Do you sleep with your pet?

Cats purring is said to 'heal' so maybe this is why he wont leave us if we are ill (especially youngest son whose often been poorly growing up) till he knows we're better.He was on duty outside my door every night all week (& a lot through day too) when i was so ill last winter between xmas- new year. Then in boys rooms when they got ill as i was recovering, purring away.?? (he does snore though sometimes??)

My partner died of Coronavirus some months ago. I have been alone and incredibly lonely since. Last week I took in an 8 Year old cocker spaniel who has been a working dog, sleeping in an outside kennel all her life.
I bought her a lovely bed but from day 1 she has decided that her best and allotted place is on MY bed and so that is where she sleeps.
It is so very wonderful waking up again with a loved one. I would defy anyone to deny me this pleasure.

Yes Lupin, im sure you could get an 'indoors' cat from a cat rescue or cats protection league.It would be good company for you during lockdown.Let us know how you get on.??

No, when we had animals they were not allowed in the house

My dog sleeps in his bed on the floor beside my bed. I find his presence very comforting and reassuring.

Yes absolutely, cats on bed but not the pillow, dog on floor in her own plush bed, she’s just too old now to jump up. I always have a good supply of lint rollers and wicker trays too dotted around the house, a firm favourite for cat claws !

Morris our field spaniel sleeps on a bed on the landing outside our bedroom and we leave the door open just enough for him to get through. Sometimes he chooses to sleep on the floor beside the bed He’s allowed on the bed after 6am for a cuddle

Yes. Our dog has his own bed in our bedroom and settles down there as soon as we go to bed. But every morning we wake up with him curled up on the foot of our bed. We don't mind. If we shut him out he just howls and whines all night. If you keep your pets well groomed and clean there's no harm in them occupying bedrooms, and the happy 'smile' on his face is lovely to wake up to.

SuRu I had a GS/Collie cross who had been passed around many people and not treated well. From the first night he slept beside my bed and never attempted to get on it. I too felt comforted and reassured.
Lovely dog although left alone in the day he would rip up carpets and pull down curtains. My telephone receiver had teeth marks and anyone who called while I was out heard heavy breathing as he answered the phone.

From the day I rescued her I started her in her own bed and that's how it's been. She stands

Oops went too early! My dog stands and waits until I fix her blankets so she can get in her own bed and gets all wrapped up. Stays in the kitchen all night, door open just in case she needs me up in the night. My last dog used to sleep under my bed and the older she got she snored like a bull, so I started this rescue in her own bed. My sister little Yorkie lies around her neck in bed, I'd never sleep.

He looks lovely and obviously now realises he has found a friend ???

We have four working Labradors who have a custom made kennel outside. They have never been in the house. I like my bedding to be clean, fresh and smelling sweet, there is no way a dog would be allowed in my bedroom. Everyone must do their own thing, if they give you comfort then so be it.

Haha! My cats sleep with me – I'm not offered the choice.

My little Cairn starts the night in her bed at the end of my bed but later migrates to her cosy cave under my bed. We have a sort of bunk-bed arrangement. It works very well.

geekesse

No way! Every pet I have ever had is banished to the kitchen at night, and they are never allowed in the bedroom, day or night.

I can’t imagine how people tolerate the smell, moulting or fleas in their bedroom, never mind the bacteria pets carry.

I with you on this one! Imagine breathing in the hair and skin particles too!!!! ?

And before the animal lovers retaliate ask yourselves this........would you sleep in your cat/dog bed?

During our lifetime of various labs. and cats none of which were ever allowed on furniture of any description, we have now reached the stage of what is possibly our last pet. A spoiled silly, adorable cat, now has the run of the house and sleeps beside me every night and I fall asleep listening to her purring contentedly.

PollyDolly

geekesse

No way! Every pet I have ever had is banished to the kitchen at night, and they are never allowed in the bedroom, day or night.

I can’t imagine how people tolerate the smell, moulting or fleas in their bedroom, never mind the bacteria pets carry.

I with you on this one! Imagine breathing in the hair and skin particles too!!!! ?

Oh my word!

How have I survived breathing in hair and skin particles from my dogs over the years

How have I survived breathing in hair and skin particles from my husband come to that!

If your dog smells that's your fault. Moulting is sorted with grooming. Fleas? How about bed bugs? Even the cleanest of beds can get infested.

And no. I wouldn't sleep in my dog's bed because it's not big enough. This seems like a rather odd argument.

Most definitely not, don't even let them upstairs.

I have 2 dogs and 4 cats. The dogs sleep in their crate and cats in baskets The dogs do have baskets too but hardly use them and prefer their crates. When I say bed the dogs just go into their crates. I love my pets but don't like animals up stairs in bedrooms. The cats sometimes miaaw outside our door but we don't get up before 7am.

Never would have before, but after years of pining for a cat, my future kitten will be born later this month - then the agonising wait till s/he is ready to leave mum. I can tell now this little kitty will rule the roost!

Not keen on the idea of sleeping with pets. They can and do carry fleas and diseases, it’s unhygienic. You can cuddle and snuggle during the day, or evening, but bedtime is a time to say ‘see you in the morning’. I’ve had dogs most of my life and love them, but wouldn’t allow them in bed with me at night. Cats generally roam around and pick up all sorts of creatures and goodness knows what else, so no way.

Coco51

Never would have before, but after years of pining for a cat, my future kitten will be born later this month - then the agonising wait till s/he is ready to leave mum. I can tell now this little kitty will rule the roost!

How lovely, Coco51. I hope you will post up some pics.

My dogs have always slept in the kitchen, one of my dogs sadly passed away in July, and I got a Romanian rescue dog 4 weeks ago, she's very insecure hates me being out of her sight at the moment, and for 2 night's I couldn't get her off the bed, now she has her own bed on the floor, this I can cope with but I'm hoping with time she will end up in the kitchen with the other dog. Fingers crossed. ?