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Ziggysmom

(3,407 posts)
3. Cats just KNOW. Since my husband broke his left hip a couple weeks ago, our two cats
Sun Mar 26, 2023, 09:03 AM
Mar 2023

lie next to his left leg when he is in bed and purr up a storm. It's like they are giving him a healing treatment. We don't deserve cats and dogs; they are our angels.

murielm99

(30,738 posts)
8. Years ago, we inherited a cat.
Sun Mar 26, 2023, 10:25 AM
Mar 2023

She had a litter, and we had to decide what to do with them. My daughter's sort-of boyfriend and his family took one. When his dad had triple bypass, he had to stay home for a long time. The cat stayed with him, right on his pillow. He comforted his human and acted as his companion. The man said the cat saved his sanity and his life.

They called me not long ago when the cat died. He was seventeen years old.

Duppers

(28,120 posts)
5. Folks don't think of kitties as being this sensitive but...
Sun Mar 26, 2023, 09:22 AM
Mar 2023

Some really are.

And there's no questions as to doggies' astronomical sensitivities.

Our fur critters are sweet, precious, and essential to our lives.



MissB

(15,807 posts)
9. Mine does that too but also when I have a cold
Sun Mar 26, 2023, 10:53 AM
Mar 2023

If I get the sniffles, it seems to trigger the same response.

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