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This matches my kitty.

I noticed her preference because if I lie on my left-hand side, she is a very happy little spoon and uses my arm as a pillow.

If I lie on my right-hand side, kitty is confused. She will take extra preparatory rotations hoping that one more turn will be enough for the problematic situation to resolve. After some hard stares, maybe an annoyed huff, she will reluctantly curl-up as a face-to-face non-spoon.

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My boy Henry will always choose my right side, tucking under my arm and his head on my chest. Which is him in a "leftward" position then.

He'll work out some kind of arrangement if I'm laying on my left side and he can't lay on his left, but if I'm lying on my back it's always to the right.

It makes you wonder about cat-person compatibility based on the person's preference for how to lie down and the cat's preference.

> My boy Henry will always choose my right side, tucking under my arm and his head on my chest. Which is him in a "leftward" position then.

OK, but what does your cat do?

My Professor Fuzzlebottom never sleeps on his side Mr. Fuzzlebottom always sleps on back like a hu-man

All the cats I’ve had have a preferential side to sitting on the lap or being carried around. Trying to do it the other way the cat would either fuss and reorient or be so awkward and clumsy in the wrong orientation, akin to trying to use ones non dominant hand.

That could be habit if she got used to one side rather than brain asymetry

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