He was a stray we took in so, we don't know if he was abused as a kitten and was not eager for that kind of love and attention.

So when Mittens went to the Great Kitty Heaven in the Sky.....we decided, if we ever got more kittens, we would expose them to lots of human touch and have them bond to us being held and loved. AND WHEN THE DAY CAME TO GET MORE KITS, THATS EXACTLY WHAT WE DID.

We purchased a BROTHER AND SISTER PAIR from the same litter and broke them in being held alot.

Now THEY come to us and want to be held !!!!!!! Its sooo comforting to have them cuddle and settle down in your lap. They show such love and trust and confidence in our holding them safely and not hurting them. I just love the contentment and the calmness they can impart when you are feeling so blitzed and run over by the busy world.

Just don’t know what I would do without Rayna and Ozzie !!!!!!!!!


But, I do which they would stay off the computer keyboard when I am trying to type. Or out of my lap when I am trying to type. Or off my shoulders when I am trying to type. Or stop playing with the mouse when I am trying to cut and paste. Or off the table in front of the screen, chasing the cursor when I am…………….well……….I guess you get the picture………..I still love em though.


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An Intellectual Guy (Male, 66 or older, Retired) answered:

Screenname: joat


There have been times when I would be lying down and one of my feathered friends would be resting on my chest and I would go to sleep with it there. One day a dove woke me by pulling on a hair on my chest. When I opened my eyes he had hold of one hair
and was leaning back like a robin pulling a worm out of the ground!

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A Creative (Female, Cincinnati, 46-55, Managerial) answered:

Screenname: lady4u


ooooh.....I think I have a little ADHD! That wouldn't be a gooood place to sleep! Ha! All my pets are wildlife and live outdoors!

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A Thinker (Female, 36-45) answered:

Screenname: southjerseygirl


I have my little kitten Pringles, who is a holy terror when he's awake, but the sweetest, purringest little sweetheart there is when he's sleeping. So, I try to lengthen those sleeping times at every opportunity. LOL!

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A Sweet Sarah (Female, St.Louis, 36-45, Retail) answered:

Screenname: rexy67


Both of my yorkies are lap dogs. My husband says I have them spoiled rotten, but that's why I got them. If they are sleeping on me, I don't get up.

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A Thinker (Female, 46-55, Retired) answered:

Screenname: agesago


Guilty

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A Trendsetter (Female, 36-45, Who Cares?) answered:

Screenname: lynn65


i love cats how ever they dont love me im alergic to most i just brought my daughters back home today so now i getta play momma to him..he sure was happy to be back. this is where he grew up..mised the boys went streight to the youngest one..welcome home tiger..

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An Engaged Girl (Female, Cleveland, 26-28, Who Cares?) answered:

Screenname: carriesueud


Oh yes, this happens to my a lot. My kitties love to snuggle. Usually my s/o is right there to get me something I need. :P

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A Thinker (Female, Boston, Who Cares?, Administrative) answered:

Screenname: piscesrising


*raises hand*

I do that...lol
Or if I do really have to get up, I apologize for disturbing my cat, as if he knows what I'm saying.

I can be such a dork about pets. ;)

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An Intellectual Guy (Male, Who Cares?, Consulting) answered:

Screenname: two469


hey, nighty night...

i was an active c.f.a.-registered persian cat breeder. after 9/11 i got rid of my breeders and kept just two... fidel (i got him in miami) and sweet bear (the nickname i have for my daughter). i let them sleep and pet them gently. hey, i'd want them to do the same for me.. lol

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A Thinker (Female, 46-55, Who Cares?) answered:

Screenname: purrzn


Well you know me...I accommodate them. lol
I've got three velcro kitties, but it's fine. We love each other.
They put up with all sorts of stuff from me, too.

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A Mr. Married Guy (Male, 56-65, Retired) answered:

Screenname: blazerbob


You sound like me. If my cat is on my lap, I won't bother her unless I have to go to the bathroom really bad. Then I will pick her up and move her to the couch so I can go. I figure that even though cats don't sleep that soundly, I don't want to bother her.

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A Career Woman (Female, 29-35, Who Cares?) answered:

Screenname: nicky711


my dog isn't a lap dog, but he will get up every time i get up, so yes, i will sometimes not get up to do something just to not disturb his sleep:)

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A Thinker (Female, New York, 46-55, Artist / Musician / Writer) answered:

Screenname: bnotafraid


Oh you have me pegged. I'm definately like that. I will pick my cat up in the same curled up position she's in and put her down where I was sitting. She generally rearranges herself and goes back to sleep with a smile on her face!

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A Hippie Chick (Female, Sacramento, 46-55, Home Maker) answered:

Screenname: simplyred


It would depend on what I needed to do. My cats would go back to sleep anywhere I placed them. ;p
If a cat feel asleep in my Auntie
s favorite chair, she would sit somewhere else! She didn't have the heart to move them. lol

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A Cool Mom (Female, 46-55, Teaching) answered:

Screenname: gettingstronger


I do!
OHHHHHH! I wish y'all could see him...he is the CUTEST thing you've ever seen!
We have a 5 lb Yorkie, so even though he is almost 4 years old he appears to be a puppy because of his small size.
And when he growls it sounds "babyish". lol!
Many times "Oliver" will be snuggled in one of the kids' lap when I'll say, "I need you to do such and so" and they will reply, "I can't...Oliver is asleep".

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A Creative (Female, 36-45, Who Cares?) answered:

Screenname: rubee


I did have one. And it made it nice to come home, when nobody else was there. Our little pals.

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An Intellectual Guy (Male, Charlotte, 46-55, Law Enforcement) answered:

Screenname: palamino


LOL, I do....I have a dog that I would never disturb, so I have gone without several snacks. He's doing me a lot of good wothout even knowing it ;)

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A Life of the Party (Female, 46-55, Other Profession) answered:

Screenname: thundergrl


That used to be the case with my English Springer Spaniel. He wasn't even a lap dog either, he just thought he was mine, and could lay on me whenever he wanted. I didn't mind as long as the boney parts didn't jab me. Yes, I can say that I did like the closeness. There were times that it became difficult, like when I had to go to the bathroom and he was pressing on my bladder. He weighed in at about 75 pounds at that time. My big baby. I sure do miss him. But when the ex went, he went. Oh well.

Now I have my s/o who lays on me, and serves pretty much the same purpose. The only difference is, I don't have to give him a bath. At least not yet.

Later gf,
Thundergrl

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A Career Woman (Female, 36-45, Managerial) answered:

Screenname: jennylf


I don't right now, but when I was growing up, I had a cat who would cuddle with me like that. He'd fall asleep in my lap while I was watching TV or doing homework, and I just could not bring myself to dislodge him. At night, he'd jump up on my bed and curl up where my waist bows in, and I'd have to fall asleep around him. In the morning, he'd be up on my pillow, and once he figured out I was waking up, he'd pat my cheek with his paw to say "HEY! Get up and feed me!" LOL! It always worked... :) xoxo Jenny

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A Sweet Sarah (Female, 46-55, Who Cares?) answered:

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I do! my cat Fluffy Marie! she sleeps on me all the time and I stay completely still so as not to disturb her!!! :)

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A Trendsetter (Female, Who Cares?, Celebrity) answered:

Screenname: meowbaby559


awww, aint that the truth. theres more of us around than u think. our animals r like one of our kids...eh???
smiles
gwynneth

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A Thinker (Female, 66 or older, Retired) answered:

Screenname: scrapper1941


You're right, gail....our pets give us their undivided attention and unconditional love! When I pick up a newspaper or listen on the news about how some people abuse their pets, it just sickens me because they put their full trust in us to take good care of them. They don't deserve to be treated with nothing less than with love and respect! :)

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A Guy Critical (Male, Los Angeles, 29-35) answered:

Screenname: neanderthal


i worry about single women with animals they are devoted to

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A Sweet Sarah (Female, Who Cares?, Other Profession) answered:

Screenname: ladywisteria


I do! My dog his name is Mickey, his pictures can be seen in my profile :)

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A Creative (Female, 36-45, Student) answered:

Screenname: fastball


I love my animals and right now, I have a mother cat with three kittens and I always try to make sure that they aren't 'disturbed' by anyone, so I put them in my room so they aren't...my family thinks I baby them too much...but I love them...:)

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A Guy Critical (Male, 56-65, Retired) answered:

Screenname: trhjr1


Sorry, I'm not a believer of inside cats and dogs. If one was sleeping on my lap they would be put down if I wanted to move.

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A Life of the Party (Male, Phoenix, 36-45) answered:

Screenname: whatnow


I have a stray ferret that will sprawl out on my lap. So yes, I'm one of them.

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A Trendsetter (Female, 26-28, Administrative) answered:

Screenname: coccinelle


sometimes I wouldn't even want to move the bed covers if my cat is sound asleep..awwww

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A Thinker (Female, 46-55) answered:

Screenname: kitkat19


well...no furry creatures, but i do have plants i talk to.
does that count???
peace. kitkat

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An Alternative Girl (Female, 36-45, Who Cares?) answered:


One of my lap pets is a 65 lbs dog I wont get up either matter of fact I have had people had me stuff so I wouldnt disturb the sleeping princess. Gotta love the "hairy" kids!

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A Hippie Chick (Female, 46-55, Self-Employed) answered:

Screenname: roanna


Yes I have a cat that I do that with.Unless it is very important that I need to get up for.But I don't just jump up.I will pick him up very gentely and set him down next to where he was laying. :)

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A Player (Female, Philadelphia, 36-45, Who Cares?) answered:

Screenname: dana1148


awww, I remember those days. I use to have four cat

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A Thinker (Female, Baltimore, 46-55, Administrative) answered:

Screenname: jpm51


I have done that a little in the past with a small pet.

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A Player (Male, Kansas City, 29-35, Self-Employed) answered:

Screenname: sportsnut7875


Ehhhhhh....no, I can't have pets right now because my youngest has allergies but our birds you could call "shoulder pets" i reckon

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A Mr. Nice Guy (Male, Portland, 36-45, Construction) answered:

Screenname: derrick229


Yes I too am one of those saps!

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A Creative (Male, 46-55, Retired) answered:

Screenname: swampfalcon


I have two cats that take turns on my lap and I have a lap dog. of course it is a bull mastiff and it weighs 180 lbs and you can't help but move. I made it a big baby when it was a pup and now I just don't want to break it. I call it Carpenter because when it was young she did odd jobs around the house lol

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A Father Figure (Male, Houston, 56-65) answered:

Screenname: lifestyle


Yes, cats are good for that.

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A Career Man (Male, Providence, 46-55, Transportation) answered:

Screenname: 57alex


as a child i had a Siamese cat

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A Mr. Nice Guy (Male, Milwaukee, 22-25, Food Service) answered:

Screenname: twilightzone85


I do most of the time they dont but they still do sometimes. Yes they love me back too. Did you here about that dog who stayed with its owner for over a month after the owner comitted sucide outside until someone found the owners body....

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A Thinker (Female, 36-45, Who Cares?) answered:

Screenname: twobinspired4u


I don't currently have lap pets, but I really did love it when I had them.

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