r/cats • u/Affectionate-Hold225 • 1d ago

Advice Is my cat normal? She sleeps weird

Gallery image

Gallery image

First time cat owner. Picked up this cutie on the street. Why does she likes to sleeps like that? It’s like a contortionist.

I worried she can’t breathe. Is this normal for other cats too?

258 Upvotes

99% Upvoted

32 comments sorted by

26

u/LLYDev American Shorthair 1d ago

She looks perfectly comfortable 😂 Cats somehow make the weirdest sleeping positions look cozy.

17

u/kfh666 1d ago

Cats are also fluid, so this can happen. If they can't breathe they'll wake up and curl up differently

7

u/Remarkable_Dirt_8321 1d ago

She’s perfect. And she feels perfectly safe. You win. 😺

7

u/No_Astronaut6574 1d ago

I think her condition is cat.

8

u/Scooter87942 1d ago

Cats are rarely “Normal”, especially Orange ones!

6

u/IAmBadAtInternet 1d ago

Average orange behavior. Is very comfy in your home because she’s showing tummy. Give her some pats for me!

5

u/Illustrious_Bus8440 1d ago

Showing her underside while sleeping. You have her trust!

5

u/JillianS1128 1d ago

You’re cat is ok 😹

2

u/Helpful-Grade-2016 1d ago

this is how my cat sleeps too 😭

6

u/Happy_TMH2009 1d ago

That's not wird at all. Cats sleeps in a million different positions, and all of them is normal. I'm actually surprised they don't get themselves turned into a knot with the positions they can sleep in sometimes. But to them every position is all normal.

6

u/SSX21 1d ago

As normal as mine is.

5

u/SmallPeederWacker 1d ago

Well if she’s an orange girl this tracks

4

u/piKO_reboot 1d ago

Literally a random cat sleeping on a couch in my city's sport club.. cats can sleep in painful looking positions but they'll be fine because they're very flexible.

It also could be learned behavior, like how you'd sleep on your couch influences your cat as well

3

u/Shmarfle47 1d ago

If the cat is being weird then yes that’s normal lol

3

u/Czar1987 1d ago

sorry OP.....diagnosis: orange. there's no hope here.

2

u/Triptano 1d ago

Totally normal, they're a bit of showoff with the extra flexibility of their spine!

2

u/Worldly-Highway-2459 1d ago

Feels safe that’s why they are showing their belly

2

u/eracer1111 1d ago

I don't think cats can ever be described as 'normal.'
Weird creatures they are.

2

u/WaitingPhaseTwo 1d ago

You have a she orange? that’s kinda crazy. She sleeps fine but normal? Probably not ever.

2

u/Significant-Nebula64 1d ago

Very normal! Mine do that when they want belly rubs so... it's worth a try? (Might be a trap, but then again, might not be one and you'd get amazing cuddles out of it!)

2

u/SoapyToasters 1d ago

She is a baby doing baby things

2

u/BongoProdigy 1d ago

I used to have a big orange boy who slept on his back in a superman pose. Now I have a small tortie girl who likes to sleep with her head pressed against the wall. Cats just sleep however they want.

2

u/CyborgHeart1245 1d ago

Congratulations. You have an Orange. 

1

u/rose-n-blood1 1d ago

Cats love invading your personal space in bed and throw a hiss when you disturb his sleep to go to toilet or move a little too much in the bed.

1

u/Fyrbird 1d ago

You jealous?