Cats spend an average of 16 hours per day dozing off, and this is fine—it’s their choice. What’s a bit dodgier is that they do this in the most bizarre places ever. Like, terrariums, vases, laundry racks, trees, your bed, your dog’s mat, the list is never-ending. We documented this phenomenon in our previous articles here, here, and here.

At this point, it’s fair to say that cats would sleep anywhere except their perfectly fine, brand-new, super comfy, and very stylish cat beds. Does that mean you wasted your money on a cat tree? Well, kinda. And that vegan hipster mat you got your feline last Christmas? You could have splashed the money elsewhere.

But it’s better to understand cat logic late than never, so please get ready for Bored Panda’s new list of cats who nap anywhere but where they should.

#1 Cat Was Tired And Jumped Into My Daughter Doll House And Actually Used The Bed

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#2 My Cat Has 3 Beds

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#3 We Got Him A Bed, But Then A Paper Towel Fell On The Floor, So Nevermind

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To find out more about feline sleep peculiarities, Bored Panda reached out to Mikel Delgado, a postdoctoral fellow in animal behavior at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Mikel told us that as predators, cats tend to “work hard, sleep hard.”

But their sleeping patterns are quite different than ours. “Cats tend to sleep for short periods throughout the day and night, unlike humans, who tend to sleep in one long (hopefully!) bout.” In total, felines sleep 12 to 16 hours a day, and all that sleep helps them to “conserve energy for when they need it most—to hunt.”

#4 I Think Someone’s Got The Wrong Bed

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#5 I Think I Wasted Money On The Cat Tree

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#6 My BF Spent 3 Months On An Outdoor Heated Cat House For My Guy. Hasn’t Stepped Into It

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Mikel also explained that most cats sleep a lot during the day since their humans aren’t at home and their environment isn’t active enough to keep them stimulated. “Providing your cat with a window perch, food puzzles, enrichment like cat grass, and safe solo play toys can help keep them more active when you are gone.”

It turns out, cats may be sleeping in all these weird places due to the fact that they fall asleep much more easily than we do. Plus, “they are also more flexible so they can fit into spaces that do not look comfortable to us.”

#7 Mom, He’s In My Bed

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#8 Get Him A Bed They Said

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#9 Cat Logic Is Beyond Reality

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Mikel explained that some of those spaces may “provide cats with a sense of safety, or the ability to see what is going on in their environment.” Because even though we focus on cats as predators, they are also prey animals, so they need to be aware of what’s going on around them.

#10 Spent 10 Minutes Looking For My Cat Before I Went To Bed, Found Him Asleep In A Wok On Top Of The Freezer

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#11 I Planted Oat Grass For The Cat To Snack On, She Decided It Makes A Good Bed

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#12 Money Not Well Spent

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#13 Comfy

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#14 My Cat Has Never Quite Figured Out How His Bed Is Supposed To Work

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#15 Cat Logic

#16 Best $300 I Ever Spent

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#17 Ah, A New Bed For Me

#18 Expectation vs. Reality

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#19 He Has Access To About Seven Cat Beds But He Prefers Hanging On The Back Of A Chair. Why

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#20 My Girlfriend Brought A Pot To Bed Because She Felt Ill. The Next Morning We Woke Up To This

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#21 I Just Spent $70 On A Cat Bed And Woke Up To Find This

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#22 Five Beds And Ten Chairs In The House. He Sits On The Eggs

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#23 Just Bought A New Cat Bed. That’s Not How You Use It, Sweetie

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#24 My Cat Has Been Sleeping On My Pants On The Bottom Shelf Of Our Closet Lately, So I Asked My Wife To Move The Pants And Put A Cat Bed In There. Cat’s Response

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#25 Got Them A Bed And 10 Different Blankets, They Won’t Sleep Anywhere Else Than On My Laptop Bag

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#26 Bought New Bed For The Cats

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#27 My Mom Made A Fancy Bed For Her Cat Out Of An Old Suitcase

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#28 There Are Three Cat Beds In The Room. No Need To Share

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#29 She Dragged This Cardboard Onto Her Bed Instead Of Just Laying On The Bed

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#30 Ruby Loves Her New Bed

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#31 This Was In The Way Of Padma’s Usual Napping Spot, She Made The Most Logical Decision

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#32 Why Lie Down On The Cat Bed When You Can Use The Fruit Basket Instead?

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#33 Cat Logic

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#34 Bought Him A Nice Cat Bed- Refuses To Use It Without The Box Inside It

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#35 4 Beds For 3 Cats And They Do This

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#36 Sent My Mom A Cute Cat Bed For Her Two Cats. She Sent Me Back This Picture

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#37 Bella Started Sleeping On Clothes On Top Of The Rabbit Cage. Bought Her A New Cat Bed Specifically For That Purpose Like A Nice Human. She Used It Once

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#38 My Little Ones Have A Soft Cushy $30 Pet Bed Yet Prefer To Nap In Their Dad’s Slippers

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#39 Bought Our Kitten (Mac) A New £40 Bed And Walked In To Find Him Asleep Like This

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#40 So Glad I Spent Money Just So He Can Use It Wrong

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#41 My Cat’s Kittens Have Found A New Cozy Bed… In A Cup Holder

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#42 Has An $80 Cat Bed, And Yet She’s Been Sleeping In This Bag For 2 Days Now And Won’t Get Out

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#43 Cat Chooses To Rest In An Egg Box Rather Than One Of His Many Beds

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#44 Al Chooses To Hang Out In The Trash Instead Of His Bed

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#45 Two Cat Beds, One Human Bed, One Human Couch, And An Endless Amount Of Pillows And Blankets And He Chooses The Heater

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#46 Cat Logic Is Difficult To Understand, They Said!

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#47 “They’ll Never See Me Under Here!” – Cat

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#48 I Bought A Little Bed For My Cat. Glad To See She’s Actually Using It

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#49 Got Emmylou A Cat Bed

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#50 The Mansion Built For The Cat And The Box She Chooses To Sleep In Instead

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#51 Ungrateful Cat

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#52 Finally. Ginger Uses The Cat Tree I Bought Her

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#53 New Bed

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#54 Cat Logic

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#55 I’m Glad My Cat Likes Her New Bed

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#56 We Put Our Cat’s Bed Inside Of A Box So She Would Use It

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#57 Anybody Need An Unused Cat Bed

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#58 He Has Countless Beds And Blankets To Sleep On, But He Just Wants His Box

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#59 I Made Up A Bed For My Cat, But She Slept Here Instead

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#60 Glad We Spent Money On New Beds

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#61 This Guy Has 3 Beds And A Tower

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#62 Cat Logic

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#63 I Tried To Be Nice And Make My Cat A Bed On The Bookshelf

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#64 How To Get Your Cat To Use A Pet Bed

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#65 I Figured Out How To Get My Cat To Sleep In Her Expensive Bed

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#66 Making Good Use Of This $20 Cat Bed

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#67 My Cat Will Only Use His Bed If There’s A Shopping Bag In It

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#68 Got My Cat A Bed For Christmas

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#69 Literally Do Not Know Why I Bought A Cat Bed

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#70 I Thought Buying A Little Bed Was A Good Idea – Second Part

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#71 My Cousin Bought Him A New Bed, Chose The Plastic Bag

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#72 Thanks For The Nice Bed, I’m Just Gonna Sleep In This Box Tho

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#73 Just Got My Furball A New Bed

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#74 Laying On Upside Cat Beds Is All The Rage In My House Lately

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#75 2 Cat Trees, 2 Sofas, Numerous Cat Beds Baskets And Cushions, Even A Dog Bed With Snuggly Blankets, And Where Does This Cat Sleep?

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#76 Silly Me Thinking They Needed A Big Comfy Bed

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#77 Cat Logic: He’d Rather Be Wet, Than At The Vet

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#78 Cat Logic: Monthly Subscription Of Toys And Treats, Prefers The Box

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#79 We’ve Tried Everything To Get This Girl To Sleep Anywhere But This Busted Suitcase

We have FIVE fluffy, amazing cat beds (even put one in a box!) and she acts like they got AIDS…so we gave up and at least put a few towels in there for miss River.

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#80 Cat Logic

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#81 Old Succulent Planter > Comfy Cat Bed

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#82 So Glad I Bought Him This Brand New Cat Tree So He Can Just Lay In His Toy Basket Next To It

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#83 My Neighbor’s Cat Drops By Every Once In A While To Stick His Head Through The Window And Scream At My Cat

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#84 I Just Unpacked And Zipped Her New Bed. She Jumped Right In She Didn’t Even Let Me Move The Bed To The Bedroom. 5 Mins Later She’d Rather Be Here

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#85 This Little Jerk Has Never Been Seen In A Cat Bed, As Soon As We Buy One For The Rabbit She’s Straight In There

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#86 I’ve Conducted An Experiment. Findings: Cat Beds Are A Waste Of Money

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#87 Roommate Bought A Bed For Her Cat. We Finally Figured Out How To Make Him Sit In It

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#88 I Fixed My Cat’s Bed Today

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#89 Of All The Blankets And Beds I Choose To Sleep In A Plant Pot

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#90 So I Got My Cat A Nice IKEA Bed For Her To Sleep In

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#91 Two Cats Three Choices: Bed, Box, Egg Carton. Guess What They Choose To Lay In?

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#92 So Happy That We Bought A Cat Bed

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#93 Two Beds And This Is The Only Place He Wants To Sleep

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#94 Bought Harper A Real Fancy Bed But No, She Prefers The Washing Basket. Typical

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#95 I Have Done Everything In My Power To Get Milkshakes To Sleep In Her Bed Instead Of This Box

I even covered the bed in catnip and put it inside the box, but nope. She cried until I took the bed out. Box forever.

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#96 Why Sit In The Cube That Has A Bed – That Would Make Too Much Sense

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#97 Auntie Gives Us A House, And I Use The Box That Mom Is Too Lazy To Take To Recycling

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#98 Cat Logic: Comfy Cat Bed Or Shoes?… Shoes

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#99 Giant 6’ Tall Cat Tree With Toys And Catnip < Stupid Plastic Bag

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#100 We Paid Extra So He Could Have The Bed While Staying At The Kennel

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#101 My Cat Enjoying Her New Bed

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#102 Valid

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#103 Cat Logic

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#104 I Present To You: Cat Logic (Feat. Mlem)

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#105 Even Though The Storms Have Come And Gone, He Still Prefers The Thunder Box To His Cat Bed

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#106 So I Bought An Igloo For My Cat, Then Cat Logic

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#107 Got My Cat A New Heated Kitty Bed. He’s A Jerk

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#108 This Is The Only Way I Could Get Zelda To Sleep In Her Nice And Fancy Cat Bed

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#109 I Spend Money On Expensive Cat Beds And He Sleeps In His Cat Carrier

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#110 My Mom Got Our Cat, Sardine, A Fancy Cat Bed. She Loves It

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#111 So I Bought A New Bed For My Cat

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#112 2 Cat Beds, 2 Cats. Moving One Cat Over Lasts About 10 Seconds

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#113 Glad I Bought Nacho A New Cat Bed

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#114 She Begged Me To Buy Her A Luxury Shark Bed, Sleeps In Free Amazon Box Instead

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#115 “What, Hooman?” The Look I Get As She Rejects A Fancy Cat Bed Full Of Catnip

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#116 With All The Beds, Including The One Below Him, He Sleeps On The Bricks

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#117 Brand New Bed

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#118 Actual Cat Bed vs. Empty Dog Bowl

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#119 Amber Likes Sitting Under The Tree So I Put Her Bed Cushion Down For Her

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#120 Hmm, Do I Sleep On A Cat Bed Or The Freshly Folded Laundry?

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#121 Did You Get Me A Nice, Soft, Fluffy, Warm Bed Hooman? I’ll Take The Box

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#122 Anyone Else See What’s Wrong Here?

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#123 Hey, Remember That Time You Brought Me A Fancy Cat Tower And Spent Ages Assembling It? And I Was Totally More Excited About The Box It Came In?

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#124 My 2 Cornish Rex Cats Ninja And Yolandi Have Various Cat Beds And Cat Trees With Fluffy Cushions… But Now They Nap In A Cardboard Box

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#125 My Cats Have 5 Cat Beds To Sleep On And He Chooses The Printer

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#126 This Mean Cat Comes To My Garden Door Every Night And Will Just Yell At My Cats While They’re Eating Dinner. He Seems To Have A Home And Looks Well Fed

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#127 In His Defense, That Spot Is Closer To The Fireplace

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#128 What Cat Bed?

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#129 I Bought A Fifty Dollar Cat Bed, She Wanted Nothing To Do With It

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#130 Screw Your Comfy And Expensive Cat Bed

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#131 This Is Angel. He Found A Great New Spot To Sleep Just An Hour After I Brought Him Home A New $50 Bed

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#132 He’ll Take A Random Box Over His Cat Bed Every Time

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#133 Tonks Prefers To Loaf Next To Her Bed Rather Than In It. Dammit

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#134 The Box That Her New Bed Came In

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#135 Laundry Basket > Cat Bed

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#136 If This Isn’t The Most Cat Thing Ever. Refusing The Plush Cat Bed In Favor Of The Plastic Bag Full Of Things I Have To Return To The Store

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#137 Alright I’ll Just Sell The Cat Bed Back To The Store Then

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#138 Bought Eevee Her Own Bed After Fighting Her Sister For The Other One (Which Is The Same). Typical

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#139 One Time I Went To The Shops And Bought A Cat Bed And A Photo Frame

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