Thread: Do Maine Coon cats have a habit of lying across doorways?

Yep, couple of ours lie in doorways! The stairs are the worst thought - especially when there's one on each step in a row - it's not fun trying to climb ove three steps!

One of ours just lies in the middle of the doorways, in the middle of the floor, well anywhere in the way really. Our girl prefers to lie on the stairs so if you get up at night you HAVE to put the light on so you dont tread on her, the other prefers the top of the laundry basket, the back of the sofa or a lap, but the thing I have learnt is coonies are not cats, they are a life form all of their own :o)

Haha! Bullet is exactly the same, collapsing wherever he stands is his favourite thing. We recently got a new doormat at the front door and he loves it! Nearly been squished a few times. lol

Yes doorways, top of the stairs, on top of the litter tray (?), on his back legs akimbo in front of the TV, on every chair, in the coat cupboard etc etc etc. In fact, anywhere apart from his cat bed until I had the bright idea of positioning it under the radiator - RESULT!!!!!

Short answer, "YES" they do...x

stairs are the worst and then they follow you down and cut you up on the last couple so you go crashing down x

Originally Posted by H&SWells

stairs are the worst and then they follow you down and cut you up on the last couple so you go crashing down x

One of the joys of living in a bungalow...x

Originally Posted by arthurwhitewhisker

One of ours just lies in the middle of the doorways, in the middle of the floor, well anywhere in the way really. Our girl prefers to lie on the stairs so if you get up at night you HAVE to put the light on so you dont tread on her, the other prefers the top of the laundry basket, the back of the sofa or a lap, but the thing I have learnt is coonies are not cats, they are a life form all of their own :o)

Quite true about them being their own life form, I quite agree Arthur.

Originally Posted by arthurwhitewhisker

but the thing I have learnt is coonies are not cats, they are a life form all of their own :o)

54 years old, hundreds of cats throughout my lifetime, and this quote says it all about coonies. Have my first coonie now and he is nothing like a "real" cat. And, yes, he lays in the middle of the doorway.....LOL

JanieB,

I can certainly imagine how negotiating stairs with a cat on each one would be extremly difficult. We find this when only one tread is being occupied!