Hi. I have 3 cats, Ebony, Oliver and Chynna. All 3 are black. Ebony is the mother of Oliver and Chynna. She was a stray and pregnant when I took her in. Ebony likes to be on my knee but Oli and Chynna never bother. However, while I was having my radiotherapy and chemotherapy in March/April 2019, Chynna would always come on my knee every day while I was waiting for the hospital transport to collect me. It was almost as if she knew what I was going through. Once my treatment finished, she never bothered again. Fickle or what?!
Hi Blackstuff welcome to the forum.
They reckon that animals especially cats and dogs are super sensitive to our smells when we are unwell in any way we probably don't even notice it but its amazing how smart and clever these animals are at picking things up thta are different about us.
gail
Hi
It’s scary isn’t it. My Hugo is the same. He seems to notice me and my family if we are sick. I sometimes wonder if it’s me as he does get it wrong
Did you know that cats don’t like to be looked at? It worries them. So I haven’t worked out if it’s when I’m staring at him he notices me. But he only makes a fuss of people when they’re worried or anxious. So I am in a mind that he knows when people are stressed
Theres no proof but I think they’re sensitive beings. When I had my reversal he sat cuddling my site. Which was comforting. Then when I had to have a nurse change my dressing he got up to cuddle sniffed the site and jumped down. He could smell the change and wouldn’t come near me
They’re such a comfort.
Hugo isn’t normally the cuddle type he doesn’t care for it so that’s why it’s alarming
I hope that you’re okay.
Ann
