Dolores is now com­fort­able enough with me to com­plete­ly fall asleep in my stom­ach. Not just any “closed-eyes-but-star­tled-at-any-slight-sound” asleep but “com­plete­ly-twist­ing-over-bel­ly-up-loss-of-all-sens­es” pass­ing out. I find it inter­est­ing that she still has the abil­i­ty to purr the entire time she’s on my stom­ach, but has no reflex­es at all. I can touch the pads of her back paws or poke her bel­ly and there’ll be no reac­tion. I can put her favourite treat in front of her nose, and she won’t even look at it. My the­o­ry is that purring is a very sub­con­scious activ­i­ty that cats may not be able to con­trol.