<story><title>Cat vs. panel heater: which is better?</title><url>https://www.oneroof.co.nz/news/38319</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>reaperducer</author><text>I was once desperately poor.  Too poor to turn on the heat.  But I did have access to friendly cats, so I&amp;#x27;ve been through this experiment in real life.&lt;p&gt;One cat stuffed under the blankets at night is a significant improvement.  But as you add more and more cats, the improvement becomes only incremental.&lt;p&gt;I eventually learned that two cats was really the best one could hope for.  Best positioning is between the legs, and with the blankets pulled up over my head with a little crack for breathing.  After that, adding more cats doesn&amp;#x27;t help much.&lt;p&gt;If I was still cold after two cats, I had to break down and turn on the heat.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>squarefoot</author><text>I can confirm this. Years back I had those (now deceased) two cats who liked to get under the blankets while we were sleeping, but apparently they liked me more than my girlfriend, so until they decided to leave I had those furry warmers lying down along my legs, one here and one there. A couple more cats along my arms and I could easily turn off the heater. House is small though, so max 2 cats at a time to avoid hygiene related issues.
These days I have two different cats; one loves sleeping between my torso and the right arm keeping his head on my shoulder, pretty much like a baby, and the other one from time to time climbs on my belly to sleep there after asking permission with a soft meow. Luckily he isn&amp;#x27;t the fatter of the two:)
Cats are incredible.</text></comment>
<story><title>Cat vs. panel heater: which is better?</title><url>https://www.oneroof.co.nz/news/38319</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>reaperducer</author><text>I was once desperately poor.  Too poor to turn on the heat.  But I did have access to friendly cats, so I&amp;#x27;ve been through this experiment in real life.&lt;p&gt;One cat stuffed under the blankets at night is a significant improvement.  But as you add more and more cats, the improvement becomes only incremental.&lt;p&gt;I eventually learned that two cats was really the best one could hope for.  Best positioning is between the legs, and with the blankets pulled up over my head with a little crack for breathing.  After that, adding more cats doesn&amp;#x27;t help much.&lt;p&gt;If I was still cold after two cats, I had to break down and turn on the heat.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>kaybe</author><text>I can recommend hot-water bottles, plus a kettle for quick assembly. It&amp;#x27;s a lot less cozy though, I suppose.</text></comment>