Cats at full stretch

BY NICK BARNETT

Don't you wish you could stretch like a cat? Just park yourself in the sun or next to a heater, and relax every muscle and release every joint? Today's Furry Friday is a lineup of cats at a stretch; scroll to the bottom and I guarantee you'll feel more relaxed just seeing them.

Covercat today is Smooch, here showing off a half-acre of ticklable spotty tummy. Thanks for the picture, Faye.

In a similar pose is Jo Jo...

Zeus has found and claimed the warm spot. Eventually he'll have to roll over and do the other side, but not just yet...

That was Zeus, now meet Jupiter. Despite his heroic name, he's a little camera-shy.

Kiki takes over the bed. That's a rich-looking coat.

This big guy is Greg, laid out in front of the heater. Reader Hazel says: "He's a massive 9.5kg, proportionately twice the size of a normal cat and probably the biggest cat I've ever seen."

Luna was striding across the couch when it just became necessary to stop and sleep.

Reader Stacey sent this picture of her glossy friend Comet. Stick 'em up!

And a brace of embraceable kittens: Oscar on the left, Lillie on the right.

Harrison makes sure he has control of the remote, by stretching just that little bit further...

This beautiful snowy pair are Ziggy and Princess Althea. Don't you love the fur seam that runs down the chest and belly? Thanks for the photo, Sherryn.

Renee's tabby Jasper didn't quite make it on to the couch. Or maybe he did, but is gradually sliding off.

Reader Nikki says her tabby Rasta is a very lazy boy. Here he is at full length. Magnificent!

Matching pair Indie and Jazz are in need of a languid breather. Thanks for the beautiful photo, Carol.

Finally, reader Emma's cat Baxter has a rubber-spined stretch on a chair. "This boy contorts himself into so many odd positions when he sleeps and often looks like he has a smile on his face," says Emma. He leaves a smile on my face too.

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