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[unicorn]

has anyone ever came across or heard about cats sensing something wrong with some one.

[allgrownupnow]

HAHAHAHAHAHA i love this question!!! I have always had cats.. I had this one cat for almost 12 years,and i swear she knew when i was sick, and unhappy, and mad. I dont care what anyone says they may not be the smartest animals, but they are very caring, and i believe if you love ur animal, no matter what it may be(cat, dog, pig) they can sense that and they can sense things about you also. I am not crazy, i dont go around talkin to my cat waiting for it to answer me lol, but i do believe that can help you feel better,and somehow know when something is wrong... just my opinion tho:)

[unicorn]

well why i am asking is because i have heard that they can sense when something is wrong with someone
all but one or two my our cats are staying around my husband
either in his lap or on the foot of his recliner

[Ranger]

Someone in my family has a cat that will tell her when her monthly period is going to be. She has never been regular & this cat will be right under her feet or in her lap one day--then the next day her period will start--rest of the time the cat just minds her own business.

I know this is something you didn't need to know but I know this story is true & the only one I know.

[Chiaki]

Animals in general are very receptive to emotions and knowing when something isn't right medically speaking. I remember reading an article on a guy who was going to lose his foot because the infection was so bad. His dog kept licking his foot and at first he tried to get the dog to stop, but eventually gave in. The dog ended up licking the infection out of the foot and saving the man's foot completely.

[shortysisd]

I am not trying to tell you it is bad news Unicorn so please don't think that.
Your post just made me think of the very publicized story of Oscar the Cat who predicted nursing home deaths. Anyone remember that story?

Here it is...



PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Oscar the cat seems to have an uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up next to them during their final hours. His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually means they have less than four hours to live.
"He doesn't make too many mistakes. He seems to understand when patients are about to die," said Dr. David Dosa in an interview. He describes the phenomenon in a poignant essay in Thursday's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290840,00.html#).
"Many family members take some solace from it. They appreciate the companionship that the cat (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290840,00.html#) provides for their dying loved one," said Dosa, a geriatrician and assistant professor of medicine at Brown University (javascript:siteSearch('Brown University');).
The 2-year-old feline was adopted as a kitten and grew up in a third-floor dementia unit at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (javascript:siteSearch('Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center');). The facility treats people with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease and other illnesses.
After about six months, the staff noticed Oscar would make his own rounds, just like the doctors and nurses (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290840,00.html#). He'd sniff and observe patients, then sit beside people who would wind up dying in a few hours.

Dosa said Oscar seems to take his work seriously and is generally aloof. "This is not a cat that's friendly to people," he said.
Oscar is better at predicting death than the people who work there, said Dr. Joan Teno of Brown University, who treats patients at the nursing home (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290840,00.html#) and is an expert on care for the terminally ill
She was convinced of Oscar's talent when he made his 13th correct call. While observing one patient, Teno said she noticed the woman wasn't eating, was breathing with difficulty and that her legs had a bluish tinge, signs that often mean death is near.
Oscar wouldn't stay inside the room though, so Teno thought his streak was broken. Instead, it turned out the doctor's prediction was roughly 10 hours too early. Sure enough, during the patient's final two hours, nurses told Teno that Oscar joined the woman at her bedside.
Doctors say most of the people who get a visit from the sweet-faced, gray-and-white cat are so ill they probably don't know he's there, so patients aren't aware he's a harbinger of death. Most families are grateful for the advanced warning, although one wanted Oscar out of the room while a family member died. When Oscar is put outside, he paces and meows his displeasure.
No one's certain if Oscar's behavior is scientifically significant or points to a cause. Teno wonders if the cat notices telltale scents or reads something into the behavior of the nurses who raised him.
Nicholas Dodman, who directs an animal behavioral clinic at the Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine (javascript:siteSearch('Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine');) and has read Dosa's article, said the only way to know is to carefully document how Oscar divides his time between the living and dying.
If Oscar really is a furry grim reaper, it's also possible his behavior could be driven by self-centered pleasures like a heated blanket placed on a dying person, Dodman said.
Nursing home staffers aren't concerned with explaining Oscar, so long as he gives families a better chance at saying goodbye to the dying.
Oscar recently received a wall plaque publicly commending his "compassionate hospice care (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290840,00.html#)."

[Rebecca]

well why i am asking is because i have heard that they can sense when something is wrong with someone
all but one or two my our cats are staying around my husband
either in his lap or on the foot of his recliner

Whether or not cats, or any other animal, have such a sense of understanding shouldn't matter. As human beings with God-given intelligence, we need to anticipate problems as best we can. If you think that your husband has a problem, get him to a doctor for an evaluation and possibly diagnostic tests. That will be far more definitive than cats hanging close to your husband. Then again, maybe there is nothing wrong with your husband and the cats simply like being around him.

[earlyup]

Uni- I have a weiner dog that always has known when things were wrong in the home as far as people being very stressed or very emotionally drained. LONG stories & I won't bore you with them but my father had a weimeriner that would keep barking or licking him in the middle of the night, it got to where it drove my father crazy. He loved this breed of dog but could not figure this dog out. Punished the dog by scolding every time. A year or so after all that started, we learned my father had a rare case of sleep apnea, we later learned the dog was licking/barking when my father was going into respiratory arrest. She was with him & his machines till the day he passed.

Animals are very sesitive to these types of medical problems & as Rebecca said, don't take chances, get medical help but I would suggest out of the county like Abilene or Fort Worth.

[unicorn]

we have went to the emergency room here and abilene eastland didnot tell us anything
went to abilene and they did test and did not find anything so that doctor has schedule him for a stress test to check out his heart then we go from there

[BikerJJ]

Emergency room? Why not schedule a yearly checkup with your regular doctor?

[lamb]

I had a cat that reacted to a three or four year-old child. The child walked quietly into the room. My cat suddenly assumed the defensive position (hair raised, back up, walking sideways and growling). In later years, the child was diagnosed with a mental illness!

[capricorn]

Animals in general are very receptive to emotions and knowing when something isn't right medically speaking. I remember reading an article on a guy who was going to lose his foot because the infection was so bad. His dog kept licking his foot and at first he tried to get the dog to stop, but eventually gave in. The dog ended up licking the infection out of the foot and saving the man's foot completely.Speaking of foots, a few weeks ago I fell in one of my dogs craters, and sprained my foot. Weeks later the dog still sniffs my foot. It's like he knows I had hurt my foot, and which one at that.

[Chiaki]

Speaking of foots, a few weeks ago I fell in one of my dogs craters, and sprained my foot. Weeks later the dog still sniffs my foot. It's like he knows I had hurt my foot, and which one at that.

See? They know.... :Spin!: