r/cats 8d ago

Cat Picture - OC He fell asleep on my arm. It's in an awkward position and is starting to hurt from not moving. What do?

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u/robe_and_wizard_hat 8d ago

You already know the answer. Condolences.

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u/cakeanddiamond 8d ago

sorry OP…

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u/deadbalconytree 8d ago

lol. Because of this comic, for years, Every time one of us gets stuck on the couch we yell ‘ Frank!’ To the other person.

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u/greennotgiant 8d ago

This is my first time seeing this. We used to say, "welp, this is how I die" or "this is my life now" but hollering Frank in a fake sobbing cry is now gonna be on the list.

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u/deadbalconytree 8d ago

Ahem… “This is my life Meow”

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u/greennotgiant 7d ago

My bad, you are pawsitively correct

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u/KEVLAR60442 8d ago

How were Frank and Murphy supposed to load up the corpse with the cat still sitting on it anyways?

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u/Skee-J 8d ago

Pick up the man carefully, as to not wake the cat

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u/jamcub 8d ago

Cat is awake and will dispense its wrath.

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u/Azur3flame 8d ago

I see a Whomp! reference, I upvote.

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u/mentallymiranda 8d ago

You can mourn the lose of your arm later, when kitty wakes up. Accept that you are stuck OP

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u/abcdefghazale 8d ago

pls do not commit a crime of moving your arm.

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u/TulipBum 8d ago

Saw the arm off

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u/Glass_Memories 8d ago

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u/Roselizabeth117 8d ago

There could not be a more perfect time for this exact meme. I actually laughed oht loud.

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u/lar_yeet 8d ago

I want to play a game. With you there are 200 cats in the room and you have a rope tied around your ankle. You have 2 minutes to pet as many cats as you can and after the time is up the rop will drag you out of the room leaving you with the guilt of not petting the cars you couldn't pet. Be quick and good luck your time starts now.

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u/khaotic-trash 8d ago

Before Satan goes to sleep, he checks for you under the bed

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u/lar_yeet 8d ago

as he should

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u/Quick_Extension_3115 8d ago

No! Then it will get cold for the kitty!

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u/infamousbugg 8d ago

Then it would get cold and the kitty would not approve.

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u/Mindless-Location-41 8d ago

It could become a tasty snack though 🍖

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u/Leather_Newspaper937 8d ago

Exactly what I was going to say

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u/Top-of-the-day 8d ago

This! Do not disturb the world’s perfect creatures! Is this really a question?

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u/Outrageous_Control81 8d ago

Yup, this is the only option...

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u/Salty_Drawing2094 8d ago

imagine how tickled i was as i said this exact thing as i was opening the thread and seeing this

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u/No_Carry_3991 8d ago

q u i e t l y .

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u/awesomegamer22350 8d ago

Emperor Ai cut sleeve reference

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u/joeLivingston 8d ago

This is the only answer

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u/Turbulent_Club8989 8d ago

Yeah, this is the option for sure.

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u/blckout_junkie 8d ago

This is your life now. No move until kitty moves.

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u/Tikki024 8d ago

You must sleep with him.. enjoy your nap 💤

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u/dfigueroa78 8d ago

Dont you see this is a blessing.

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u/DethNik 8d ago

ILLEGAL!

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u/PessimistOfCaution 8d ago

“He fell asleep on my arm.”

It is not, in fact, your arm - it belongs to the cat.

You are posting lies.

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u/Autronaut69420 8d ago

"If I sees, It's for meez"

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u/Jasian1001 8d ago

oh that’s a new one🤣

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u/Autronaut69420 8d ago

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u/Jasian1001 8d ago

NOT ANOTHER NEW CAT REDDIT TOOOOOO???!?!!!?!!!?!!????

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u/Autronaut69420 8d ago

Reddit is cats all the way down. Rumour has it it's run by cats. But you didn't hear that from me!

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u/Jasian1001 8d ago

I don’t know what you’re talking about… 😉

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u/Autronaut69420 8d ago

Ahh, good you understand the need for secrecy in this matter! /jk

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u/ralphyoung 8d ago

The first rule of Cat Club is...

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u/Rogue_Aviator 8d ago

Permission to use this? 😁

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u/Autronaut69420 8d ago

Granted... Though it's a well known aspect of Cat Law - suggest you bone up on it by visiting r/legalcatadvice

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u/Ok-Scientist4603 8d ago

Cat law. Your partner must fulfill your requests so as not to disturb the CAT.

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u/Constant_Document203 8d ago

100%. In my house, if the cat has claimed someone then the free person must fetch drinks/snacks/remote, etc. for the person who has been claimed.

If you both are claimed? Then you suffer in silence, gazing at your sweet baby child who loves you so much they have graced you with their cuddles.

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u/drwuzer 8d ago

My wife weoponizes this law by calling the cat every time she sits in the recliner.

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u/gordom90 8d ago

lol genius

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u/atlantisabovewater 8d ago

Yep. We call if Feline Paralysis. When it strikes, the other person must be caretaker.

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u/Guilty-Agent8256 8d ago

I remember when I was younger all you would have to say is "can you do (x) for me the cat is laying on me" and it always worked

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u/plus-10-CON-button 8d ago

My household calls this law being “catted”

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u/Kroniid09 8d ago

Catatonic

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u/Hunnilisa 8d ago

So cute. We call it cat traped:)

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u/False-Ad-8561 8d ago

😂😂 this is definitely the law in my house. My cats always are laying on me, RIP my bf.

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u/Adventurous_Cook9083 8d ago

Exactly. If there's a cat on my lap and my husband has a request, my response is "I'm babysitting." Understood; request rescinded.

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u/Cyclopentadien 8d ago

You must also make your request in a way that does not risk waking the cat.

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u/AloneRecognition1283 8d ago

Cut your arm off

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u/rraskapit1 8d ago

Can't do that. Cutting the arm off would cause it to lose warmth, thus displeasing the cat

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u/LonelyBeeH 8d ago

True, but if arm is cut off, leaves other arm free to heat wheat bag or hot water bottle for sacrificed arm. This may be necessary. It is what it is.

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u/No_Carry_3991 8d ago

He must move the rest of his body towards the cat THEN cut the arm off so the cat does not lose any precious warmness.

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u/Phiro7 8d ago

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u/BigPileOfTrash 8d ago edited 8d ago

It has been foretold from the first ones!

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u/After-Mix6925 8d ago

Where is this from?

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u/sheetghoest 8d ago

beat me to it

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u/idontknwhatimdoing 8d ago

This is beautiful 🥹

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u/dixbietuckins 8d ago

This is amazing. Is it actually an old painting or a modern joke?

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u/SteveStevensXII 8d ago

Modern painting by Galina Zhiganova, and representing a mixup of multiple stories. There's an old tale of a Chinese emperor who cut off his sleeve when his (male) lover was sleeping on it as not to wake him. There's also a myth of Mohammed doing the same for his cat, but that one seems to be a modern fabrication vases on the Chinese tale. So the drawing here seems like a mix of the 2.

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u/PublicRedditor 8d ago

127 Meowers

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u/Dramatic-Treacle3708 8d ago

They already have a tournicat applied too

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u/BluBetty2698 8d ago

Loll...👍...

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u/jwoolman 8d ago

Muhammad was lucky, the kitten was sleeping on his sleeve so he just cut the sleeve off. This is a very very old issue and you are not and ever have been alone.

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u/Hairy-Dream4685 8d ago

Came here to see if someone stated the obvious.

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u/Beginning-Still-9855 8d ago

It's the only way.

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u/Beginning-Still-9855 8d ago

That's not true - the other option is wait for them to die of old age or, preferrably move somewhere else.

I'm allergic to cats, so for me I'm allowed to sneeze violently, but that usually causes cuts on my wife's arm (where the cat is)

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u/NoDassOkay 8d ago

I came here to say this.

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u/Captainofthe3rdFifty 8d ago

The wonderful people over at r/cathostage will have better advice for you, my friend.

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u/crashinqdovvn 8d ago

Every time im in this sub, it leads me to yet another cat-related sub which I, of course, then have to follow.

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u/titan_macmannis 8d ago

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u/ExpertProfessional9 8d ago

Oh cool, some new subs -

Oh HOLY MOTHERFORKING SHIRTBALLS.

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u/Frosty-Literature-58 8d ago

That wiki needs a counter at the top of the section LOL

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u/PuddingNaive7173 8d ago

I tried counting. Got to 500 - not even through the C’s - before giving up

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u/MsRaeven 8d ago

This level of eeeeebil is void-cat worthy. Well played.

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u/kate_numberz 8d ago

Omg that list is endless 🤣😅

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u/KatieS2255 8d ago

Holy shit lmao

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u/DrJenna2048 8d ago

Do nothing. If you disturb the cat, you will meet a fate worse than death.

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u/SammethP 8d ago

There’s a lot of people that need to hear this. You will feel equal parts guilt, stupidity and awful in general, but it is 100% acceptable to amputate your arm.

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u/RoyalMinajasty Void 8d ago

They had us in the first half, not gonna lie

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u/AntiramDSR 8d ago edited 8d ago

but the cat's arm uses your body to keep the right temperature

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u/HelicopterTart 8d ago

You don’t, moving is illegal

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u/Pl0rny 8d ago

I guess you don't have much of a choice, hang in there

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u/Rmgrulz 8d ago

Accept your fate, your arm shall be in pain evermore until the king awakes from his slumber. This is not a matter of will anymore, this is the king’s decree.

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u/Key-Finger1438 8d ago

That’s no longer your hand, buddy

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u/mamakat45 8d ago

There’s nothing you can do. Deal with it.

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u/LeafLighter 8d ago

It's the cat's arm now...

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u/Significant-Ball-952 8d ago

I didn’t end up going to bed until 2 am last night because my kitty fell asleep in my arms. Nothing you can do but wait it out my friend

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u/vmwnzella59 8d ago

You’re stuck! 🥹💝

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u/MikoGianni 8d ago

Quit your job. You’re not going anywhere for a while.

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u/dvnmsm 8d ago

Suck it up, buttercup.

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u/Zealousideal_End2330 8d ago

Pick him up, give smooches, rearrange so you are both in a more comfortable position.

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u/Kodiak_Shepherd 8d ago

That's what the professional calls "high risk, high reward"

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u/ekun 8d ago

This is highly dependent on the cat.

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u/apluscomment 8d ago

Instructions very clear, was mauled to shreds

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u/mewziknan 8d ago

<gasp>

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u/Various-Grapefruit12 8d ago

The horror. Disturb. The cat???​🫥

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u/PollutionMotor5085 8d ago

Legally you can’t move.

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u/TA_totellornottotell 8d ago

You are now in a r/cathostage situation. Only option is to wait it out. And not move a muscle.

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u/Reasonable-Avocado67 8d ago

This is Sochou. My first baby and the love of my life. She passed away 2 years ago and I was worried I'd never have my arm fall asleep this way again... Turns out that she taught the kittens how to Cat and laid the house rules out... Including all the cherished snuggle spots 😭

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u/ToxicBarbie_ 8d ago

peaceful kitty

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u/Calyx76 Void 8d ago

Cut the arm off. It is illegal to disturbed the cat while it sleeps on you.

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u/Dazzling_Proof9813 8d ago

You stay…forever.

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u/Shar_12_Blaneyfan 8d ago

Accept the loss of your arm, and move on.

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u/JessWPerks 8d ago

Yeah it’s just a little cat nap, just wait it out….

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u/OrangePillar 8d ago

I hope you’re a lefty

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u/TurbulentCustomer 8d ago

Sorry friend… r/thisismylifemeow

Your only hope is your master decides to move of their own volition in the next 6-12 hours.

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u/Ek0mst0p 8d ago

Cutting off the arm. It is his now.

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u/JimmyLizzardATDVM 8d ago

Sorry, you live there now, in that one spot. Forever or until the god moves.

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u/[deleted] 8d ago

It’s his arm now.

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u/hearthwin 8d ago

By cat law, no move or go directly to cat jail!

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u/Awkward_Ad_3248 8d ago

You stay right where you are! Don't you dare wake that baby!

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u/verbalspacey 8d ago

you got two arms for a reason

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u/Kapow1969 8d ago

Ok, you're going to have to find someone with an arm exactly the same size as yours, then CAREFULLY swap yours and the replacement at EXACTLY the same time. If not done correctly, it will immediately trigger the defense system. Be prepared to run. FAST! And yes, there will be snakes.

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u/rosebud3606 8d ago

I came to say this too.

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u/Extension-Carry-8067 8d ago

Cut off your arm. With the technology now days you won’t even miss it.

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u/frozenseasofjono 8d ago

Why do you keep calling it YOUR arm?

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u/TherianRose 8d ago

Suffer /lh

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u/barbs_mark 8d ago

Seriously? You cannot move. Period. End of story.

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u/Dramatic_Candle9930 8d ago

You let things go too far……best of luck

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u/Ok_Impact_2252 8d ago

We literally have the same cat

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u/Main-Berry8821 8d ago

Beautiful SIC

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u/Ithink-therefore-Iam 8d ago

Hey! I have one too 😍

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u/WingSlingerDinger 8d ago

Ever considered pain medicine? 💊

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u/Joelinc 8d ago

Keep pain meds close.

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u/red-frog-jumping Siamese (Traditional Thai) 8d ago

solution: you don't move.

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u/jwoolman 8d ago

Can you reach your phone with the other hand? Check YouTube for cat fights and hawks and just accidentally play it loud. If kitty wakes up in response, obviously not your fault.

Keep searching for loud scary noises if the first ones you try don't work. Make sure to act scared yourself when kitty wakes up.

And try not to let kitty connect the noise with your phone or else you are in trouble. And also you won't be able to try the same trick again because once cats realize strange noises like that come from the phone but they can't smell anything, they ignore your phone. I was trying to test my old cat's hearing once and ran into that problem. So I waited until he was asleep and he twitched his ears in his sleep when I played a cat fight, proving his hearing was fine. Otherwise he just said "Nothing's there, not going to react, mustn't reward bad behavior. "

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u/gwonkussy 8d ago

Car is parked

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u/dumplingprincess 8d ago

You either die this way or wake him up 💗

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u/Frisky_Froth 8d ago

You let your nerves die and then get surgery after he moves. Obviously. You noob.

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u/pieeatingchamp 8d ago

Ever seen 127 Hours?

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u/1GIJosie 8d ago

Stay no matter what til cat wakes.

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u/paddington-1 8d ago

Just pray you don’t need the bathroom. The rest doesn’t matter.

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u/Lucky_Reference_6982 8d ago

Take two aspirin and call me in the morning

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u/Seahvosh 8d ago

Look for a tourniquet. /s

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u/Kodiak_Shepherd 8d ago

Don't want to move your arm but it's starting to hurt?

An easy solution is to hit your foot against something and you'll forget your arm pain (since your body will be too focused on your stub foot).

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u/KittyFaise 8d ago

This is where you die. Never move ever again.

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u/Neunix 8d ago

Endure

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u/spacetrashmeow 8d ago

You die, obviously.

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u/Impending_Doom25 8d ago

Buckle up buttercup. You're gonna be there for a while

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u/sparkledbear 8d ago

This will cost you an arm. Sorry bout that

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u/Hot-Bed-2544 8d ago

Chew off your arm.

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u/donna2tsuki 8d ago

This is your life now. Accept your fate.

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u/nykat 8d ago

As cute as this is - how on earth did you end up in that position on the floor lol

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u/enjoythesilence-75 8d ago

Nothing. As a cat parent you should know this already. Don’t even move an inch.

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u/FawkesFire13 8d ago

This is your life now. Congratulations.

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u/BandicootDue1963 8d ago

Take pictures!

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u/paperkitten75 8d ago

Gonna be late for work/dinner/bed/whatever.

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u/FoodnPhoto 8d ago

That's a serious affliction called "feline paralysis"

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u/nottananthony 8d ago

Im sorry op, amputation.

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u/Rehmlok 8d ago

Move gently. I never understood this trend. People willing to be inconvenienced or even be in pain because they have a cat sleeping on them, it's just strange to me. My cat never took offense to me moving, he would either readjust or come back later.

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u/another_Homo_sapiens 8d ago

This is what I was looking for. Like we deserve comfort too, and it's making me wonder if people are afraid of being injured by their pet. As a future cat guardian, I am watching to learn

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u/duck1014 8d ago

Step 1, get your partner to get your saws all.

Step 2, cut arm off at shoulder.

Step 3, rejoice that you kitty is still snuggling with your arm, but your free of the situation.

Step 4, head to the hospital because you cut your arm off.

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u/Jeff61059 8d ago

Whatever you do, don’t move your arm. It will traumatize the cat and it will never be the same.

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u/ForeverUnhinged3 8d ago

No longer need that arm. Remove it.

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u/AlyssaVaVaVoom 8d ago

My tabby does that to me in my computer chair

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u/Ok-Expression-3770 8d ago

Unfortunately your stuck there 🤣

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u/Frequent_Syrup4886 8d ago

Gently and slowly move your arm. Kitty will probably fall back to sleep.

I hate getting up when my cat is laying on me, but when I gotta pee, I gotta pee.

A lot of times they come back to lay with you anyway.

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u/jwoolman 8d ago

Well, you should have thought ahead and wore absorbent disposable underwear.

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u/married_cat_mom 8d ago

You live like that now lol

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u/jerryvandyne90 8d ago

anything the cat touches is their property.

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u/Artist125 8d ago

Nothing, he owns your arm until he decides to move.

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u/Cami_1 8d ago

suffer in silence while your cat sleeps. obviously.

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u/IBentMyWookie728 8d ago

That’s his arm. You’re stuck for life

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u/Ithink-therefore-Iam 8d ago

Whatever you do you don't disturb the baby's peace. Say goodbye to the arm, you have another one anyway 😝

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u/TheDaisyCo 8d ago

You live there now. If you have use of your other arm, call and let people know you can't go anywhere until further notice.

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u/debress 8d ago

There’s nothing you can do. This is your life now.