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Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Why does Scruffy have to sleep on Shadow's head?

Scruffy and Shadow have resettled into our home after their time being boarded at the vet's. Scruffy seems to be enjoying the new chew-resistant kitty condo, though he still spends a fair bit of time in his lair behind/between the bookcases, but what really strikes me is his need to be sleeping on his sister's head. (Sorry - no pic at present, as I lifted him off of her head (for the 3rd time) before it occurred to me to take one.) This particularly bothers me because it increases her respiratory rate, which suggests to me that he is making it hard for her to breathe.

All of this is exacerbated by their decision to continue to sleep in the same shoebox, in spite of the fact that they're getting bigger, but the shoebox isn't. Or maybe it's more of his decision to crawl into the shoebox that she is already all but filling. Very cute, but I worry for Shadow's health.

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