RE: Learning Good Health From the Animal Kingdom- How to Sleep
I'm a real sleep-with-the-window-open'er. Seems to be better, clear air to me. But LIKE Sooie the Cat, I've learned a thing or two over the years. (See, we CAN use our punny little brains for more than holding up a hat, or devising fixes to things we've messed up all over the planet). But that is where the hat comes in. A fuzzy sleeping hat, to keep the head and face warm at night while the air is streaming in. And when you pull it down far enough, it also keeps the light out in the AM, so you can sleep in, if you have the chance. THAT part has been a huge discovery. The darkening influence and great sleep. But on second thought, the hat doesn't really cover my mouth, just the nose, so I'm sure Dr. Jarvis would have something to say about that. As well as Sooie..."Get your paw, over your breathing apparatus, human." Oh well, maybe be aren't as teachable as we like to think ( :
Yes, I discovered the night cap a few years ago, and unless it's terribly cold, I usually have the window cracked a little for the fresh air too. Since I read the doc's book back in the '80s I've been improvising a furry paw over the nose by bunching up the sheets-- I don't know if my nose stays covered all night, but I'm only human, trying to copy my feline teachers.
If the little fourlegger's ran the world, it would be an amazing place. And we'd spend a whole lot of time napping, which might not be a bad thing, compared to more creative ways to do each other in...
I'll try the bunched human catpaw, the cats, and the doc, seem to know what is up.