And they say cats aren't sensitive

Our daughter had one cat who would never sit on her knee. She read somewhere that cats knew when someone was about to give birth. When she was pregnant the cat suddenly jumped on her knee one evening and would not stop purring. My daughter thought the cat had got that wrong as it was her first pregnancy and she still had two weeks to go. She gave birth next morning!

We adopted a feral cat - he was half wild when we got him and was very independent. When I arrived home after surgery for cancer he would sit with me all day, something he had never done before.

I'm just hoping that mystery cat returns. It was lovely to see how it cheered our sad, lonely neighbour up.

When I had my lovely tabby cat, he knew if I was feeling down or ill, he would jump up on my knee and pat my face with his paw as if he was wiping my tears away. He died very suddenly from a stroke 15 years ago and I still miss him ,

My brother and his wife many years ago had a cat, who would not let anyone near him, let alone make a fuss and stroke him, just totally ignored anyone.

When my Niece was born (she is 28 now) we all came over to visit in the Hospital for my children to meet their new cousin. We stopped by at my Brothers so we could all go together. The cat was rubbing round our legs and letting us make a fuss. How did he know? The new baby wasn't even home yet!

When my last cat was put to sleep by the vet I drove to a friend's house, totally distraught. Her cats never gave me the time of day usually but each sat on either side of the armchair, allowing me to stroke them and they purred away.

The next time I visited, it was back to normal, they did not give me the time of day.

Thing is, the ones who say cats aren’t sensitive don’t know cats so how would they know?

When I came home from the hospital after my husband died I was in a terrible state. I just sat down and they were on my knee and it’s hard to describe how kind and lovely they were. Purring and kissing all night as I cried on their heads. The thing is, they were David’s cats really and they were comforting me. Animals know.

Our 15 year old cat is very sensitive to the symptoms of my disability. If she sees me in distress, she immediately comes to my side, as closely as she can. Then she purrs loudly and rubs her head on mine.

She only does this, if I am in distress. ? Otherwise, she just goes about her usual cat business...

A friend’s elderly neighbour died recently after a spell in hospital (not CV). That same day, his cat came into my friend’s house and sat on their laps, for the first time ever.

My daughter was very ill all through her pregnancy. Our female cat was glued to her, wouldn't leave her side. Now things are back to normal, the cat is back to being Miss Independence.