Conference misery::feline_v1

    Well, my twins are heat seekers too and sometimes they really worry me.
    I've got an older house with steam radiators and they will sit right
    against or on top of the radiators. I wound up putting a kitty bed on
    the radiator that overlooks the window in the bathroom and Eirene has
    taken up residence in it for the winter. Oh well, at least I don't have
    to worry about her burning herself anymore.

    Deb

    We had a burmese that loved heat. When we live in North Conway,
    NH, he layed on the hear registers that were in the floor and his
    fur as short as it was would blow when the heat came on. HOWEVER
    when we moved to Florida he loved it.!!! There were days, when it
    was so hot outside that it wasn't fit to be out there and we would
    find him, laying on the cement in the driveway in the boiling sun,
    and we would go out to bring him inside, and his fur was so hot
    you could barely have it touch your skin. NOW that's hot......
    
    He stayed in the air conditioned house for 15 to 20 minutes and
    then cried to go out again, and into the sun shine. When we moved
    up north poor Daktari had to adjust to cold climate again, which
    he did. 
    
    These fur faces sure are a hilarious bunch.
    
    Barbara

    We have all four in the waterbed at night!  Two under the
    covers, and two on top at the foot of the bed.  This took some
    getting used to by my husband who had never had cats before.
    During DEC when it was -0, you could either find the guys all
    on the waterbed, or curled up on the cement floor in front of
    the wood stove.  And I mean about two inches from the stove!
    
    But, if you want to find out where all the cats are in my house,
    you just have to bring out a blanket and sit on the couch.
    INSTANT company!
          
    Lynne, Casey, B.K., Rusty & Pepper

    My Smokey loves to sit facing our baseboard vent with the hot air
    blowing right on him.  He looks like a fighter pilot - minus the scarf
    - as he faces right into the hot blowing air.  We call it heat-bathing.
    Sometimes he scrunches himself into a human-like sitting position
    exposing his privates to the heat as well.  He is rather comical
    looking and I swear his whiskers are curling......
    

Robin is also a heat-seeker.  She loves to lie on top of the heating vents
when the furnace kicks on.  After all the cold days she spent outside, I think
she considers it her privilege...

Julie is a different type of heat-seeker...she has to be under the down
comforter.  I don't know how she stands the heat...

Mary

    
    We have forced hot water heat, so the radiators are really just
    baseboard heaters.  Our two little Siamese have figured out ways to
    stand on them to keep their paws warm in the winter - they can only do
    three paws at once though :^}  They also fight for the small space on
    top of the oil burner, and like others mentioned, they're waterbed
    lovers too.
    
    For Christmas, Andy got me one of those 'Cuddle-ups' - an electrically
    heated throw to snuggle under while watching TV.  I'm *never* alone!
    
    Sandy
    

    
    
    	Brandi loves to lay on top of the heating vents.  In the morning,
    	while we're getting ready for work, her favorite spot is the one
    	in the bedroom.  She'll sit there till we pick her up and move her.
    	(Kitties aren't allowed in the bedroom when we're not home..they
    	  like my pierrot dolls too much!!)  Duke will sit next to them.
    	And he's also a sun bather.  Sasha lays in front of the
    	refrigerator.  There's a vent of some kind along the bottom.
    	Haven't check though to see if it's cool or warm air that's being
    	blown out.
    	
    	And like most of the other kitties here, if we're on the couch,
    	with a blanket, we have 3 of 4 cats with us!! (4 if we pick up
    	Chloe and put her there)
    
    	JJ 

    In the upstairs master bath, the furnace vent is arranged to come out
    in the toe space when you stand in front of either sink. Very nice on a
    cold morning. Well, Doobie figured that out right away, so every
    morning here would be Doobie jammed (sorta) in the toe space and I have
    to stand back from the sink to shave, etc. Naturally, she'd only lay
    in front of my sink and never Jane's.
    
    Chuck
    

    We have forced hot water heat with the big silver radiators.  The
    radiator in the kitchen is smaller and made to fit under the window.
    Bumpytail and Mao have taken up residence there-  Bumpy practically
    100% of the time.  I finally gave in and put their fake-fur blanket
    on the radiator.  They LOVE it.  Bumpy likes it better than the 
    waterbed ("Too crowded Mom")
      Nancy DC

    
    Panther Jane is definately a heat seeker.  She is an all black Siamese
    cross with the softest, (one friend says she feels like mink, Panther
    was very pleased at the compliment.)  thinest fur you could imagine.
    
    We have forced hot water heat with those baseboards.  Panther has her
    "Kitty cave" (large cat carrier with blanket in it) where the heaters
    meet in the corner.  She only comes out for three things, to eat, to
    sleep under the covers with Mummie & Daddie, or to
    take a bath with Mummie.  
    
    That's right, we discovered that baths are very warm and very nice, and
    didn't Spot do us a favor when she pushed us in one day?  (She couldn't
    have been trying to be mean or anything??!!)
    
    Panther waits until the tub is full, she doesn't like the sound of
    running water and will climb in the tub on her own.  She loves it!! 
    She sits at my feet and just purrrsssss with her eyes half closed.
    
    She likes getting out too.  She gets rubbed all over with a nice fluffy
    towel and she gets cuddles until she is dry.  Sometimes she will let me
    use the hair dryer on her, but usually it is too noisy.
    
    She would like to go to Florida too, you see Grampa lives in Florida, in
    West Plam Beach, she wants to go play bridge with Rose Kennedy's cat
    and walk on the beach and SHOP on WORTH AVE!! (I really don't think I
    can afford this cat, but I'll keep her anyway :-)
    
    Let's just hope all these cats don't get together to charter a plane so
    that they can all have vacation with Grampa in Florida (If I can't go
    no one is going!!)
    
    Feline Cold,
    
    Sue & Panther & Spot
                                                 

         Misty used to love to sit on the stainless steel griddle
    on the gas stove.  There is a 12 inch long pilot light under
    the griddle so the griddle is always very warm.  As you can
    imagine, I used to worry that he would jump up there while
    I had the gas burners on to cook something.  He was always
    put out when I made him get down.  I'm sure he didn't understand
    that I didn't want him to catch on fire while I was cooking
    dinner.
    
         Misty is no longer with me but thank goodness he died of
    old age and didn't go up in flames.
    
    Nancy

    I have one heat seeker and one heat shunner.
    
    Zelda loves the heat.  I have steam radiators with covers.  She will
    sit on the cover in the dinng room for hours.  It's neat - she can
    watch the world go by at the same time.
    
    When we have a fire in the fireplace, zelda, who usually is curled up
    in the tightest ball ever on the couch, will spreeeeeaaaad out on the
    floor in front of the fire and bake!!!
    
    Bob, on the other hand, hates the heat.  He lies along the bottom of
    the front door and begs to go out, even on the coldest days.
    
    Years ago I had a long haired white cat who also loved heat.  We had an
    enormous fireplace then and she would sit in one corner of it while the
    fire was going.  I always had fears of her going up in flames!!! She
    never did - sadly had to become an outdoor only cat when bladder
    weakness meant she couldn't control herself.  So now she lives on a
    farm and sleeps curled up to her favorite cow!!!
    
    Ellen

    As soon as I've gotten under the covers at night, D.P. is right there
    pushing his head under the comforter so he can crawl in and curl up
    beside me with just his nose sticking out.  He'll stay there all night
    too until the old alarm goes off.
    
    Thai sometimes crawls under and rests for awhile but as soon as he
    hears any sound (inside or out), he's out like a shot to investigate. 
    His favorite place to keep warm is under the Afghan throw on my couch. 
    Often find "lumps" under that or my comforter when it's cool.
    
    Buffy and Holly prefer my comforter to either sleep on or under; have
    found Holly and Buffy curled up together many times on my bed.  D.P.
    and Buffy have also been known to curl up on my couch together to share
    body heat.
    
    Midnight (my #5) and Thai are such pals now that they not only play and
    sleep together, but often give eachother baths before napping.
    
    Cookie (my toy poodle) has her own bed now as my bed is too crowded
    with 5 furfaces at night.  She even has her own little Afghan blanket
    (that my Mom made for her); she gets covered over every night and
    expects it!  ;-)
    
    Pat, D.P. Gremlin, Velvet Thai, Holly, Buffy, Midnight (& Cookie)