Psychic (not Psycho) Cats?

[goldengrain]

Scientists say that the senses of animals span over a different spectrum than ours. They can sometimes hear things that we cannot and probably see things that we cannot as well. :dunno:

I am wondering if anyone has seen evidence of this in their own pet?

My cat, if I feel down, seems to know it and will cuddle in my arms and purr to make me feel better.

He was a one person cat and when my husband to be kept coming over he would bend over backwards to try to make friends with Zeus. Zeus would ignore him - I mean I could tell he was enjoying Ralph's company and was really trying hard to ignore him.

Finally, there was ONE time when Ralph picked him up and cradled him in his arms and started a tummy rub and Zeus turned his head to me and I almost HEARD him saying 'I want to be faithful to you, but this guy is REALLY hard to resist'. I smiled at him and nodded my head in approval thinking 'Yes, it's ok'. From that time on he accepted Ralph fully and initiated play and tummy rubs, etc. I really think we had a mental communication going on.

If only he could speak my language . . .

[**Sapphire**]

I would say yes they have a psychic connection in alot of different ways.

I know there have been times I was down & crying, my Lady will come by me, meow a little bit & I can hold her & get her all wet & she doesn't care. My EJ & Lucy have done that in the past as well.

[foreverana]

yes I do believe your cat will tell you something when they want too. the strongest message I ever saw in mine was when my 14 year old Maine coon (in my avatar) was having a big problem with her teeth, when I took her to the vet, he informed me, that she has several bad teeth and her gums were inflamed. She was nervous and frightened when I put her in her crate and took her to the vet, not knowing why I was taking her out of the house and probably wondering what I was doing. This great young vet, gave her a shot and we made an appointment to have her stay overnight to pull out the bad teeth. On the way home, I stopped at a red light, and turned around to see how she was doing, and she lifted her head and looked me right in the eye, she held my gaze for a few minutes, and I swear I could feel her saying, 'now I understand why you took me to that place, I feel a lot better now, thanks mom.' When I did bring her down the next week, for her extractions, she did fine. She knew, there was a reason for her to be there, and that I would be back for her. She had a total of nine teeth pulled, and is now doing fine.

[goldengrain]

Yes.
I think cats are very intelligent, but it is a different kind of intelligence than ours. The link is probably our feelings for each other and maybe some cats have it more than others.

[persian_kitty]

I believe all animals do have some sort of connection, sixth sense, etc. I have had both dogs and cats that know just when something is going to happen or when you need a little extra love :)

[goldengrain]

I wonder if anyone here has had their pets warn of earthquakes? I am on the East Coast, so thus far that has not been a great problem.

I remember, when I listened to Coast to Coast, there was a scientist who checked the newspapers for missing pets and those items were always on the rise before a quake.

[**Sapphire**]

You know goldengrain we had a small quake a couple months back here in IL. It was a very early morning shaking & our cats (all 3) were acting very weird. Running around like almost in cirlces, sitting in the windows like at attention. It was kind of freaky to watch them, I just attributed it to them doing something different during their early morning "crazy cat" routine.

Then when I felt the earth moving I knew why they were acting differently.

[foreverana]

Has anyone heard about this cat from Rhode Island?

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/35179218

[goldengrain]

You know goldengrain we had a small quake a couple months back here in IL. It was a very early morning shaking & our cats (all 3) were acting very weird. Running around like almost in cirlces, sitting in the windows like at attention. It was kind of freaky to watch them, I just attributed it to them doing something different during their early morning "crazy cat" routine.

Then when I felt the earth moving I knew why they were acting differently.

If only they could talk. Some outdoor cats end up missing at such times. Yes, if it happened here in New Jersey I would just probably take it for the cat crazies. It's good that you made the connection.

Has anyone heard about this cat from Rhode Island?

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/35179218

A reincarnated doctor, perhaps? Or clergy?
I think it was Buddhists, who had a monk stay with a fellow dying monk to help him adjust to the afterlife and overcome stuff they say you'll meet right after your passing.

There's so much we don't understand about consciousness. Scientists thought it could not be studied, but are just starting to, now. Once we do, perhaps human thoughts and emotions will have much greater significance and qualities like compassion and love and understanding and self-control might become much more important.

[**Sapphire**]

That is a very interesting article foreverana.

Maybe cats (or animals in general) can feel when a person is sick, possibly dying. There is so much we don't know or understand about animals that I wouldn't be surprised by anything that was learned about them & told to us.

[foreverana]

very good point goldengrain! they could be a reincarnation of a doctor or monk, I wouldn't rule that out. Or maybe its in their aura or something, that the cat picks up.

[Cat Condos]

That's very interesting. I think that cats are a lot smarter than people think. Maybe even smarter than us humans haha

[tredzwater]

I once had a cat that had been rescued as a nursing kitten by my Great Dane. The Dane raised her with her own litter of pups.

Punkin was a strange cat who never saw another cat, had a dog mom and lived in a house with gigantic canines. Obviously, she had many dog traits but she had cat traits, as well.

I asked my great-aunt to live with me after she had been mugged and Punkin immediately decided that she was Rose's cat. One of Punkin's enduring cat traits was that she never liked being held or carried. Major outbreaks of war to anyone who tried it. Rose used to carry her draped over one arm and Punkin would actually go to sleep in that position.

Rose developed liver cancer and I got a call from the hospital, one day, right after I got home from a visit. (Rose had been hospitalized about 5 weeks.) The caller told me that Rose had died. A few minutes after I put down the phone, Punkin (nearly 20 by then) had a heart attack and died, as well.

True story.