Disengaged and ready to sleep…
…then very engaged and showing full horns!
Andy is the “quiet” kitty, but there are ways to follow what’s on his mind.
Disengaged and ready to sleep…
…then very engaged and showing full horns!
Andy is the “quiet” kitty, but there are ways to follow what’s on his mind.
Nice “horns” on Andy kitty! Our cats are often swiveling the ears while they are “sleeping”, staying tuned in to what is going on around them.
“CatRadar” LOL! Yeah, those horns are signature naughty kitty horns many times!
Cats might not be fully awake, but they are never fully asleep!
That’s a fact!
Ha ha ha! The horns! I see them! 😈
When a kitty is interested in something, the skin on their heads wrinkles up. In short haired cats, you see the wrinkles, but in long haired ones, the hair “pooches” up into this reasonable approximation of horns! Makes me laugh, too! Another thing is when they shake their heads, their ears make a sound that I can’t describe but always find amusing!
I have one cat that whenever we pet his head and he’s had enough, he shakes his head and his ears make a flap clap sound … I like to say it’s his bat flapping sound.
I’ll have to see if my 2 long haired fellas make or have horns … They’re certainly devilish enough!
I’ve tried for years to try to capture that sound but the head shake thing is not frequent and always happens when I don’t have anything to capture it with. “Bat flapping sound” captures it perfectly! Made me laugh just bringing up memories of the sound! Thanks!
Wonder what we look like when we’re ready to sleep…don’t ever want a picture of that. Andy looks great with his horns…thinking and being a devil….great pictures from that.
Jean
Me, either! (I know I look pretty rough when I get up. Ick!) The longer their hair, the more prominent their “horns”! Until they grew long hair, I’d never seen kitty “horns”, which become more prominent once the hair is long.
care full dood…yur dad mite be abe bull ta reedz yur mind N thatz knot a good thing !! 🙂 ♥♥
I can tell what’s going on in Dougy’s mind with fair accuracy, but Andy is inscrutable!
Think they sleep but saw and hear everything.
I think you are right about that Marylou!
This is how I imagine cats. Looking like they’re almost sleeping and then being alert in an instant. I also goes for big cats like lions I think
Yes, and, like lions, kitties are ready to pounce if necessary! RAWR!
so cute in both modes!
Mr. Innocent! Andy and Dougy are really sweet when sleeping, but Andy sometimes purrs in his sleep. Of course, because of the “smooshed” muzzle, he also sometimes snores.
Haha,poor little guy has no choice but to snore:(
It’s a fact!
Full Horns – love it!
It’s more obvious the longer their hair grows. In short-haired cats, their foreheads wrinkle, but you don’t get the “horns” effect. One things for sure: once you see kitty “horns” you will always see them!
Andy is so expressive in the two situations !
Thank you , Doug, for the long comment and for sharing your experience of the fistula and of the dialysis. I read and re-read it. This is precious.
Than you, my friend
Michel
That he is! Cats are a bit harder to read than dogs, but they are equally expressive in their kitty ways!
I am happy to share my experience with dialysis and sources for more information on the process and concerns we need to keep aware of.
Though many people learn you are on dialysis and think “How terrible!” the truth is it is relatively painless. It must be difficult for people still working, but for a retired person, the three-times-a-week process is less onerous.
Though not yet available, there is research for an implantable artificial kidney that doesn’t require a power source. Here’s a link to more information:
https://pharm.ucsf.edu/kidney/device
I love those horns 🙂
Me, too! They pop up when something’s attracted the kitty boys’ attention, and can signal naughty behavior is about to happen!
Snorts!! So silent and peaceful and then it’s GAME ON! Love it my friend. XOXO – Bacon
Exactly! As noted elsewhere, when the “horns” pop up, they can signal naughty behavior’s about to happen.
Aha ! What is he up to ?
Thinking…! Planning to pounce on Dougy….
Now the truth comes out !
LOL!
is there something like a quiet kitty? I’ve read in a book once that cats are always awake even when they sleep… sadly I’m no cat and my teacher disagreed about always awake from the inside…