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Ocelot II

(130,962 posts)
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 01:38 PM 21 hrs ago

I love it when my cats sleep on my lap.

But not both of them at the same time. They are large. Not fat, just big; they weigh 13-14 lbs. each, a cat and a half. Until a few minutes ago this was my lap. I couldn't move or use my laptop and my legs went to sleep. But did I move them? No, I did not. They finally decided they needed to move to a window to watch some squirrels. It's nice to get my circulation and laptop back.



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I love it when my cats sleep on my lap. (Original Post) Ocelot II 21 hrs ago OP
My cat patches is well over 10 pounds and too heavy for my lap anymore Walleye 21 hrs ago #1
I see that they have collars with their names. crosinski 20 hrs ago #2
They are brothers, and they are almost but not quite identical. Ocelot II 20 hrs ago #4
They are lovely crosinski 20 hrs ago #6
Chet and Dave, The Nightly Mews. flashman13 18 hrs ago #9
When Mikey was... 2naSalit 20 hrs ago #3
We all understand. When one's cat (or cats) is/are on one's lap, all other niyad 20 hrs ago #5
Even an 8 lb cat on your blanket at night feels like a 30 lb kettle bell. 3catwoman3 19 hrs ago #7
Been there.... AltairIV 18 hrs ago #8
What a beautiful picture Ocelot II, almost. JMCKUSICK 18 hrs ago #10
I considered Packers colors, green and gold, just to annoy Vikings fans, Ocelot II 13 hrs ago #13
lol, I used to live 3 blocks from there JMCKUSICK 10 hrs ago #14
That's 27 lbs of love there. eppur_se_muova 15 hrs ago #11
... eppur_se_muova 14 hrs ago #12
Your circulation notwithstanding, this is a neat photo Ocelot II. Hope you feel better! George McGovern 9 hrs ago #15
They came back for awhile. Ocelot II 19 min ago #16

Walleye

(45,181 posts)
1. My cat patches is well over 10 pounds and too heavy for my lap anymore
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 01:57 PM
21 hrs ago
He sleeps on my arm in the bed though, and I don’t move

crosinski

(732 posts)
2. I see that they have collars with their names.
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 02:24 PM
20 hrs ago

Are they litter mates and are they identical?

Ocelot II

(130,962 posts)
4. They are brothers, and they are almost but not quite identical.
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 02:33 PM
20 hrs ago

Dave is a little bigger than Chet and has a rounder face, so I can tell them apart up close. The collars help me identify them from a distance. Their personalities and voices are also pretty distinctive.

2naSalit

(103,598 posts)
3. When Mikey was...
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 02:25 PM
20 hrs ago

Living with me, he was 15.5lbs. Pretty big boy. He just turned 13, I'm getting ready to call his original mom today and see how he's doing. He has two rambunctious dogs to deal with so he isn't a lazy cat. He's still the ruler of the homestead, house and yard.

Love yours, they look like happy cats.

niyad

(133,401 posts)
5. We all understand. When one's cat (or cats) is/are on one's lap, all other
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 02:37 PM
20 hrs ago

necessary activity is, perforce, on hold. My kitty just woke up because the wind (which he hates) stopped, so he could leave Mom's lap.

Thank goodness he is not quite as large as Chet and Dave!

3catwoman3

(29,631 posts)
7. Even an 8 lb cat on your blanket at night feels like a 30 lb kettle bell.
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 03:44 PM
19 hrs ago

Do the collar colors reflect their personalities?

JMCKUSICK

(6,414 posts)
10. What a beautiful picture Ocelot II, almost.
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 04:44 PM
18 hrs ago

Chicago Bears colors for Dave's collar? Was that necessary? Really? I mean that Purple and Gold one looks so beautiful on Chet.....Ach, some people....












They're beautiful and I hope there's room in that lap for my humor lol.

Go Wild! Go Wolves! Go Twins!

Ocelot II

(130,962 posts)
13. I considered Packers colors, green and gold, just to annoy Vikings fans,
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 10:15 PM
13 hrs ago

but orange and blue are the colors of my alma mater, Macalester College in St. Paul. https://intercollegiate-registry.org/macalester-college/ So we're good.

eppur_se_muova

(42,212 posts)
11. That's 27 lbs of love there.
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 07:44 PM
15 hrs ago

Love the "Chet and Dave" cultural reference, though they were mostly before even my time.

Ocelot II

(130,962 posts)
16. They came back for awhile.
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 10:57 AM
19 min ago

I've concluded that Chet thinks he owns my lap, so whenever Dave parks himself there first, Chet arrives to pile on. If Dave leaves he stays, emphasizing his ownership. But I can get them to leave by using my phone (can't get to the laptop with their fat asses on me) to play a video where cats are meowing. That gets them all excited and they get down to look for the other cats, and then I can get my femoral arteries working again.

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