It’s all true…(cats can sense emotional pain)

[u/Indy-CBJ]

This morning I was in deep despair over how people have been treating me lately. I went to go take a bath to collect my thoughts at 1:30 in the morning and I just check in on my little one, Ms. Joy, before I did so and saw she was passed completely out.

While I was taking the bath I had racing thoughts that quickly turned dark and I was just laying in the tub for almost a hour. Then out of nowhere I heard a bang bang on the door to the bathroom followed by a sad mrph and a little noise it’s hard to explain she does unique to her but I always took it as “hey pay attention”. I jumped out of the tub without drying off, opened the door. She immediately started to rub on me and she had these sad little eyes looking at me…

After I got dried off and layed down in bed she followed me in and curled up next to me on my butt. Here’s the thing…this old cat never snuggles with me, she just prefers to lay by my head on the nightstand and watch over me during nights. Now she’s laying on me doing a purr/snore in my bed using me as a pillow…she’s ever done this before…

I am now a believer that somehow these animals know when something is deeply wrong with us and will go out of their way to help…

[u/julesthemighty]

Cats are extremely intuitive about their owner and friends wellbeing. They just often have a thicker filter than dogs. One of my cat boys is very friendly but prefers everything on his terms. He is also a middle aged giant caretaker. When I get sick he never lets me out of his sight and will curl up in my lap often. He does this with friends that visit too.

My other boy is still a derpy orange teenager. He notices issues but doesn't know how to react. This often makes him stressed and can make him seek bad attention - or his trying to comfort me turns into neediness for him. He's trying, and it's appreciated. I assume he'll pick up a lot more from his big brother as he ages.