The Insane Plot Armor of Cats

[@andromalius8890]

You forgot their ability to practically become liquid. They can squeeze through tiny gaps because their forelimb bones aren’t attached to the rest of the skeleton except by muscle. Also their ability to self yeet when alarmed and their fast twitch muscle fibres which give them ridiculous striking speeds

[@porpouis]

And fast reaction time too, even faster than a freaking snake I've read. Those kitties practically lag free.

[@joranfokker7477]

​@@porpouisfricking 0ms with 6g 😂

[@Sawbones.]

And night vision too, with paws that make them walk silently, I think they kinda see body heat too?

[@christmastiger]

I think it's specifically their shoulder blades (shoulder girdle?) and collarbones that are only attached by muscle, but yeah I'm surprised that wasn't mentioned! Also their whiskers can basically judge the size of spaces before they enter them.

[@alexia3552]

Ooooh, all good points

[@CSLucasEpic]

Regarding ship cats, during World War 2 there was a ship cat that survived being in three separate ships that sunk. Nicknamed Unsinkable Sam, the cat survived the three ships he was on being attacked by torpedoes, the sinking, and being adrift at sea waiting to be rescued. And did it three times.

[@TimberLineFern]

Bismarck might be sunken but I’m sure she still loves her cat… in like, battleship heaven or something…

[@JerzCe73]

YES, I read about him...AMAZING!!!! Cats are so f*cking awesome!

[@malucoblz588]

was just about to comment about him, who else want a video about Unsinkable Sam?

[@MikoYotsuya292]

because it still had 6 lives left 😂

[@EnigmaticRPG]

Plot twist: Sam was directly responsible for sinking those ships and just kept getting away with it. That Puss-in-Boots innocence face is POWERFUL STUFF

[@austinanderson9167]

As a rancher that’s horrifying that tigers can make cow noises, imagine going in the trees to find out where that cows calling from, maybe she’s stuck? Just to round a tree and get grabbed by your neck and taken to the dark

[@pyrovania]

Yeah it is like smaller cats making bird noises.

[@origamipein18]

That sounds like the plot of a horror movie. 😦

[@michaeldavid6832]

And that's why the recorded body count of humans among Tigers is 373,000 between 1800 to 2009 . I'll type that again: 373,000 (three hundred, seventy three, THOUSAND). This is why I'm grateful that I don't live in India or Asia. Come to that, I'm grateful I don't live in Africa, Australia, or South America. I don't have to worry about 100% of the life forms having the ability to kill or eat or kill and eat me.

[@sugoruyo]

Tigers are apex predators as well. They’ve been known to team up to take down elephants. They’ve also been known to jump over the elephant to get the easy prey, the human riding it. Hell, some big cats are known to stalk crocodiles from the shore and then jump into the water and kill their prey. Basically, everything that lives on land knows to fear anything feline from 60% of its size and up. Cats are seriously natures favourite murderers.

[@Tirani2]

I'd like to see a cite for that number.

[@synthlordvr]

Watching my cat of 22 years cuddle my wife’s stomach while she was pregnant and then waiting in the baby’s crib while she was in labor really blew my mind. She knew exactly what was happening and slept with our son every day until she passed away. That was truly the saddest day of my life.

[@calvin-]

My cat did something similar. He laid on my wife's belly and would also snuggle in the crib before our daughter was born.

[@barbecuedsimsbaby]

She knew that's were you were 'nesting' and where you were going to keep your young much like she would've nested if she had kittens. I love cats. :)

[@sylvester.6069]

I'm sorry for your loss :( feral cats form colonies where all the females co-parent together, so she probably thought of you guys as part of her colony and was trying her best to help babysit

[@IssabellaPerezCruz7]

It's ok, she's coming back 8 more times

[@nerfarmymedic]

I have never understood where the old wives tales about cats smothering babies came from. ​@@calvin-

[@excessivelyfangirlingbookw3339]

What I love most about cats is that they more or less domesticated themselves and humans just went along with it. If you think about it: pet cats aren't that different from wild cats while most other pet animals differ greatly from their wild counterparts. Furthermore, how many stories do you know of people retelling how "this cat just wandered into my life someday and now it's part of the family"? EDIT: Unfortunately, my ad was not cat-related :(

[@Geospasmic]

And sometimes the help domesticate other cats! They make friends with ferals and bring them to people, and they sneak into wildcat enclosures to snuggle. They're pretty amazing.

[@Katzztar]

Meanwhile I had one cat that would run off for 3 days straight before coming home. Idiot was found once after a neighbor answered my flyer telling me he was by the mail pagoda. I had to walk to get him...meanwhile his brother, the homebody, who was in a funk from missing his brother, refused to have anything to do with him once he got home for three days.

[@Saphia_]

I have never bought/formally adopted a cat. All of them have been bestowed upon me from the world. I.e. Either wandered into my life or the kittens of my one cat who got pregnant.

[@Kytshar]

Indeed, domestic cats are barely different from their wild ancestors. For example, this video shows African Wild Cats and, at a first glance, they are indistinguishable from tabby cats: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oofMlWmBpNGcl68

[@84superninja]

I have a completely feral cat that was terrified of humans and born wild come up and jump up on my lap during a campfire we were having. I brought her in the house that night and she never left

[@MissIssay]

Those healing powers are no joke. A few years back I got into a car accident - broken ribs, leg, wrist, bruises all over, in general not fun. Once I got released from hospital my cat legit spent 2 or 3 weeks cuddled up to me like a fluffy, purring heating pad. 24/7 with breaks only for food and litterbox. Damn, I loved that cat.

[@snailthelostcow63]

My friend's cat got told that he got 10 lives, mainly cause he basically almost had all of his internal organ failing, yet still live anyway. Hell, even his appetite didn't change much, like how can you say the cat is dying when he ate 5 fishes per day?

[@MeGustaWHAT]

When my Dad was dying early this year our kitten would not leave his side the night he passed. She remained there, purring by his side the entire time as he couldn't let heavier cats lay on him. Her healing may have had little effect at that point, but I am more than convinced she knew it was time. She stayed on that bed the entire next day, and the other cats made their rounds mourning him over the next few days before the medical bed was removed. It was really quite moving.

[@angelacrabtree2847]

I have asthma. Every cat I have had has preferred to curl up on of near my chest.

[@CarlVandenberg]

My cat did the same thing after I came home from open heart surgery.

[@electroslimeEN]

when i broke my leg my cat at the time would literally sit on my chest the second i got home and would stare at the bedroom door or door of anyroom i was in till i started getting better. he 100% was protecting me and knew one of the only ways an intruder could come in from was was the doors.

[@alyssabullock6421]

I'm surprised he didnt talk about how cats can predict when people die. One of the most famous cat stories was a cat who lived in a nursing home (or hospital), and knew when people were close to death. Whether the cat laid with a person in their bed or not determined whether they would die, and the cat was almost always correct.

[@MeGustaWHAT]

In another comment I described this exact situation happening on the night my Dad passed early this year. All the cats wanted to lay on him but due to his discomfort only the youngest kitten was allowed. She stayed by his side the entire night, and remained on the empty bed for much of the next few days, as did the other cats as they seemingly mourned his passing.

[@sophielegay4104]

I think this story was debunked: people close to death are colder and need heat so nurses put heated blankets on them. And of course cats love heat...

[@makkurosa5593]

@@MeGustaWHATawww 🥹

[@olliverklozov2789]

this just proves that cats are murderers and not to be trusted

[@jeniskindof]

Interestingly the ancient Egyptians believed that cats were both in the land of the dead and the living at the same time maybe this myth came out of cats ability to "sense" the dieing

[@eldaroses.g.r.7945]

My cats usually give me extra cuddles and purrs if I’m sick, and back when I suffered from depression and was suicidal, my cat at the time knew when I was on an extreme low and he’d show up to comfort me. He’s a big reason I’m still alive today. All I can say is he’d better be in heaven or I’m gonna have to protest it being heaven at all.

[@KhallelaB.]

😢

[@omega2279]

My cat is full black, and I found him as a kitten. Basically he was in this spot near my home, meowing, and people just kind of assumed he was a stray, leaving some food for him and the like. But by the second day, he was in the exact same spot, still meowing, and I thought, "okay, something's not right here". I approached him further, and yeah, his right eye was full of crust. I took him to the vet, and sure enough, turned out he had Feline Herpesvirus. He had a shot, and made a full recovery. He had never stopped sleeping on my chest in his recovery period, and makes a point to sleep with me when I'm feeling sick as well.

[@keness4768]

That's some good work you did. Rescue kitties always bond strongly to their saviors.

[@omega2279]

@@keness4768 He's on my lap right now, and would agree.

[@ifwrainbow190]

W human 🎉

[@JustZal]

its even more adorable that a black cat is being treated better than others superstitions about black cats being bad luck is just unfair they didnt want to be born black, yet they are :( its not fair to be racist to a cat cause its black and some folktale that only exists in your minds said so

[@hedgehogshill3522]

I was sick a while ago and my cat almost didn't left my side. She always has time when she is a lot around me and then times she isn't but that was different, she really just went to pee and eat and take a short walk before going back to me.

[@Magicghost23]

All those strange skills cats have are probably one of the reasons why people thought they where witches familiars in the past.

[@azure6729]

Thought?

[@ijoinedthedarkside333]

Knew*

[@Magicghost23]

@@azure6729 Believed would probably be the proper term.

[@thalmoragent9344]

Yep, they're OP for real 😅

[@jraymond_123]

Relatives of witches?

[@Skotzenn]

I'd always wanted a cat of my own but due to a nomadic lifestyle i didn't want to deliberately subject an animal to a lifestyle that might be stressful to them. Then one day in the Arizona desert i was driving to a jobsite when an older kitten popped out of the bushes, I opened the door, he hopped in and snuggled up in my lap, so now i have a cat and i love him. His name is Moe after the stooge; he thinks he's in charge but he's clumsy and dumb as a stump.

[@KaraZiasapiens]

I don't know; he may be smarter than you think, because he found you.

[@serixskylark]

I had a similar thing happen to my dad, where a little kitten wandered up to him on Christmas night, freezing and hungry, and the first thing he did was bring it inside for me to take care of. We couldn’t keep him since we already had cats, but since I was at my grandparents’ and my aunt and cousin also lived there, they decided to adopt him instead. I’m glad he’s doing well with a family of his own now :) (this is also in Arizona, now coincidental is that?)

[@sierrastanley3109]

I don't know, he's got you taking care of him doesn't he? If he's dumb then what does that say about you? Servant to a dumb king? 😂

[@ThePopo543]

Plot twist: he's only pretending to be clumsy and dumb so that you'd do all the work for him.

[@mikek7660]

That's a beautiful story man

[@NattyNimrod]

Cats are so smart. When I was younger, I had a seizure in the middle of night while everyone was a sleep in the house. My cat went and repeatedly ran and jumped, slamming herself into my parents door till they woke up and showed them where I was on the floor, then was trying to body block between my head and a wall I was smacking my head on. Thanks to my cat, I only had cuts on my head and not a fractured skull or worse. My parents said they were panicking and yet the cat was acting like she was a trained to do this despite it being my first seizure.

[@PoisoningIvie]

I'm a diabetic and my cats have definitely woken me up when my blood sugar was low. PJ, who I've had for 3 years, does it most often, but every cat I've ever had has woken me up if my blood sugar was too low. He also walks all over my computer to tell me to go to bed if I stay up past 3am and sits next to me and purrs when I'm upset. He was born to be an ESA and he really does improve my life

[@zoeyjones7496]

Yep!! My mom would sometimes stop breathing in her sleep and the CAT woke her up each time.

[@TheBurrito171]

The one advantage cats have as pets is that when you are diabetic, the cat will at least wait until you are dead before eating you.

[@erinbibb]

Our cat Remus saved my diabetic sister's life more times than I can count. He was a very special boy. We miss him so much.

[@jnharton]

Cats generally have a pretty sensitive nose and can pick up on changes in odor that we would miss. That's also generally true of dogs. It can be a big clue that something is wrong.

[@maximusstorm1215]

That's called confirmation bias. Seems like your cats interact with you a whole lot. The fact they do it when certain things are happening/due, will cause you to think they're doing it because they're conscious of it. But that's what confirmation bias is. It's like when somebody prayers all the time. If they prayer for good fortune often, then leave the house and find a £20 note on the floor, they'll think it's God answering their prayers, and not the fact the pray all the time and would have found it anyway. Same thing with your cats.

[@itzakpoelzig330]

It's been said that all the cats disappeared from Pompeii in the days before Mount Vesuvius erupted. That's why we have ash-casts of people and dogs from there, but none of cats. I've heard anecdotes that the same thing happened in the area around Mount St. Helens. Keep an eye on the cats, folks.

[@genericname2747]

Cats really just abandon us when things get dangerous

[@firstandlastaliv3]

The Cat Island in Japan has a similar story. But people paid attention to the cats. The cats sensed a tsunami coming and started going up the mountains and people followed them, and now people are grateful to the cats.

[@michaeld7945]

bruh if the cat says it's time to go and you stay, that's on you@@genericname2747

[@Nsquare_01]

​@@genericname2747cats: I call that a skill issue

[@fadillah6014]

Some of them are warning us, they just warn us by body language instead voice so they can not noticeable

[@cramerfloro5936]

Tigers being able to imitate their prey's sounds makes it much clearer to me why in various folklores they're seen as shapeshifting ghoulish creatures.

[@thomcat2704]

Rakshasaaaaaa

[@wnrr2696]

I thought of skinwalker type reports

[@thomcat2704]

@@wnrr2696 Toss a coin to your local,friendly neighbourhood tiger skinewalker......wow,try to say that 3 times lol .....if you say it 3 times you will in fact summon one.....try it,you never know,might be friendly lol

[@syrelian]

"There was sounds of a cow lost in the thicket... but there was no cow, only the horrifying hunter in wait" is the kind of story that after you hear variants on it a couple dozen times between some villages you all go "Okay so tigers are bullshit right?"

[@nhmooytis7058]

The mooing tiger was seriously scary. If they learn to say “Doordash delivery” humanity is over.

[@dyhhffjuojg4sd]

This guy cuddling multiple cats throughout the video and talking to them with a baby voice is something I didn't know I needed in my life, 1000000/10 The replays never get old

[@erinthesystem9608]

Whenever I try to "slow blink" with my cat, she just looks at me in a way which seems to say, "You got that out of a cat book, didn't you?"

[@Lostouille]

You re probably not fluent enough in blinking

[@erinthesystem9608]

@@Lostouille I think my cat just thinks I'm making fun of her or something. Now I smile naturally and just let her blink on her own. She seems more comfortable that way.

[@trybunt]

​@@erinthesystem9608just put effort into spending time with them, and they'll appreciate it. No need for all those tips and tricks, our cats love seeing us because they know its worthwhile, they'll get treats/play time, pats etc. It's not complicated imo

[@tabicares4064]

Mine2

[@drewdabrew4745]

​@@erinthesystem9608cat and even some ppl can detect when someone isn't being genuine lol 😂

[@VincentMcmanus.]

8:43 I can personally attest to this one. I've been diabetic since I was seven years old. Not long after I was diagnosed, my blood sugar dropped really low while I was asleep in my bed, and I started to convulse with seizures (a diabetic episode). My cat at the time jumped up on the bed and sounded the alarm, which caused my parents to run into the room to figure out just what the hell was going on. As a result, my parents were able to administer the medical aid I needed, thus extending my subscription to living to this day. I would legit not be alive right now if it had not been for that cat.

[@neoordwell]

I had an argument recently with someone that some cats are worthy of being considered full fledged service animals. she said that cats can't help in medical emergencies. I brought up blood sugar levels because that shit is seriously super useful. fuckin love cats, man

[@peggedyourdad9560]

@@neoordwell Yeah, I can see them being medical alert animals, but not anything that has anything physical since they are fairly small animals.

[@Itmustbe_bunnies]

​@@neoordwellI knew someone who had a service cat! It was a sphinx, it had certification, and would sit on his shoulders and alert him when he was about to have an epileptic seizure! It was always such a struggle to remind myself that it was a working cat and I couldn't talk to it!

[@robertabarnhart6240]

@@peggedyourdad9560 Apparently you haven't seen the video of the cat who literally cannonballed a pit bull who was attacking his boy.

[@RoseMidas]

Thank you for sharing.

[@vha3151]

My cat Biscuit (RIP) used to knead her paws on the upper left side of my chest. At first I didn't notice, but overtime I realised she kept kneading just one spot and that spot HURT like numerous needles punctured me. I felt what could be a lump, and had the spot checked out, because it kept hurting afterwards. It turned out to be a tumor was growing RIGHT AT THAT SPOT. Thankfully it's benign, and I got it removed. I don't know how Biscuit knew, but I'm grateful for her, of her. I hope she's happy in Heaven.

[@bartendingcrow6497]

Rest in peace biscuit man, that buddy of yours loved you so much she made sure you live long and happy. That's a true friend if ever I heard one ❤

[@mermaid_at_heart213]

I have chronic health issues, including stomach problems. My cat Waverly will sometimes knead on my stomach when it's hurting badly, and he always knows which spot hurts the worst. When I'm really sick or feeling extra crummy, he will cuddle up with me and pet my cheek, then grab my hand and hold hands with me. I have a ton of stories just like that from years of the cats I've rescued really rescuing me back. Cats are special.

[@godnyx117]

Sorry for your loss! Hope you can be together again one day! ❤

[@galabros]

You sure buiscut didn't cause the tumor?

[@VonVikoGoat]

biscuit ate multiple radiotherapy machines thats how she knew

[@loorthedarkelf8353]

6:55 true facts about cats purring to help themselves or colony mates heal ( which cats see their human(s) as ) and they use their sharply tuned senses to figure out *when and where* a friend is in pain and lay on the affected spot. I have recent experience with injury, and while I was healing both of my cats INSISTED to lay atop the injury and purred furiously. My chonky boy was already a lap cat but my fluffy lady doesn't trust anything softer than concrete. But when I was hurt? She'd suddenly walk across the *hated fuzzy upolstry* of the couch and lay over my hurt knee. I felt very cared for ❤

[@christophersmith8316]

Me to. She went back to her normal sleep patterns when my broken arm healed.

[@anadubar4819]

I had myocarditis which can be fatal. My cat would lie on my chest and purr. I am convinced this is what helped me heal.

[@andrewpierce1588]

I had an astronomy professor who talked about how a cat’s vision (infrared abilities, vis a vis, night vision goggles), smelling, and other sense abilities would make them better search animals than dogs. He said they never figured out how to teach a cat to care enough to do the job. 😂

[@billolsen4360]

Only one type will care enuf to do that job: Cats In Black

[@feraljane]

My cats would care about finding me, but they were not keen on strangers.

[@NA-sq3jd]

Mmmm 8:49

[@shem7146]

I love how independent they are and not want to be controlled

[@dysmissme7343]

Cats are too elite to be servants 😂😂

[@SakuraAsranArt]

Some prisons in the US discovered inmates adopting kittens from stray cat populations on prison grounds. They found that the inmates with cats caused less problems for Correctional guards and were less prone to violence. Now many prisons in America have introduced cat adoption programs for inmates.

[@JustinObi54]

Nice

[@NicholasLaRosa0496]

I bet there's been many deaths regarding the prisoners that mess with those cats. Lol

[@mhuston865]

@@NicholasLaRosa0496: It's considered beyond taboo to harm a prisoner's cat. Even other prisoners recognize it as being an irredeemable no-no.

[@BazilRat]

"Yo TJ man why you bein' all nice to the guards?" "Coz they'll let us have a cat, foo'." "Say whaaaat? Shit man we better get this cell cleaned up!"

[@tek512]

@@mhuston865 And it's not just gonna be the inmate whose cat you hurt coming at you for it. The whole block is gonna wreck your shit. Animal abuse is a huge no-no even in prisons that don't have adoption programs.

[@raydgreenwald7788]

My parents’ first date went horribly and the only reason my mom gave my dad a second date was because her cat liked him. I literally owe my existence to a cat EDIT: So I was talking to my dad about this story and he clarified that my mom had two cats: Tigger and Puss

[@johnlemon5227]

The cat Gods have blessed you😭

[@halimahh5h268]

That's such an honor to be alive because of a cat tbh

[@ikhnatonosiris7166]

😂That's why they were considered gods in ancient Egypt, they could determine your fate.

[@myujmes]

what was so bad about the date?

[@SinHurr]

Meow

[@anon-existanthuman1929]

0:11 AND HIS NAME IS JOHN CENA

[@chrismusiclover9893]

💀

[@jjadter8139]

I am convinced that my cat can sense when someone is really sad, she'll go up to them, sniff them curiously and then walk away because it's not her problem.

[@aquaopa1]

😂

[@poppy-spades]

They had us in the first half, I'm not gonna lie

[@echognomecal6742]

Cats don't even need tears to sustain them. Just the scent & knowledge of sadness.

[@tonyshaw7420]

Yup got me 😂😂😂🍻🇨🇦

[@LawfulBased]

Cat = Cute animal terminator

[@RedDadRedemption]

I'm a disabled veteran in chronic and constant nerve pain. The love my rescue cat ( I've had him 20months) has helped me overcome self deletion thoughts. He comes to meet my car and jumps up for head bumps and loving 4/5 times a day then sleeps on me. But the most wonderful thing is he never leaves my side at night, sleeps as close to me as he can, I move a lot due to pain and he is always there when I need my old man toilet trips escorting me every time. I love my cat.

[@mintyreview6794]

i very love that your user is reddadredemption

[@vornamenachname989]

I don't live in the US but thank you for your service. I'm happy for you that you found a feline friend that helps you in every situation

[@RedDadRedemption]

@@vornamenachname989 Thank you.

[@shugadaddy4841]

Thank you and God bless ❤

[@PigSticker-wm2tq]

Even if you delete your cat will still be fine and fed. Too OP build lol

[@scruffynerfherder33]

I had 2 female cats that were both pregnant. One night the calico started giving birth on our back porch. She was having a rough time and i started to wonder where the grey one was. Around the side of the house she had just given birth and was nursing her kittens. She then followed me to the calico and proceeded to knead on the calicos belly until she gave birth to the rest of the kittens. It was wild.

[@okaycola2]

Thanks for sharing

[@g0thfae]

That's awesome

[@JustZal]

Cats do be helping each other

[@TheWritingsonthewalls]

Midwife kitties!!!

[@persephone342]

I believe Cats are mini Gods that bless us with their presence.

[@phillipzx3754]

That cat b-slapping the snake at the 35-second cracked me up. That left hook was so fast the snake was like, "WTF just happened?" 🙂

[@MilesDashing]

Recently I read an interview with a zoologist who argued that cats are biologically perfect. This means they are so perfectly adapted for their niche that it isn't possible to improve on them. This is why all the different species of cats are basically the same except for size. Big ones for big prey, small ones for small prey. Even though housecats evolved to subsist mainly on mice, they instinctively know how to do the neck bite that chokes out prey their own size, like cheetahs and leopards. Feral ones use it on rabbits and ducks. Or in the case of my cat, mouse cords and mechanical pencils.

[@aylascott6694]

@sarcasmotalvez they literally said that cats are perfectly adapted to their niche not every climate in the world. Also there are certain cats that can be quite comfortable in arctic climates and wet environments.

[@aylascott6694]

@sarcasmotalvez I’m not a zoologist but to quote Anjali Goswami an internationally renowned evolutionary biologist a leading researcher in feline evolution “Cats have nailed one thing so well that they all do it and just come up with slightly different sizes. That's why they're perfect evolutionarily.”

[@aylascott6694]

@sarcasmotalvez also since cats are so specialized they are less adaptable to new environments

[@aylascott6694]

@sarcasmotalvez First of all the statement is one google search away and was said in an interview. Second she wasn’t saying that a cat is evolutionarily perfect in every environment she was saying that it’s specialization makes it perfect for its niche, a cat is perfect in what I’d does that’s why all species of feline are so similar and show little difference to each other. Because they all evolved into a species that is perfect for what they do and what role they fill in the environment.

[@aylascott6694]

@sarcasmotalvez and also why are you bringing eugenics into this it is not applicable in the slightest, this is a discussion on how cats are specialized and have evolved into whether is essentially a perfect animal for its particular niche, very similar to how alligators and crocodiles are also perfect for there niche needing few adaptations or changes for millions of years because they didn’t need to change much they are pretty perfectly adapted to there niche aswell.

[@susk5090]

I've never seen this man express more emotion in any video than anytime he was holding a cat in this video

[@WalterJ.Moriarty]

All these factors are true and this is why if Puss In Boots was realistic Puss would be unstoppable

[@KBWeeds]

I knooooow!!! It’s too adorable.

[@kononoism]

fr

[@humannomore7759]

1:55 I know I'm late, but just wanted to point out that that study actually introduced some bias in its numbers by not counting the cats that died due to the fall

[@QualityGarbage]

Survivorship Bias! Plane with holes!

[@usbhub95]

The paper “Epidemiological, Clinical and Hematological Findings in Feline High Rise Syndrome in Israel: A Retrospective Case-Controlled Study of 107 Cats” which that graphic is from states in the last sentence of its abstract “The overall survival rate was 83% (89/107 cats), however, when euthanised cases (12 cats) were excluded, the survival rate was 93.7% (89/95 cats).” Which demonstrates that the cats that died due to the fall were in fact included and they even provide the survival rate right there for you in the abstract. Who told you that they weren’t counted?

[@usbhub95]

Later in the paper, there is also a handy graph that charts survival rate against falling distance in floors, which obviously includes cats that died because otherwise the survival rate couldn’t even be calculated.

[@flynnb3181]

There was one cat who lived in a nursing home and he would sit in residents rooms and lay with them or something and they'd pass away within the next two days. So the staff started calling family of the resident when they noticed the cat hang about to let them have a last phone call. It was insane

[@TheSympathydenied]

This is why I don't own a cat I always suspected this I dont a cat announcing my death

[@savannahfulton3278]

I think there was a book that mentioned this cat?

[@zenaneah]

I heard about this somewhere. It was pretty trippy, but at the same time kind of cool that the staff managed to noticed it so at least they will have their last moments with their family.

[@paradoxtatorstudios9681]

God damn that cat be death's Messenger

[@cryoraptora303tm2]

Apparently its from where the cat would detect that the patient was warmer than usual due to muscle breakdown and would then sit next to them to stay warm.

[@e_da_g2161]

On the topic of sailors having cats on ships, there was once a cat named Unsinkable Sam (originally named Oscar), as he survived the sinking of three warships during WW2: the infamous German battleship Bismarck, the destroyer HMS Cossack, and aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal. After surviving all three of these, he was finally put ashore for good in the care of a seaman’s home in Belfast, as sailors didn’t want him to bring any more of their ships to the bottom of the ocean. However, his curse didn’t end there, as after the sinking of Ark Royal, he was briefly aboard destroyers Legion and Lightning, both of which ended up sunk.

[@HARU11211]

For a cat named unsinkable he sure does sink a lot a ship The Japanese empire is jealous of this cat achievement

[@4Tom4lepus4]

@@HARU11211 Well... sinking ships and sinking yourself are two things! :D

[@winterdream5710]

No one was buying the clue that he DIDN'T want to be on a ship. Wasted five of his lives.

[@QueerQueen42]

Oskar sunk more Ships than the Bismarck herself. So he was the real pride of the Kriegsmarine.

[@ryananggoro493]

Because he was German He want revenge for Bismarck and by sinking Allies ship secretly 😂😂😂

[@OldManShane]

As a type 1 diabetic who spent twenty years with one of the best cats in the world, I can not tell you how many times he saved my life, by alerting on me that my blood sugar was low (in a few cases, he even fetched a candy bar and brought it to me, because he knew what I needed). They really are amazing. He wasn't trained to be a service animal, either. He just picked up on it.

[@carsen161616]

That's insane how situationally intelligent they are and how much they want to help their human. Give your cat an ear scratch for me

[@marcusblackwell2372]

How DO cats sense stuff like that? Genuine question

[@andrew41391]

@@marcusblackwell2372probably similar to how dogs do, they can smell the hormones that are released when insulin breaks down ketones in the body

[@jordanmitchell380]

​@@marcusblackwell2372They have an acute sense of smell that's better than ours. So they probably can smell it like how trained dogs do.

[@mwbright]

My cat is still better than your cat. My cat is the best cat in the world. She hurts me a lot, but I respect her.

[@aprilk141]

It's been lovely seeing this channel go from cell phone footage to good sound and video. The content has always been pure gold just like Tier Zoo. Congrats on having such an amazing career and cheers to many more years!!!!

[@ashleykinder8877]

My sister's cat knew before my cat would have a seizure. He'd come running up to us, meowing frantically, and we would follow him to wherever Lestat was and then he would have a seizure. Good job, Asher!

[@svge96]

Sounds to me like the mf provoked seizures for fun

[@magmafeline8239]

​​@@svge96intresting keep that to yourself

[@garyvibesweridtoastcat7090]

​@@svge96*Wdym??*

[@svge96]

@@garyvibesweridtoastcat7090 its a joke on ambiguous causal relationship in op's story, ya dingus

[@svge96]

@@magmafeline8239 a cat owner is offended by dark humour on the internet pertaining a cat they've never met 😱

[@prihaps]

My first cat was not raised around cats by the time we adopted him at 6mo age. He did not let out a single meow for 2 WHOLE YEARS. Then we adopted our second who did meow. He quickly realized he can do that too and hasnt shut up since😂

[@neoordwell]

"oh shit i can SPEAK?"

[@khills]

It’s always amazing to watch cats learn to manipulate us. I adopted a cat who had been raised in a feral population at a university, so his age was pretty firm. He was 5 when I got him, had been the tom of the town, but after a serious snowstorm decided it would be better to be rescued and calmly walked right into a car carrier. He watched my older cat, who I’d raised from a bottle, intently, and learned to biscuit, meow, and chat with us - all behaviors that took a while to figure out. You could literally watch him study what my older cat was doing and then mimic it, checking to see if he did it right. Funnily enough my next cat was also a rescue who likely spent little time around humans, and so we watched the exact same learning play out. There’s little cuter than watching a cat learn to biscuit. 😻

[@prihaps]

@@khills omg ty for sharing! My husband and I are dying over reading this🥺

[@Scavenger82]

​@@khillsThe student became the teacher and passed it on to the next generation. 😊

[@christianstorms3950]

Same. First kitten got rescued by our dog from a flock of crows, maybe 5 week old kitten at the side of the road. It was a clutch, but we managed. A year later, some other street cat, likely related, started to share walks with our dog. It was adorable. Some time later she came by with her fresh litter, which at one point she even moved to the bush right at our patio. Then Mama was gone, never to be seen again😢. We searched homes for the litter, keeping one. While the first one, rised by our dog, always had been silent, the second literally is Shakespeare, constantly and loudly monologuing. Yeah took like a year and now the first one is a chatter box, too.😂

[@patrickmccurry1563]

My GF's life was saved by her childhood cat. In the middle of the night she suffered a medical emergency, and her cat went bonkers. Kitty started slamming into her parent's bedroom door until they finally got up to learn their daughter was severely bleeding in her sleep. The doctor even said that if they'd waited until morning, she would not have lived.

[@kaycep6819]

Wow!!!!! I’m glad she had that cat and that the parents paid attention to it. 😊

[@BoogieBoogsForever]

That's nuts!

[@shawn.spencer]

I'm so glad that cat was there!

[@eyouelbekele9292]

Cats are selfish.

[@flamboyant1994]

@@eyouelbekele9292 bro just hate cats

[@KATinBLACK]

Everyone’s talking about the cats, but I’m here like, “did he just disprove the Loch Ness monster with a whale peen?”

[@purplehaze2358]

I remember seeing two distinct instances in which a cat went missing, only to then return with another cat that's seemingly completely identical to them. I like to think they divide like cells when not observed.

[@SugarandSarcasm]

That could explain their teleportation

[@TheSaltySeaman]

A lot of times they find a sibling out in the wild. A semi-feral had a litter under my aunt's house, my aunt owned cats but ones that were pretty chill. After a while they realized that there were two cats nursing the babies, at some point her sister showed up (looked like she just weaned off a litter not long before)

[@NyxFox]

My sister adopted a cat named Brian five years ago. Brian was an all-black cat, except for a tiny patch of white on his chest. There are now three Brians, all pretty much identical. My sister has no clue where they're coming from. Can confirm, Brian can divide himself.

[@elstarnor4628]

New headcanon just fropped

[@plantherum2365]

@@NyxFox Brian will soon have enough clones to take over a small country, Brian has big dreams.

[@adeleg4759]

A man with a dog understands responsability, a man with a cat understands consent

[@snailthelostcow63]

A man with both understands the responsibility behind consent

[@killer13324]

and a man with both understands turmoil

[@adeleg4759]

@@MegaMilenche having a dog means keeping a schedule, going on walks daily, not being welcome everywhere (same as having a child). Having a cat is understanding that you can't buy love, a cat may come to love its Butler but on its own terms, you are not owed love

[@js66613]

@@MegaMilenche If you mean the thing about consent, cats will let you know if they're up for petting and will let you know if they're not - some humans just can't read the hints (the tail twitches, the bent back ears, the bristled fur, the hissing sounds, the tenseness, etc. You learn not to just assume someone is consenting to your touch of any kind once you've been around cats long enough. As for a dog, they take more responsibility beyond just vet visits, feeding, giving them reasonable amounts of attention and respecting their personal space. Dogs - big or small - require guidance and training and you will be held accountable for your dog's bad behaviour - be it humping people, or just trying to rip them to shred, scare them shitless and otherwise ruin their lives. So, with a dog you learn responsibility, with a cat you learn consent. (Technically you can learn both with either animal, but they each sure feel more strongly linked to one species than the other...) And though there are touchy-feely extraverted cat owners, I tend to find it's more common with dog owners, where cat owners may be friendly, but tend to understand personal space more after some time sharing space with a cat.

[@paintdgryphon5414]

Best comment thread ever.

[@RenAsterion]

Honestly, my cat saved my life many times when I was a teenager. I was borderline suicidal and any time I tipped closer to that edge, he would be right there, in my lap, purring away and making sure I couldn't do anything stupid because I was too busy giving him the love and affection he definitely, 1000% deserved. The very worst day, when everything had just built and built until I couldn't take it anymore, he corralled me into the living room for pet time instead of letting me go into the kitchen like I'd been planning. He then sat on me for probably around 2 hours, purring his little head off and giving my arms a bath. He didn't stop until my crying morphed into laughter. I don't remember ever getting that close to the edge again. He was there for me all through high school and I miss him so, so much. I don't think I'll ever get over his passing as he meant so much to me.

[@brian-us8lj]

So glad for you. Your cat is so precious.

[@AtlasSun777]

I sweared up and down my cat that also passed away saved me from hanging myself one day. She was meowing like crazy and seemingly with purpose. She never left me alone when things got bad. It’s so amazing how they just know. I like hearing another similar perspective, I feel less crazy for assuming she knew what she was doing

[@bullrusher77]

We honestly don't give animals enough credit for what they do for us and I am glad that people are realizing that cats are actually pretty great.

[@RenAsterion]

@@AtlasSun777 Honestly, it's such an honour when a cat chooses you as their person. My boy was supposed to belong to me and my brother, but he COMPLETELY snubbed my brother and bonded super closely with me. He never left me alone if he could help it. It absolutely kills me that I wasn't there with him when he passed. I'd gotten a job offer that I couldn't refuse that forced me to move and I couldn't take him with me right away (it was early December when I moved to another province and it was absolutely freezing. He was a fluffy boy, but it was too long of a trip and I knew I'd probably have some stops where I was forced to wait outside. I didn't want him to be cold, too, considering he was entirely an indoor cat and had never been outside in the winter, let alone in the prairies where it'd be even colder than my home town). I'd been saving up to go back and retrieve him, but I guess I took too long and he just... laid down in a sunbeam one day in the middle of summer, went to sleep, and never woke up again. The vet who examined him to find out what happened said he died 'cause his heart was too big. It's so ironic because he had so much love for me.

[@alexia3552]

Damn, that has me tearing up. That is some pure empathy right there.

[@Ascendance1992]

I have no idea how you manage to narrate so casually and yet enunciated and professional, but never stop

[@GarGhuul]

So when a human manages to “sneak up” and surprise/scare a cat, the cat is really just humouring the human and playing along.

[@akaroth7542]

Eh, not always. They can space out or be distracted by thought. Had multiple cats for 35+ years. They're very aware, but can catch the spoop

[@lentil1337]

​@@akaroth7542who was your favorite cat

[@snailthelostcow63]

Well... to compensate their super detector, they also need super reflexes. Unfortunately, many times it looks silly as hell instead of cool and majestic

[@christophersmith8316]

Nah you can sometimes get them. You can tell because they are embarrassed when youdo.

[@christiancinnabars1402]

If you do that with a wild cat, then I'd 100% bet it was just acting. Domestic cats can leave their guard down, though, since they rarely are in any danger.

[@kninenights]

Oh here’s a kinda funny story. So I lived in a neighbourhood with a communal cat. His name was Woody. He technically belonged to this nice family down the road but he roamed everywhere. And one day he just kinda stopped showing up. At a gathering, the owners told the parents that he was sent to a farm. Which is usually code for “he died”. So the parents were sad but they didn’t tell the kids. Woody was known to disappear for a while sometimes so none of the kids really noticed. And one day he returned! Like I said, none of the kids noticed, he just was there again. But the parents were super confused. Turns out, they were literal. They sent Woody to a farm a ways away and he *walked back*. Several miles.

[@farhanatashiga3721]

He's like "Fuck this shit I ain't living on a farm"

[@JanizMakudomaru]

Woody: TOO BAD!! I'm alive.

[@mars_j5479]

Why stay at the farm with its hardworking lifestyle when you had a comfy relaxing home.

[@blipblop8784]

This story brightened my day thankyou 😭

[@pleasesnapmyneckmommy3048]

Homeward bound moment

[@rhyspatterson679]

I have a nervous system disorder that causes me to faint often. Its not sudden usually and there are warning signs but unless i am really active i tend not to notice them until its too late. I developed the issue while i had my cat of 15 years (about 5 years at the time of getting sick) she could not only predict when i was about to have an attack she could warn me enough ahead of time that i could often take steps to prevent it. She developed this unique meow that was.....just disturbing, like a fire alarm and ambulance siren had a baby. You just heard it and wouldnt mistake it for anything else as a warning. It only took a couple times to notice she only made that meow when i was starting to have an attack. From then on if i heard it I would take stock and take the meds and steps i needed to prevent the faint or be in a safe place when it happened. I miss her most days she passed 2 years ago.

[@megan5867]

I'm sorry for your loss. I had a cat who lived 22 years. It was not long enough. I got her when I was 12, and when she passed I was 34 years old with children of my own. I miss her all the time. She's been gone about 3 years now.

[@shawn.spencer]

Cats are heroes!

[@_catfish738]

I'm sorry for your loss 🕊️

[@This_side_of_the_internet]

Could you elaborate on your symptoms? Because if i move too fast or just bee too active - my head starts to spin. And i start to have this really strong urge to sleep. Doctors have no idea what that is, so it might be a nervous system as well...

[@rasuru_dev]

@@This_side_of_the_internet go to a neurologist to check for autonomous nervous system dysfunction. also check for hemoglobin levels / anemia. this could also be due to low blood pressure. personally i drink 1L of water with a quarter of teaspoon of salt to increase my blood pressure a bit. i would advice consulting a doctor before trying that though. another less likely reason could be POTS which is also a form of autonomous nervous system dysfunction

[@ViolaDragon621]

If humans weren't the dominant species on earth, cats definitely would be

[@bygota]

I had a bladder cancer and my cat detected and somehow located it precisely. He massged the area every single day until I went to surgery. Now, I'm a 100% and I have no doubt he was an important part in my healing process. This little guy is my bff!

[@Ze_Moose]

👏👏👍

[@Hadeles]

Cats and dogs have a great sense of smell. Because of the lack of cancer treatment, if dogs realise their friend has cancer, they bite the area it an attempt to BITE THE CANCER OUT OF THE REST OF THE FLESH. Better to have a 50% chance of blood loss than a 100% chance of insanity, strokes, physical disabilities, cancerous lumps, etc. , right?

[@lordfelidae4505]

@@Hadelesthat is both metal as fuck and sweet as hell. Thank you for this.

[@MandiPudding]

Cats are real friends that is why they are so persecuted and libeled in this cursed wold.

[@6pek9]

a Cat's purr actually speeds up the healing process.

[@knurlgnar24]

Cat whiskers are directly connected to their visual cortex. They 'see' with them more than they feel with them as it is is integrated with their vision. That's handy to them as cat's cannot focus on things closer than a foot or so from them. That's why they nearly always bump their nose on what they're smelling - they can't see it.

[@Anonymous-hx3pu]

Ahh, so that's why my cat always bumps me with his nose.

[@somerandomdude712]

@@Anonymous-hx3pu basically like sixth sense and i heard human can gain "sixth sense" by combining all 5 sense, and that being smell, touch, hearing, taste, and seeing. "You can hear colors, see sound, touch smell, and taste what you are touching,"

[@nickelisblind]

@@somerandomdude712 I can taste scent

[@RandomTheIdiot55]

When I was little, my mom had a crusty old black tomcat who showed up at her doorstep as a kitten. One night, my mother heard crying in the middle of the night and went to check it out. Long story short, my little brother stopped breathing in his crib. The cat jumped up onto his chest and the force of his weight restarted my brother’s breathing. This wasn’t just a fluke, either. The cat was wicked smart all around, knowing to bond with my dad by listening to sports games and tapping the floor in front of him when he wanted bacon. Cat lived to be 20 before running off one night during a storm. Thanks for everything, Mustafa. You were a real one.

[@kecym.4808]

❤

[@meganfisher831]

I really enjoyed this, that is a heaven cat.

[@jessiehubick961]

You had a god in your house, dude

[@RandomTheIdiot55]

Probably Zeus. He was intact when my mother found him and she didn’t have the money to get him neutered, so she just left him like that. Soon enough, everyone in the neighborhood had black kittens. This went on until he had his balls cut off by a TNR program.

[@paulineferrill4348]

Babies die of SIDS because, basically, they sleep so deeply that their brain forgets to breathe. So the cat jumping on him to wake him up probably saved his life. (That being said, please don't have cats sleep with babies, you can keep them from sleeping too deeply by running a fan and giving baby pacifiers to suck on.)

[@idontknowwhattonamethis293]

6:43 NAHHH how’d I get so unlucky 😭😭 my parents had two cats before I was born and I grew up with them and I STILL get absolutely decked by allergies whenever I’m around them 😭 like if I press my face into cat fur I deadass won’t be able to see in a couple minutes cause my eyes swell so bad

[@brendamoon2660]

Same thing happened with one of my grandsons. I started feeding the cat Purina Liveclear and it made a huge difference

[@peacefulpossum2438]

We used to have a cat who favored my husband. He wasn’t crazy about me. But when I was going through chemo treatment, he would lay on me and purr. I’m convinced that he was helping me heal. After I recovered, he was mostly my cat too.

[@eucharistN]

I'm so glad to hear that you got better. Wish you all a happy life.

[@foxowar3953]

Maybe he just didnt like the cancer smell coming off ya since cats have been able to smell that 😅

[@the_Lime]

Ahw that's adorable, almost brings me tears. My mother suffered (and sadly died) from ovarian cancer and the cat that was basically always on my side started to lay with her instead, probably felt how sick she was😢 Glad you overcame it and that the cat gave so much support❤

[@peacefulpossum2438]

@@the_Lime Thank you. My condolences on the loss of your mother.

[@perrytheplatypus5047]

My parents had our old cat Hank before I was born. One night, Hank went up to my parents bed, and started pushing on my mom’s stomach. Pressing down, lightly, over and over again. A few weeks go by, and my mom starts feeling a little nauseous. She goes to the doctor, and turns out to be pregnant with me. Flash forward a few years, and Hank does it again. Mom gets the hint this time, goes to the doctor, and is now pregnant with my little brother. While I was a baby, Hank would stand by my crib every night. He’d sleep there, meow to get my parents when I cried. He escaped from the house no less than 3 times, never even left the yard. Sadly, he passed away in 2018 after he had a stroke at the age of 16. Love you always Hank

[@eriexchick]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@herb369nichols]

It's a damn shame that they don't live as long as we do. I've had way too many heartbreaking days because of that.

[@waldemarpolcyn6936]

RIP Hank

[@Rainnifer]

​@@herb369nicholsAnd often times you lose them way earlier than expected :c

[@gonesouthsurvival9328]

It's fast forward not flash forward

[@Just-Nikki]

I have a grandcat named Xena. I’m more of a dog person but when my daughter moved to town she and Xena stayed with us while she looked for a place of her own. When they moved it left a Xena sized hole in my heart so I demanded Grandma rights - to which my daughter gladly agreed to - so now Xena comes to stay with me 4-5 days a month. We built her a sun room which is a 2 1/2 foot tall x 3 ft wide extension from a window to our deck.

[@RiffRaffMama.]

That is the most adorable thing I've ever read.

[@Sisss777]

A grandcat???

[@karenlloyd1705]

I'm also a proud Nanny to my sons 2 black cats

[@Spokentruths725]

My mom also calls my cat her grandkitty lol

[@Jenna2k]

That's adorable

[@Pu33ydestroyer695]

Back when I self harmed, my cat always tryed her best to stop me from doing so. She'd sit on my SH tools, sit on my lap, paw at my hands, meow, and when I tryed to get her to stop she wouldnt budge. She's also comforted me throughout many panic attacks and meltdowns, and distracted me from attempting suicide. I was 11 at the time, and she successfully saved me from doing things that would've seriously hurt or killed me. I wouldn't be alive today if she didn't come into my life. Even today, she clings to me and doesn't leave my side. She sleeps on my bed from night to mid-day, reminds me to take my meds, reminds me to go to sleep, greets me when I wake up, greets me when I return home, snuggles with me for hours throughout the day and night, and more. I don't think I'd be alive today if she didn't step into my life. she's my hero.

[@xXSakuraTearsXx]

Another thing that comes to mind is the fact that cats essentially decided, many years ago, that humans have a lot of advantages; so instead of us domesticating cats, it’s really more like they decided we were tolerable & so started a symbiotic relationship with us, that has lasted many years. There’s no doubt in my mind that they’ve figured out how to train us over the years, instead of us figuring out how to train them; even if we think we’ve trained them, it’s just an illusion they’ve decided to allow.

[@Anonymous-hx3pu]

It's sort of like humans with horses, we only even associate with them because of all the benefits.

[@murasakirin8998]

Honestly this is very true. I had two cats growing up (sadly down to one very old girl), and when I moved out and into an apartment, the roommate I had at the time had a cat. That adorable pain in the butt had me wrapped around her little paw from day one. I like to joke that I came to her pre-trained. I adore all animals, but i definitely bond the quickest with cats.

[@ttt-rq3vs]

I mean science of evolution shows us that while Wolves had to de-evolve in order to adjust to life with humans, cats never had to. They were already nature's best companion for a human. I feel bad for dogs, we took a brilliant animal and made it absolutely useless because we wanted pets.

[@Raoxa]

Yeah cats actually domesticated themselves twice!

[@lolzguyl]

@@ttt-rq3vs Hunting dogs, seeing-eye dogs, police/military dogs, emotional support dogs, search and rescue, service dogs for those with medical conditions, cattle dogs, and lifelong companions. Wouldn't classify em as useless. On top of that, we still have, albeit not at the same volume, wolves.

[@hinatatheholyknight2201]

I used to get bullied so much in middle school that i honestly think if it weren't for my cats at home i probably wouldn't be here right now. Mom was always at work or school, dad moved back to Minnesota after my parents got divorced, and my sisters were always out partying with friends so literally the only ones waiting at home to comfort me when i came home crying after getting jumped at school were my two cats.

[@galactic-hamster7043]

Honest to god, same here. My cat was and still is the most snuggly, selfless baby and during middle school she was such a huge help and my best friend alongside my mom at the time.

[@sakuraneko2595]

:( sorry to hear that and yeah cats are always there when we're down

[@jorami4838]

I had a similar experience in middle school! I didn't want to upset my parents, so I didn't tell them about the bullying. My boy Marble was the one I'd share everything with and he'd come to cuddle with me when I cried. He was the best

[@olgar.6604]

I swear, people who say that cats have no empathy are really missing out on this incredible bond that you can have with a cat.

[@klltx2001]

@@olgar.6604 People who say cats have no empathy don't know how they work in general. Hell, I have low to no empathy, and many other human beings do and can still go days being compassionate beings. Cats are definitely no different, they are sweethearts when they trust you. It's so weird that people equate that to being evil demons just because it's an animal that doesn't run up to you and lick your face like a dog and actually needs its respect and comfort about someone earned. If this was being done to a subset of people, everyone would have a problem for sure, but because it's cats they get shat on. :c

[@XenaDarlene]

Cats also have great navigating skills. My cat, who accidentally jumped off a balcony at my apartment complex, started to meow at my front door. Me, finding the meow to be so recognizable, opened the door and she came walking in without a scratch. Keep in mind, she hasn’t explored the area outside the apartment, yet, she found a way.

[@caesarsalad1170]

I'd still take her to the vet, there's always a chance of internal damage.

[@Mernom]

If she ended up right outside the apartment complex, finding and following your scent would be trivial. The story of the car going over 1k miles to find her owner is a much better example.

[@snailthelostcow63]

There's the catch, "her meow is recognizable". Same thing with my pet cat, he had a very specific meow I can actually discern his meow than with other cats even when he was fighting with other cats at the time (which leads me to hurry and separate them of course, can't disturb the neighborhood after all)

[@lentil1337]

​@@Mernomwow, a car traveled 1k miles to find their owner? cars are really advanced now

[@NatLaS]

I let the cat I'm petsitting explore the staircase of my building. After 5 minutes I heard her meowing in distress, she thought I had closed the door... But she was just on the wrong floor 😂

[@seabumbb3067]

If I could attach a video, I would. As I was watching this video, my cat Remy stopped playing, hop up next to me, and watched. At one point she ran to the TV and at inches away, watching. When I went to get the phone to video her, she returned to sit next to me, but I still captured her admiring her cousins on TV. Thank you for another great video, informative and humorous as always.

[@silvermoon6175]

Full believer of cat purrs healing. After my mother had abdominal surgery, our cat laid there and purred for hours. She had less internal scarring than expected.

[@christophersmith8316]

Same with me after a broken wrist and surgery. Slept by the arm every moment until it healed then went back to her usual habits.

[@purpleness64]

My cats 🐈(former strays) are always laying on me or close to me.

[@ZTheLastViking]

That's nice to hear. However, the issue for me is observing a correlation and assuming it's the causation because it sounds beautiful. Instead of the cat having mystical healing properties, it might just have been a great surgeon. That being said, you can believe what you feel like i just think differently

[@mikek0135]

@ZTheLastViking: We could do chemical, biological, and mathematical tests, but the drug indistry would hate that. We can look at statistics, however, and find patterns. Who, had the best recoveries from surgeries with this same surgeon, etc. It's an option, I believe.

[@ZTheLastViking]

@mikek0135 Correct me if im wrong im trying to rephrase what you just said: We could do proper studies if it wasn't for the pharma industry actively suppressing all attempts to investigate the healing properties of a cat purring on a healing wound. We can, however, ask the surgeon how many of his patients had cats purring on the wound and if they healed better than average (which would be a correlation btw still not a proven causation) and until then we believe in it regardless because, after all, it's just an opinion and we want it to be true. Whats the problem with leaving questions open and doing research? If we dont know something we dont have to make something up that sounds pleasant. Nothing wrong with accepting "I dont know" Thats where we disagree id say

[@alexisgrunden1556]

Keeping cats aboard ship wasn't just to have helpful little fuzzy meteorologists around, they were also rat-catchers. That's a tradition that goes all the way back to the Vikings (they kept the forbears of the modern Norwegian Forest Cats), and it not only works, but a traditional gift for a new Norse bride was a pair of kittens. They were to help her keep house, by bringing Freya's blessings to the new home (as her favored animal) and keeping mice and rats out of the pantry.

[@AnInsideJoke]

I also heard that they are the reason why Oranges exist (can't confirm yet how true it is though). Apparently orange cats used to only live in a small, specifc area, vikings invaded, decided orange was THE perfect cat color, and proceeded to spread them everywhere. We may have vikings to thank for our loveable traffic-cone-colored doofuses.

[@alexisgrunden1556]

@@AnInsideJoke I have no idea if this is true or not, but I don't care; it's head canon now. Vikings are to thank for our little orange braincells~🤣

[@minhducnguyen9276]

Even until the cold war, cats are still used on Navy ships as rat catchers. While there is less problem of rats eating food on modern ships, there was a concern of rats chewing the electric cables which is a huge fire risk.

[@mrszmatan2727]

@@AnInsideJoke Thanks to Vikings for our silliest and goofiest of cats, the orange cats

[@OzymandiasWasRight]

That is super interesting. I'm not googling that, I'm with the other commenters. Its true. Period.

[@Isometrix116]

It’s not as dramatic as many stories, but when I was in high school, I had a really, really bad mental breakdown. I couldn’t stop crying for hours. My best friend tried to do everything to help because parents were at work. At one point, my best friend lets in my cat, who promptly jumps on my lap, curls up, and purrs. Apparently, this just made it so I was all better. Cats op

[@billolsen4360]

Best psychiatrists there are: domestic cats and wienerdogs

[@Ashley-lz9jh]

@@billolsen4360I like the wiener dog addition 😂

[@Xbalanque84]

God sent me a kitten during one of the roughest patches in my life. For many years, she was the only thing keeping g me from suicide. When I left for college, she helped my grandmother pass on. She helped my younger brother get through his adolescence. I still regret I was pursuing my Master's degree a few hundred miles away when she passed. I miss you, Hershey.

[@dylpickle6123]

@@Xbalanque84At least you get to remember them every time you get a Hershey bar Mmmmm, Hershey's

[@sandy_shark]

6:13 BTW, the ad was actually for dog food

[@thedarklord4017]

DUDE SAME

[@lucieklaraholoubkova6101]

I had one for cat food, lol😂😂

[@therealbreadgd]

Same

[@tyemandudebro9544]

Ditto

[@physixx9649]

I got a political ad 😭

[@Harv72b]

I grew up in a (single) cat family. Until one day when I was maybe 11 years old, my parents agreed to take on a second cat that some friends didn't want anymore. Concerned about how our current cat would react to a new cat living in her domain, my parents shut the newcomer up in a spare bedroom overnight. The next morning we awoke to the bedroom door open & both cats sleeping peacefully on opposite ends of the living room. My parents just figured the door hadn't latched & shrugged it off. The next night, just to be safe, my parents closed our new cat up in that extra bedroom again and we all went to bed. Morning after, exact same thing. At that point we figured they'd come to an understanding with each other at the least, so we didn't bother with closing anybody up again. It wasn't until several weeks later, when my mother was doing some ironing in that spare room & the door blew shut that we figured out how the new cat had pulled her escapes. Mom kept going on the ironing with the door closed, and after a while the new cat (who'd been hanging out with her) decided she wanted to roam around. She walked right up to the closed (and latched) door, jumped straight up, caught hold of the door handle with her front paws, and twisted as her body weight pulled it down to get the door open, then casually sauntered out. She not only figured out how to open doors, she did it in a strange house in less than a single night. (About a year later we came home from an overnight trip to find a little mess in our kitchen. That same cat had apparently got tired of waiting for us to come home for some, so she hopped up onto the kitchen counter, pawed open the upper cabinet which we kept her treats in (and _just_ that cabinet), pulled _just_ the box of treats out of it and onto the floor, tore open the box, tore open each individual sealed pouch inside, and gorged herself on about a months' worth of treats.)

[@cc1k435]

I have a cat who fits that description. Too smart for his own good. 😂

[@Pollicina_db]

My cat also knows how to open doors, we literally have our front door locked so that he doesn’t escape. Also, sometimes he opens our house to the rest of our cats that prefer to be outside. Cat solidarity ladies and gentleman

[@theleetworldbest]

​@@Pollicina_dbHe hasn't figured out how to unlock the door.... ..... YET

[@igoodkid334]

How intelligent! Cats are the most intelligent animals I’ve ever known, and I’ve known and had a few. I adore cats!

[@mimidec]

I think she already knew how to open doors at her previous place. My cats do the same thing. Cats are very smart and figure out how objects work really quickly.

[@calle3193]

I have a friend who was brokenhearted because she had to leave her cat in their previous home. Then one night, in her new house that's hundreds of kilometers away, the cat suddenly appeared next to her, sleeping beside here like nothing happened. She cried that entire evening.

[@garyvibesweridtoastcat7090]

*You can't escape the cat*

[@mylesmontgomery942]

"Damn, you went on a long ass trip, good to see ya though, love you."

[@Sashazur]

I hope this had a happy ending - there must have been a good reason she was supposed to leave her cat behind, so was she able to keep it at her new place?

[@topibundar9554]

I have a cat that i raised him since kitten, one day he go outside and lost, i thought someone probably found him and treat him well...about 1 years later a full grown fat cat comes into my home, and im surprise it was HIM...he still remember his first family...he just came into my home for hours to say hi and after that go again and never cameback 😢

[@iqbalaristima7700]

Same like my cat, I move like 600km from my old house, and for some reason my cat came to my new house a few months later still fat and clean like the last time I saw him

[@justjulia8007]

I promise I had the worst digestive issues as a child and my cat seemed to know; she would jump on my abdomen and do “kitty dough” during my worst episodes.. it brought instant relief. Every time.

[@emialana9770]

I used to have horribly painful period cramps - without fail, every month, my cat would lay over my lower belly and purr when I had them. Never laid there any other times, he usually preferred to sleep on my chest.

[@justjulia8007]

@@emialana9770 it’s amazing isn’t it?! They’re our little comforting companions..🤍

[@molls0922]

My cat did that too. It worked better than any medical treatment.

[@redcrewmate927]

​@@emialana9770 On your chest??? Man that cat knows what he's doing 😂😂

[@picklewart5382]

@@redcrewmate927 Sus.

[@mjdxp5688]

Not to mention that cats are practically built for stealth and hunting. Their front claws stay retracted until cats stretch their paws, which allows them to stay sharp for hunting and climbing and prevents them from being worn down when normally walking. They're also incredibly quiet, I've been just hanging out with my cat only for them to leave without me even noticing until I look back and notice they're gone. It makes it incredibly difficult for prey to notice them until it's too late.

[@krisej31]

I used to work at a nursing home with a cat. Whenever she'd start paying more attention to a resident, we knew something was wrong. She picked up on illnesses, infections and was a really good indicator of who was going to die next. She would spend a lot of time with dying residents. Refusing to leave them alone at the end of their lives. She was so sweet.

[@candles09]

ok Dr. Sleep

[@jontraz5993]

@@candles09 LMAO AZRAEL

[@kelborhal2576]

😭

[@MarlieAstra]

Plot twist, the cat was a serial killer

[@karlajaeger2082]

Nice try, that was an actual cat and you're obviously not the original.

[@disaceter1130]

Five years ago I was fostering a blind and neurologically disabled kitten who needed me to help him do pretty much everything from eating to walking to using the litterbox. Whenever he needed help he called me over with a very specific meow. His brother, who was very much able bodied, picked up on this and would scream from the top of his lungs until I took a minute to give him attention too. He was adopted by young family a couple months later and I pray for their sanity to this day.

[@Megaman8880]

My mom had a cat a few years ago that wouldn't move from her chest. She went to the doctor on a hunch and turns out she had breast cancer. She beat the cancer by the way, cat probably saved her life.

[@susie9893]

Yes, both cats and dogs are known to be diagnosticians

[@pedro_antuness22]

thats literally the story told in the video bruh... why do people need to lie to seek attention

[@Megaman8880]

@@pedro_antuness22 It's almost like something he said in the video has happened to at least one other human being before, crazy right? Why the hell would I create a story about my own mother having cancer lol.

[@pedro_antuness22]

@@Megaman8880 because thats what someone who seeks attention would say. Ive seen a lot of people like you, you dont fool me. I think people shouldnt believe everything that people post on the internet and youre the perfect example why.

[@nineten9011]

@@pedro_antuness22 you also have no way of disproving it. the statement isn't that out of the ordinary.

[@nickywal]

I didn't quite get how cats won us over until the first time I saw mine ready to pounce on a toy, pupils blown, ears forward, the damn wriggle, they look the most adorable when they're at their most murderous. Also she 100% has a begging meow

[@Killerwale-hk4wy]

My cat died last year, aged 23 due to cancer, she was very social towards humans, constantly coming to us to get cuddles and never attacked us when it was enough. However, she hated, and fought any other animal, like our neighbours german sheperd. She was suffering from some kind of swelling wich the vet assumed was cancer, but she decided to not treat it due to the danger of it at her old age. The swelling made her already very fat belly expand towards the side, making her also a very broad cat. In her last three years she had difficulty climbing on the couch and just resided chilling on the floor or functioning as a pillow, greeting humans whenever they entered. She was also deaf and started develloping dementia. R.I.P Flodder, whenever I come home, I still notice that she isn't there to greet me.

[@Warhawk76]

Sorry for the loss of your fur baby. That is never easy. I have said goodbye to many cats over the years and it is pretty soul crushing.

[@mahapatrasohamm]

Just because Flodder is gone, that doesn’t mean their legacy will not. Let their legacy forever and ever more. I am sorry for your loss. RIP Flodder

[@katarishigusimokirochepona6611]

😢

[@0ne0fmany]

23? WOW, I am sorry for your loss but that was one long living kitty. I guess you took great care of them.

[@1CE.]

Man I lost mine last year too Also cancer, made it to 10. It’s very tragic given everything we been through. I miss her every night

[@GeraldJackson-o4s]

My cat adopted me against my will. I moved into a rooftop apartment in Mexico that is open to the outdoors, the morning of the first night I spent in the apartment, I woke up to find a large orange cat sitting on my chest, staring at me. That was seven years ago. Originally, he was more wild than domesticated but over the years he has become a total snuggle cat. His full name is Bernie Rey de los Bailarinas de Plumas Sanders.

[@koy5902]

🥹❤

[@ItamarO93]

Cute

[@-Galaxy-2695]

What a wonderful name, i wish you and Bernie Rey De Los Ballerinas De Plumas Sanders a wonderful existence ❤

[@slactweak]

"...My cat adopted me against my will..." Yep. That's how it works, more often than not. Cats choose their owners; we're just along for the ride.

[@graceisamazing5493]

​@@-Galaxy-2695not Ballarinas, Bailarinas

[@briansankowski9240]

I have such fond memories from my childhood of following my cat around in the woods, as he killed everything possible, and proceeded to lay their organs on our front stoop. He was a menace. RIP Noir.

[@elhamburgerisimo]

Obviously he's gonna be a menace when you name him Noir😅

[@WookiesRUs]

Parents had a cat named Frog. Dad found him in the wild. I say “had”, but he really dropped by whenever he wanted. He owned a couple miles of territory out in the forest and loved to drop little offerings at their doorstep. We even found cats laid out on the doorstep a couple times. He was truly a menace, R.I.P. Frog.

[@dynamicflashy]

Noir Air Force energy

[@BOFRDASLEEPER]

​@@WookiesRUsthat's a freaking sacrifice from his species💀

[@EarthshakerOnamazu]

invasive cats destroying ecosystems, gotta love it

[@kaseyh8904]

I forget where he said it, but there's a quote from the late great Sir Terry Pratchett that lives rent-free in my head: "In ancient times, cats were worshiped as gods. They have not forgotten this."

[@Scarshadow666]

And, because this needs to be said (and I wouldn't be surprised if there were people that would consider doing what I'm about to say NOT to do): People, please don't intentionally toss cats from high places. Yeah, they can survive falls, but a lot of the cats mentioned in the video still had to be rushed to vets. No amount of curiosity or clout is worth harming a furbaby to see if it would survive a fall. 0_0

[@salviadenote6935]

Being an owner of a cat (and loving it) makes my trust for you as a person go up ninety percent.

[@cutecatscatlovers]

Beautiful 💕

[@MR_Foffe]

Being the servant of a cat* :)

[@AndrewFishman]

NO ONE owns a cat. NO ONE. I care not what they pretend, the cat owns them.

[@azzythesmol]

​@@AndrewFishman as a cat owner I can confirm My cat adopted me not the other way around lmao

[@LueLucifer]

​@@geekzombie8795I think you might have read it wrong 😂 CuteCatsCatLovers. That's how it's probably meant to be read.

[@cabbagenut]

Can confirm, seeing you with a cat was definitely even cuter than usual.

[@E-plunksna]

Yes, I confirm it too, it was cuter indeed :))

[@misc.7659]

No fr I’m actually in love a little bit 🩷🩷😳

[@kgpz100]

Shit was crazy, suddenly I was like "hope this man gay" lmao

[@myaltaccount4438]

now kiss

[@pikapichu5]

It is genuinely so interesting how cats are able to detect changes in their human owners, and even help them. My partner has an immune system of steel, but covid knocked him flat on his ass and left him bedridden and dazed for several days. That entire time, one of our cats stayed with him, only moving to use the litter box--i had to coax her into eating. She would *not* leave until he was up and lucid, and even then she hung around to make sure he was totally okay. She's never done anything like it before or since. (Unfortunately, these cuddle sessions ended up with her on his chest, where he was trying to breathe from, but points for enthusiasm girlie.)

[@thathollowknightplushthath1465]

Due to the origin of covid 19 as a vaccine, stronger immune systems tend to suffer the virus more because it was made to make you react. Wish you the best of luck out there.

[@RandomCarrot2806]

For that last bit, I'm guessing the cat was trying to get on his chest to use it's purr to speed up healing

[@CJ-ni9yb]

I had a mastectomy and my cat tried to lie down on my chest, when usually she prefers my legs. She was barely willing to move down a bit. She knew exactly where I was hurt, but she didn't understand that her weight caused me more pain.

[@lucasjacksonsighh]

that reminds me of how whenever i get sick, my cat sits with me and purrs and refuses to leave unless to use the litter box i love him so much hes the best cat

[@hedgehog3180]

@@thathollowknightplushthath1465 what the fuck are you talking about

[@theoldbear4213]

One of my grandmother's cats didn't detect her cancer, or we don't remember if he did, but when she was dying, he sat in the window next to her bed, and never left her side. Mind you, this was a cat who was always ornery to everyone. But in the end, he cared. I always point this out to my mother when she talks about him having been an awful cat(he died like 8 years after my grandma).

[@bananaeclipse3324]

This is probably less wholesome then you’d like to think. When someone is near death they tend to run hotter than normal and are also often given heated blankets. Kitty was probably just sitting next to your grandma for the warmth.

[@cavlactdiss7863]

​@@bananaeclipse3324Yes, Because the window it was depicted sitting in was heated... 😅😅😅 ... Sarcasm aside, that's a valid point, though there are plenty of stories if animals and their favorite people on their dewth beds...

[@davidhollenshead4892]

He was only quietly waiting until your grandmother stopped breathing, as then he was planning on eating her eyes and other bits...

[@fellowfloof1825]

@@davidhollenshead4892…except the cat probably loved the grandma and knows they already have food being provided to them. Cats don’t just wait for their loved ones to die just to eat them, cats only eat their dead loved ones because they are hungry and don’t have an alternative food source

[@pathetic-traveller06]

​@@davidhollenshead4892I hope this is a joke.

[@Evilofhumanity]

Honestly cats know their worth and will flaunt it all over _everyone_

[@caesarsalad1170]

and make us adopt them. Rather they adopt *you*

[@ezekielcaselton5842]

"I can warn you of cancer...BOW HUMAN!"

[@thalmoragent9344]

On gawd, Cats are THEM

[@hydrolysis77]

⁠@@caesarsalad1170 sometimes my cat will start meowing for no reason, I think sometimes he is looking for me

[@Zvxers7]

​@Oppenheimer797the nuclear bomb is done?

[@ChristopherAyers-fy2sx]

"Ooops Darnit! Fell off a cliff again...(Yawn) Oh well I'll do better tomorrow...

[@fxxthreez125]

One of my cats came home with a broken sternum one time. We took him to the vet, were told there was basically nothing that could be done to help him heal and that he'd just have to do it on his own. Couple weeks later he was right back to normal. Absolutely wild creatures

[@rridderbusch518]

As a kid our Maine Coon cat went missing for 2 weeks. Seems he got hit by a car and had pulled himself home with his front legs. He stayed under my bed for 6 weeks. I took care of his needs. He healed 100%.

[@adry3211]

Damn they have a healing factor now??

[@cj.59]

Mf has fast regeneration

[@LaNoir.]

@@rridderbusch518 I hope you also dragged him to the vet

[@rridderbusch518]

@@LaNoir. I was 7 at the time. All I could do was to take care of him 24/7, otherwise my mother would've had him put down. I'm so glad he healed! ❤

[@skyes8977]

Can confirm showing the cat definitely helped your chances lmao. Also I can only imagine someone going for medical care in ancient Egypt and them saying “here hold this cat”

[@susie9893]

Actually I think this proves the intelligence of ancient Egyptians. They saw the potential in this small creature and adopted it into every household as live-in pest control. But they also trained it to actively hunt for the family. It's interesting Lately I've been considering the potential of small animals for hobby farming. A large dog is great and all but takes a lot of feeding. A small dog (breed dependent) can give you many of the same advantages at minimal cost (they also tend to outlive larger dogs). Cats can be trained for pest control, just gotta time their hunting periods to align with their instinctual rhythms (they hunt most at dawn and dusk)

[@danguarino1045]

Ah. The original CAT scan.

[@cutecatscatlovers]

But ❤

[@Mussi93]

@@susie9893 But small dogs are not cute and cuddly. They're annoying little shits most of the time.

[@AdderTude]

"By revelation from Bastet, she recommends to hold one of her divine emissaries."

[@Blio_]

I melt instantly when a cat meows. It’s literally primal instinct. They have the entirety of humanity in their back pocket and there’s really nothing we can do about it.

[@schabowy6149]

We should get rid of them, they are sadistic predators

[@unaincreibleroca3427]

people who kill cats:

[@remveel2443]

No. You got the cat virus

[@Kingsley_Shat]

@@remveel2443 pussy-whipped**

[@kanashimi4356]

Ancient Egyptians can verify that one

[@Guava11534]

So in our new house my brother refuses to let any of our cats go upstairs where he stays. We don’t have a way to block off that area so we just stacked a bunch of boxes and created this wall that’s almost as tall as me. Well we have this one cat named Khloe who’s tiny and black and she loves to explore. Khloe saw the wall and did this tiny little whine because she wanted to go up there so 5 seconds later she just hops her way on top of the boxes clearing the distance like it was nothing. My entire family was in the living room when that happened and we all saw it and were very impressed with her lol.

[@DonnaBarrHerself]

Cats can target NERVES. A reptile handler visiting a school here, who had been chomped on by everything from rattlers to gila monsters, was asked by breathless schoolchildren which hurt worst. Without missing a beat, he replied, "housecat."

[@Felidae-felicis]

Yes, i love play fighting with my cats but guarddang those mf can bite. And they usually bite on my nerves. Oh yeah, if a cat bites ya. Push, don't pull.

[@callmecharlie4250]

my cat goes specifically for the tendons in my wrists. it really freaking hurts.

[@boxman5381]

This why i hate cats they’re just so rude I’m okay with any other cat except house cats house cats are just rude and climb on everything

[@Pherioxus]

So that is why my cat manages to always miss the important arteries on my wrists when play fighting him, he does it on purpose.

[@callmecharlie4250]

@@boxman5381 really? it's climbing you take issue with? personally I love watching my cat nimbly race across all of the raised surfaces in my home. house cats are also small prey animals, so being off of the floor or under something gives them safety and confidence.

[@sarcosatch1860]

I grew up with a cat that was known on my street as the meanest cat around. She was my mom’s from before marriage, and my dad just had to accept her existance. The cat barely accepted his. The amount of bites and scratches he got over the years, I’m amazed he didn’t just secretly off the cat at some point. When I was born, this cat decided I was her kitten. She slept around my head when I was a toddler, and even when I did typical kid things to her (pull her tail, carry her wrong) she’d just give me a quick smack and hiss. She never bit me, ever. My dad spent a lot of time complaining about that cat, but when we eventually had to put her down at 19 years, dad was the one who cried the hardest. He held her as she fell asleep. 😢 I’ll definitely get a cat again in the future, but it’s going to have to be a hairless one. I’ve gotten sensitive to cat hair (mites I guess) as an adult.

[@kellybraun7048]

Most cat/dog allergies are based on a specific protein they produce, which we get exposed to with the shedding of fur (and skin cells, like all mammals). There are cat and dog breeds that produce less of that protein, some to the point they’re considered hypoallergenic. Russian blue and Abyssinian are cat examples- my husband is allergic and has asthma, but he can put his face into our cat’s fur and have no allergic response.

[@GaMeRfReAkLIVE]

The reason the cat attacked your dad was because it was allowed to. I guarantee your mom wouldve yelled at him if he hit it back to teach it its not allowed to do that which just allowed it to continue

[@Animanarchy]

I think domesticated cats are instinctively more gentle and forgiving with babies and small children, recognizing them as innocent blameless human kittens.

[@messagegoeshere741]

For anyone who has cats despite their allergies, I would recommend high quality air purifiers. A life saver that lets me sleep

[@d-meth]

My parents cat allowed me to do all sorts of stuff to her, like drag her around (I was too small to lift her off the ground so her hind legs were just dragged between my legs as I held her under her armpits), push her around in a stroller or cover her in sand. She also slept with me and purred to me and woke up my parents to come get me when I woke up as an infant, I heard she nipped them when they didn't get up fast enough. Forget sleep training me, cat wouldn't allow 😂 Cats are the best. She also "guarded" me against the neighbor's dog whom I antagonized by running a stick along the fence until she had enough and crawled into our yard where my cat chased her from yelping.

[@Barbell_Bolter]

I was staying at hotel, my cat fell 16 stories. Came out of the ordeal with not a single scratch, especially surprising since she’s a hefty chonker. So glad she’s still going strong all these years later. 🥰

[@santiagoosses5248]

The cat: "Sorry I tripped"

[@tontobonto2073]

Bro has 8 lives left

[@achimdemus-holzhaeuser1233]

Lower falls are actually more dangerous to cats, because the don't have the time to turn the right way.

[@nitrocatofficial6939]

11:44 that Halo *yoink* had me rolling! 😂😂

[@mhuston865]

My friend's cat has actually woken her up from sleep to alert her that her son's blood sugar was dangerously low. It has happened at least three times over a couple of years. Never been trained to do it.

[@Julia-lk8jn]

Sounds nuts, but it's not even surprising: there are attempts to train dogs to detect cancer, because they can smell at least some cancer sorts. And diabetes patients can get acetone breath (smells a bit like nail polish, because acetone is a solvent) when their blood sugar level is out of whack. The scent is so characteristic that even humans can detect it. (For that matter: before modern chemical analysis, unusual smells on the breath, skin etc were recognized as being characteristic for some diseases, and used for diagnosis. Sounds weird, I know, but then cutting people open to heal them probably sounds weird too if you've not grown up with it. Science marches on.)

[@theletterm8865]

I now have my own weird health-related cat story! A few months ago, out of the blue, my cat started sitting next to me on the couch. Skittles is typically a grumpy old man who doesn't tolerate physical affection aside from pettinn and scratching (he's getting more tolerant of being picked up), and he would never sit next to any of us after he turned one. So to say this was out of the ordinary is an understatement. As the days went by, he became more and more insistent on sitting by my side. He would step onto the arm of the adjacent couch, gingerly stretch over to me, walk over me, and sit at my side. There were times that I could hold him on my lap (_completely_ out of character!) for a few minutes. Stranger still, Skittles didn't seem happy about this. If anything, he was acting very anxious and flighty aside from this behavior. He's normally a little nervous anyway, but it was definitely heightened. After about three days of this, he just refused to leave me alone. Would not let me walk by myself, with the sole exception of the bathroom (because I would close the door) - even then, he was always waiting right outside. By this point I was already worried for his health - but not for my own. At 2:00 PM, I was walking into the kitchen when, with no warning whatsoever, I fell to the ground (and knocked over a bunch of stuff). My legs just sort of... stopped holding me up. I fell on my behind, arms and legs straight out in front of me, shaking vigorously. Didn't lose consciousness - but just sat there, eyes wide, shaking for around ten seconds. Then I got up and just walked into the bathroom like I intended, drafting a text to my mom. We went to the hospital. Turns out I was fine. Not a seizure, not a stroke - just a really alarming one-off event. I now know that a rare condition called pseudotumor cerebri seemingly runs in my family (mom was hospitalized for this some time ago, after a headache left her unable to speak for a few hours); this was likely the cause of my fall. After I came home, Skittles sat next to me a couple more times - and then never did it again, returning to his usual self. The point is, my cat sensed something was going to happen to me days before it did, and despite my not having any symptoms whatsoever. I'm pretty in-tune with how I feel - there was literally no sign. He was warning me. I'm thankful to have him, and hopefully I can have him for another 8+ years! :)

[@jondekerguelen]

I certainly hope you do, as well. You just have to love cats they are truly incredible. I hope you are doing well my friend.

[@echognomecal6742]

Very glad you're ok & are aware of the condition. ...always have a stand-offish cat that loves you ;)

[@staciecarlson191]

I have 3 kitties: 2 Manx sisters (one Siamese, and one black), and a big male Tabby. Whenever I get really sick and I'm lying in bed, my cats form a triangle around me. They'll stay with me, around the clock until I get better.😊

[@echognomecal6742]

@@bettelouwho awww

[@echognomecal6742]

@@467076 Then just skip it.

[@ruthannes.8531]

When I had COVID, my cats would sniff my breath a lot and sleep on my chest; they’re normally lap cats (never really sleep on our chests) so they could definitely tell I was sick. Also, one of my cats is 22lbs, so it was literally like having a heated weighted blanket on my chest 😂 it was very comforting

[@MODEST500]

Might as well use as a dumbbell for bicep curls

[@shawn.spencer]

I think lap cats are cats who generally like being on you. Because the term chest cats doesn't exist

[@ruthannes.8531]

@cheyennearrow4991 he’s just a big cat (length-wise) and we feed him just the same as his brother who is a normal, healthy weight. It’s just very difficult for cats to lose weight. He’s also very lazy 😅

[@sarahni]

My cat avoids us when we're sick 😂

[@littlebear274]

I was cat sitting when I had it and both of them wouldn't leave me alone the whole time. Just recently their owner got it for the first time as well and I was like "well, at least you get cat cuddles." Then she said she looked it up and cats can catch it so she's trying to keep them away. I decided not to tell her, lol.

[@kanebrantley]

3:20 this meteorologist is from my city, Evansville, IN!

[@CuteLittleNeko]

Yup, I wasn't expecting to see Jeff Lyons on Casual Geographic. lol

[@DankElm]

I adopted my boy at about a year old out the shelter. He was a feral, and had “needs work” wrote on his info page. It was obvious dude was just terrified and let me hold him after I just chilled with my hand in the cage for like 30 minutes. Took him home, and it took like 3 months for him to allow me to see him lol. It was just a dirty litter box and food missing. Slowly came around, and bit by bit he became crazy attached. Now he’s my best friend. Sleeps with me every night and just follows me around outside. These days he roams the fields during the day while I’m at work,(I live in a very rural area, he’s safe), and just runs up to my car when I get home and follows me in. Feel really privileged to have the relationship. It’s purely just friends and mutual respect. He doesn’t need me at all, I couldn’t catch him and force him to come in if I could, but he’s excited to see me and come hang out as soon as I get home. If I’m sitting on the porch he’s just right beside me. I love dogs, had a ton of them but they’re like children. You need to really train, take care of, and protect them. Me and my cat just vibe. He’s just a buddy.

[@OgRic35]

This is how my cat is. I work at over nights at a hotel in a small town. There’s this kinda big field in the back this cat came out of one night while I was taking out trash. Saw him almost every night after that and finally took him home with me. Acts just like how you describe yours and I literally named him “Buddy” lol

[@Lucifersfursona]

Buddy is an ideal cat nickname. “Bubs” is also in rotation

[@DankElm]

@@Lucifersfursona mines name is Franklin

[@Artavius]

@punkyjewster2350 That's so funny, because I call my cat that too. It's not his name, but he knows who I'm talkin' to, lol.

[@oShadowkun]

This sounds like you adopted a feral child.. xD I find it weird when people give human labels to cats, but hey. glad you got a good thing going with your kitty buddy.

[@mermaid_at_heart213]

Maybe I'm biased, but this is my favorite video that you've made. I'm in cat rescue, specializing in rehabilitation. I also live with chronic illness and the cats who have been in my life have saved me way more than I ever did them. They are highly intelligent, pick up on much more and feel more deeply than many people give them credit for. They are truly special creatures.

[@mischiefmanaged172]

Have chronic illness + view animals as intelligent heroes, too

[@EarlFaulk]

Yeah cats get a lot of hate for eating parts of their dead owners even though dogs do the same. Somehow the view of cats as devious exists today

[@sinfulpuritan3430]

Chronic Illness + Cat Lovers Club! I don't know why some people hate them so much (unless they have a bad cat allergy of course, that is understandable).

[@TheOtherGuys2]

A couple more cat facts: Cat impressions aren't limited to vocalizations. When threatened, cats crouch down to hide their limbs, puff up their tail, and lay their ears flat back, while baring fangs and hissing. This gives them the look of a long, round, legless creature with a triangular head that has fangs and hisses, also known as one of the only predators large animals might fear more than a cat: snakes. And yes, that's on purpose. Cats have a body language that they use on each other, but they also understand human body language and what it means. Furthermore, they recognize when humans are trying to imitate cat body language. Cats were never domesticated by humans, but instead are the only animal in history to have domesticated itself. As long as humans have been farming and storing food, those food stores have been attracting mice. Cats found these mouse-buffets a handy shortcut to survival, and committed so hard to moving in that they bred themselves to have instincts for farm life. Not that that diminishes their ability to live in the wild at all.

[@TrentGaines]

And that’s why I love cats.😊

[@lynnie11000]

"Committed so hard to moving in"...their only evolutionary trait!!!😊

[@keppakappa5033]

By FAR the most interesting and horrific cat fact i learned from this is that apparently someone tried to assaasinate that one cat mayor with a DEEP FRYER??? Huh???? For WHY.....

[@YourCapyFrenBigly_3DPipes1999]

Cats are so vital. The internet wouldn't have survived without them.

[@robinharwood5044]

The internet came into existence for cats. So did the universe.

[@Christhreeonesix]

Cat, I'm a kitty cat, and I dance dance dance and I dance dance dance

[@laidesman1997]

​@Christhreeonesix THE FLASHBACK THAT WAS MY FIRST VIDEO I REMEMBER

[@YourCapyFrenBigly_3DPipes1999]

@@Christhreeonesix I think I might have that video on my throwbacks playlist 😂😂

[@SomeYouTubeTraveler]

"There are cat videos on the internet. More cat videos than your TV set." -Robert Benfer

[@dashockpixle4140]

Finding out tigers can mimic their prey unlocks a form of fear I didn't think was possible.

[@dariusbrock2713]

If you see any big cat in the wild, just know it saw you hours ago and your death is not far away😂

[@lornarettig3215]

@@dariusbrock2713Worth it 😊

[@MR_Foffe]

I am worried about what your fear is now Are you fearing a tiger is going to imitate you? Your parents? A cow? Oh, right, same thing

[@markwright3161]

@@dariusbrock2713 If you see the cat it has already decided you're not tasty enough, otherwise you'd just be lights out without a clue... . . . Or it just wants to play with its food first... Tug-of-war with your limbs, a blend of football, bowling, volleyball and skull crushing wack-a-mole with your head, and some kind of double strength Wolverine kickboxing with your torso. Trying to compare to human sports was a bad idea. Nothing compares, and what might come close in history will absolutely be banned under the Geneva Convention and similar. Yes, war is merely a sport to cats if they feel like it. :) And yet I couldn't live without them.

[@lostone9700]

If they ever learn how to use tinder the world is doom. Catfish heaven.