Hobbes has this weird thing where he has to sit on me right when he wakes up--and when I'm still sleeping. He sits square on my chest, digging his kitty heels right into my breastbone. And he gets there by catapulting onto the bed and walking the entire length of me, all 47 lbs of stripey goodness digging into me with those little teeny tiny feet. It hurts like hell, but sometimes you gotta take lovin' any way you can.
I'm not sure what started this, but he's now started to repeat this gig when Joe comes home from work each day. Joe's coming in just happens to coincide with the tail end of Mom and Grace read/nap hour, so again, I'm lying prone to this love assault.
Imagine someone tossing an ottoman on your chest as you sleep--that's akin to Hobbes jumping on you to tell you how much he loves you. Only with more fur and drool than an ottoman typically has.
I was lying there yesterday, with Hobbes heels digging into the middle of me, when I said to him, "Hobbes. You're in a bad rut, dude. Maybe we need to rethink the cuddle time." But then he just purrs and I keep petting him as his stripey fur sails around the room.
It was then that I realized how ridiculous it was that these doctors were pushing for me to have my gallbladder removed with no signs or symptoms whatsoever. Here I was, 17 pound cat on my chest, his feet digging into the spot my gallbladder is located and I don't have any pain. Don't you think that if I was that sick that my cat's feet would at least alert me to some sort of pain? I mean, how does one have an ottoman on their chest and not have pain from a sick gallbladder?
I'm lucky like that--built in second opinion from Dr. 47 lbs of Stripey Goodness.
23 comments:
Good thinking. Doctor Hobbes is telling you something.
Good thinking. Doctor Hobbes is telling you something.
Dr. Hobbes..sounds like he knows what he is purring about!Sound kitty advice!
Those wee paws do exert a lot of pressure on one's anatomy. Midnight seems to know where the tender spots are, and he finds them. :)
Sammy loves to go higher and higher, like he's climbing the Everest. I can barely breath when he lies on my chest ;-)
80% of the time doctors are wrong about removing the gall bladder.
Are they still harping on you about your gall bladder? I had a girlfriend years ago who was in pain.... first symptom of needing a body part removed = pain. No pain... no gall bladder removal necessary.
http://www.gallbladderattack.com/
That is Stinky on me in the morning.
But add drool. Lots of drool.
Ick
I am sitting here, with my two cats upon me. Zelda has my left arm trapped and Mabel keeps licking my right hand as I type. Ahhhhh! Kitty Love! There's nothing like it!
I love the photo - don't know whether to comment about doctors or kitty kuddle habits - BB and Frankie have slightly different MO's but they do have their "attach to human while human is prone" routines down pat.
Livvy does similar. But she's long and skinny, probably 10 pounds.
Is Hobbes 17 pounds or 47 pounds?!
Cats definitely love to snuggle. They just want to do it on their terms.
I love Dr Hobbes. I have Dr Eli and grey fur.
We all need a doctor as cute as Hobbes! I have endured a lot of pain just to have my kitties lay on me. Truly the things we do for love!
Next time your doctor pressures you, tell him you get regular CAT scans done and they come out negative. lol
I feel your pain- we've got our own 47LB cat who loves to do the very same thing to me too! He really doesn't fit though, and won't learn so usually slides off while digging his claws desperately into my torso. HURTS!
One of my cats does that to me!
I would trust Hobbes. You know they can sense cancer and let you know something is wrong. He is just loving you.
Diagnosis from Dr. Hobbes! When V-8 was a kitty she once jumped on my chest from 8 feet (top of a shelf). She nearly knocked me out.
Vanilla (x 2) - No kidding. He makes more sense than those doctors!
Melodie--Yeah, but the drooling isn't cool.
Chuck--What is with that??! They just go where it hurts ALL the time!
Duni--I'm with ya--I can't breathe either. But I don't move him....go figure. Why are they so eager to get it out??! It's CRAZY!
Diane--I went to that site before and it is GREAT! I'm certainly not rushing into this one. I haven't experienced any pain, so I was adamant about not doing more tests. Didn't make the doc happy though.
Patty--Why must they sit ON us?
Betty--I'll take kitty love any way I can get it. Especially when the window for lovin' is soooo small. Hobbes is only a lover when HE wants to be.
Grace--Why do they love that so much? King of the Hill thinking??
Rebecca--10 pounds is NOTHIN'! :P He's 17 lbs....but it FEELS (and looks) like 47.
Anne--Righto! Always on THEIR terms!
Helene--Does he drool too? I have to draw the line at my doctors drooling.
Beaded Tail--Isn't that funny how we just take it? God forbid we ask the cat to move!
Silver--Hahahha! BEST COMMENT TODAY!
Nancy--Oh yeah, I get that too! Or when he pushes off to jump down! OOMPH! Owie, that hurts.
Jean--Why must they lay ON us?? Grace does it too--but she is like 8 lbs. That's not so bad, but Hobbes??? Wow.
Sharkey--Oh man! That would be KILLER!
I finally had my gall-bladder removed after being wrongly diagnosed by 3 doctors!! The first two doctors thought it was gastric and when the meds weren't effective, the third doctor suggested it was psychological and offered to pray on me!!
A brief description of the pain - spasmodic and usually occurs after meals (esp when the food is oily).
I believe any surgery should be done while you're still young. My mom who's now 88 regrets she never had her gall-bladder removed and now suffers from the pain.
I suggest you get an x-ray done and put your mind at rest once and for all. It's actually quite a minor procedure (laporoscopic) and I was out of the hospital the following day.
Cats are funny. Hopefully Dr. Orange Stripey has it right. ;)
xo Catherine
well you are quite luck to have your own resident doctor. and such a cute one too
Veronica--I agree--if you can do it when you are young, so be it. But, I have to have a reason to do it first. They found 2 1 mm sized stones and told me I passed one already....and I don't feel a thing. I'm not ready to be on the table just yet.
Catherine--Yeah, you don't know what to do. I feel like my health care is in my hands alone. But I think a lot of people feel that way with me.
Ann--I just pay him in cat food too. That's the best part!
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