I have had my cat BELLA for about 9 months now and if I wasn't convinced before today that cat's can definitely sense human emotions, then I am absolutely convinced now! She has always been a little lover girl, had to come under the comforter to sleep in the crook of my next while licking my neck 3-4 times every time I am under the comforter, and she loves to sit in my lap and be pet all I time but today she did something I've never seen her do before. As much of a lover girl as she is she never likes to be picked up and have me walk around with her in my arms; she ALWAYS jumps down...just not here thing I guess but this past week my roommate and I have been super stressed out and full of anxiety. Today she came up to me as I was feeling like having a panic attack, I was standing at the stove and she practically tried climbing up the stove to get to me and then she starts meowing like I've never heard before...she has hard food, dry food and fresh water so I pick her up and she nestled into my arm and started purring like crazy and made no attempt to jump down!! Needless to say she made me feel so much better and I know that meow she let Lou was because she absolutely sensed my stress and anxiety...ive never heard that sound out of her before and then she wanted to stay in my arms while I walked around....im 100% convinced that cat's can sense 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
After my Siamese pookie passed away from cancer I immediately came home and bawled my bloody eyes out. My cat Cheeto who my hubcap and I both think was abused when he was younger, came up to me and nuzzled purred etc. before that he wouldn’t even let us pet him anywhere except on his butt by the top of his tail. He sat on my lap, head butted me and even licked my tears away . It was unreal. I believe they can totally sense our emotions. My lapcat Nina is always a little love bug but recently we have had a huge fight within the family and have become estranged. I have been crying daily and I mean bawling like I’ve never bawled before. Nina follows me everywhere and just won’t leave my side. When I was pregnant, my kitten mittens and cat feo used to sleep on my tummy and whenever I used the bathroom to throw up or pee one of the 80 times a day allllll of my cats would escort me to and from the potty. While it was adorable and touching there were many times that running thru a gang of 5 cats wasn’t the best and I tripped over them more often than not. Yet they still continued to follow me like I was the pied piper of cats.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
That depends on the cat. When my first cat died, the other cat didn't realize I was so sad and did nothing to comfort me. He'd liked the other cat, but he just thought she took off, because she'd ran away several times before.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
I have had a cat named Angel and sje was the same way. And currently have a cat named kitty very much like Angel in personality wise. Very happy, playful not aggressive cat and loved to bringing her toys back to me after she fetches them. Cute huh? And she does sleep on my bed and i do feel she does know when i have been dad lately. Cuz she did rub against me like, "no don't cry.... I'd give you a hug but i dont have thumbs or hands."Ii 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
My car Angel did that too she would always meow when i cried in pain. I told mom, i think kitty does it. I dont think she sees it.
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Bless her little heart
When my ex bf and i split i was obviously upset. I just had Rosie at the time and brought her into the bedroom when i went to bed to cry myself to sleepRosie lay on my ex's pillow beside me but even before my alarm went off the following morning she would wake me up by gently tapping on my cheek as if to say " It's ok mum "
