Here is Floki and Chris Tuesday evening. As usual, Chris is using another cat as a pillow.

Here is Floki and Chris Tuesday evening. As usual, Chris is using another cat as a pillow.

We got our Art of Paws Heated Pet Mat six years ago. Since then, we have been using it without the heating element most of the time. I put the heating element back in when it gets cold, which isn’t very often in Florida but it did come in handy when we were in West Virginia. It hasn’t been particularly cold here lately, but we have woken up to temperatures in the forties a few days these last couple of weeks.
My wife was using a heating pad last Mondy. She set it on the bed and Floki discovered it.

Upon seeing this, my wife politely ordered me to put the heating element back into the cats’ heated mat. I did so and it was an instant hit.



I don’t have a photo of Frankie on the mat, but I am certain I have seen him on it.
Does anyone else have a heated mat or pet bed? If so, how popular is it?
I saw this the other day and had to get a photo.

A little while later I saw this.

We are so lucky our cats get along like this, but I fear when Chris is gone, we won’t see this type of closeness anymore.
I was going through photos and found this one of Chris and Floki from July.

I have so many photos that it is easy to miss some good ones sometimes.
The other day, Chris was on my lap when he decided to jump off and onto the nearby shelf. That shelf has been exclusively Floki’s domain . . . until now.

It wasn’t long before he was napping there.

I don’t know if Floki came around later and found Chris in his spot. If he did, I am probably lucky I missed it.
Chris often goes outside when Frankie comes back from his walk. Unlike Frankie, Chris usually hangs around the driveway area. On this particular day, he was content with taking a nap while lying halfway under my car.

It is pretty cool that our cats get along as good as they do. This photo was from Wednesday evening but as I write this on Thursday evening they are all grouped together on the bed in a similar way.

My wife and I usually sit in our bedroom for about an hour before we go to bed. Within the first ten minutes, all three cats usually filter into the room and join us. I have to get under the cover to protect myself from betting scratched by Chris.

I love that our cats don’t mind being close to each other but having all three napping together as close as they were the other day is not common.

My guess is, Frankie was there first, then Chris came and joined him then Floki came and joined Chris.
I usually get up early and work on my business before going to work. Sundays I can just sit up in bed and relax. It’s also a good time for Frankie to relax as only Frankie can.
