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my 2 year old "kitten" appears alarmed and overprotective when I am sad and/or are weeping...even the sad expressions on my face....do they sense when you are sad and in pain?
yes, i had a cat that did the same thing. he died a few months ago. he wasn't a lap kitty, he liked to sit beside you but if someone was crying, he would get in their lap. not for too long but long enough to show you he cared and he knew you were sad about something. cats are very good at reading our emotions!I never can talk about this with non-cat people, because they just don't believe it, they think it's wishful thinking..but it's just happened to me too many times to just be coincidence.
My childhood kitty, Susie (we had lots of cats but Susie was mine) wasn't even a lapcat - she would sleep at the foot of my bed, snuggled up to my ankles every night, but she didn't get on my lap. She was sweet, but not a lovebug-that just wasnt her. As my mom used to put it, "Susie is her Own Cat". But, in my childhood, when I was having a hard time, if I'd start crying (and it happened more than it should, because my childhood really wasn't the best), Susie would come into my room and hop up on the bed, and headbutt me, and look at me inquisitively, like "What's wrong, mommy?". She'd purr, and rub against me, and settle down next to me for a while...and it always made me feel so much better. She's at the bridge now, but it's one of the things I'll always remember about her.
Fast forward to present day, and I rescue The Wonton from the streets of San Francisco. A few months later, I'm upset about something, and yeah, crying, sitting on my bed. Wonton comes right up to me, and just like Susie, he just seems so curious. But it's not simple curiosity, because if it were, he'd check it out, and then go off to do something else. But no, he head butts me, keeps trying to reach up and headbutt my face, sniffs at the tears on my cheeks, and then crawls into my lap, purring, and settles down. He will get in my lap if I'm at the puter, sitting in a chair, or sitting on the floor, or sitting indian style on the bed, but if I'm just sitting at the edge, he usually never tries to get in my lap - unless I'm crying. And that wasn't an isolated event. If he sees/hears me crying, he will come see if I'm ok, and comfort me, everytime. And you can't tell me it's something else, I just don't believe it, the behaviour is too specific, and not explainable by anything else.
Just another reason I love WontonSo my question is - do any of you have cats who do this? Do you believe that they know you're sad, and are trying to comfort you? I do
Well, what can I say? My Guardian Angel was with me once again!
Absolutely, cats sense emotion AND illness in their family members!
I have 2 boys - Keeker, a Black Domestic Short-hair, and Kricket, a Brown Mackerel Tabby and White. While born on the same exact day, they are only brothers in spirit. Complete opposites!
Kricket is the overly affectionate, lovey-dovey-can't-get-close-enough one, and Keeker is aloof, independent, and can't be bothered.
If I am upset or not feeling well, Kricket is right there to give me love and attention. He will curl next to me, wrap his paws around my arm and cling to me, and lick me where ever he can reach until I think my skin is going to disolve! LOL
Keeker will (maybe?) get up and saunter close by and check me out to see if I am breathing. Then he will give Kricket that look that says, "You got this under control"? and he will waltz into the other room for a nap knowing his brother will comfort me.
However, there was an incident that still gives me chills!
I had a heart attack two years ago and I am on medication for A-Fib. I've not had any problems since 2013.
Back in May of this year, I just wasn't feeling up to par. No energy, tired, and felt utterly exhausted. I finally went to bed early thinking I just needed some sleep.
About three hours later, I was forcibly awakened by BOTH of my cats! They were pacing back and forth over my chest, pawing and licking my face, and nipping their teeth into my hand!
I sat up to see what the heck was their problem and I immediately fell back across the bed as I became dizzy. I slowly sat up again and propped myself until I felt steady. When I stood up, I became dizzy again.
I turned on the light, slipped on my glasses, and took my pulse. It was so fast I couldn't get an accurate reading! I started feeling my heart flutter and I knew immediately I was on the verge of another heart attack!
I called 911 and went to the Emergency Room where they detected I had another blockage in an artery. They put in another (my 3rd) stent and kept me for two days of observation. Thankfully, my neighbor came in to feed and otherwise care for my boys while I was away.
When I came home, I walked through the door and was bombarded by two worried boys! Kricket came rushing up and started chirping and rubbing against my legs. Keeker, ("Mr. Indifferent"), literally leaped up against my chest and tried climbing my leg!
I sat on the couch and they both purred and chirped and meowed while climbing and rubbing all over me! It took about three days before they felt comfortable enough to return to their usual routines.
My cats saved my life! If they hadn't detected whatever it was they detected, I most likely would have died in my sleep that night! Needless to say, I am more aware of their behavior now than I ever was!
There has been one other time since that incident that I noticed Keeker being unusually affectionate -- he was actually approaching me un-coaxed, and he kept rubbing on me which is SO not his character! I didn't feel 'bad', but I immediately took my pulse and found it to be 110! I took my medication that slows my heart-rate and monitored my pulse until it returned to normal.
I can't express how much love and trust I have for my boys! And I am forever grateful for the love they have for me!
I most definitely have two amazing guardian cats!
FYI: I was impressed that when I told my cardiologist about what they did, he told me cats have an acute sense of smell and have the ability to sniff out a chemical change in the body caused by a disease. And both dogs and cats can also sense the change in mood, behavior and pattern that affect a daily routine. They can also sense the differences in behavior both physically and psychologically due to an illness.
I've had them both since they were 6-7 weeks old and I am the only Momma they've ever had.
Fyllis, you have amazing cats...wow....really a therapy cat without any training.. Instinct..and love...