Do Cats have a Sixth Sense?

My little Richie always seems to know when it’s claw clipping time, even when he hasn’t seen the clippers! They get clipped at randomly selected times, and I always wondered why I have to get a quick workout chasing him around just when I’ve decided to give them a neaten up….
Perhaps cats DO have a sixth sense!

My cat, Krystal, will curl up around my neck at least 2 hours before I have a migraine. Then she wont leave me alone until it ends. This also happens anytime I am ill, she wont leave my side. I got her from a garage sale, free, and she is the best thing that I have ever gotten. She is a pure russian blue, and just beautiful.

Years ago when my cat was still alive, she would always know when a big storm was coming as she would hide under a cupboard, the same with earthquakes, she would hide under a table. When my father passed away at the exact same time, my cat layed on my chest, which she had never done. That was really spooky. I did not live at my parents place then but she knew somehow, as we got the phone call about 5 minutes after she had done this, to say he had died. So yes they have a sixth sense.

Yes, my cat has a 6th sence.
He knows when I am about to go away – follows me around, hops in suitcase and just stares at me.
He knows the neighbours next door do not like cats and are very dangerous people to be near. They poisoned the grass he eats and he went through the ordeal of surviving one of his lives and another after they pulled him through the fence and twisted his legs – but once again he escaped.
Now if they come outside, he rushes inside or goes and hides where they can’t get to him.
My mother was at deaths door and this cat never sits – but on this occassion he just sat next to her on the bed and she stroked him.
He stayed and stayed and didn’t want to leave.
Next morning my mother showed signs of improving. His presence saved her life.
He is a great comfort to all who know and love him.

I was weeding my garden, I had gone along about four beds, I had the last one to do, when my cat Ossie started meowing, I thought she wanted food as ususal, so I went inside to feed her. I happened to look out the window and there was a five foot tiger snake just coming out from where I was going to finish off the weeding, he was under the sleeper all the time so I wouldnt have seen him until I put my hand in there. I beleive she knew he was in there and saved my life.

Not sure if my cats have a sixth sense, or are just extremely persistant and intelligent. How is it that they are always waiting for their breakfast (besides being ultra-greedy)? It’s because they work in a efficient tag-team of three …one to annoy me by scratching on the door, one to trip me up as I get out of bed to chuck the first out of the room, and the third to round me towards the bikkies. I should just give up on sleep, it’s doomed from the start!

Many years ago, when I was a student in Melbourne, I lived in a rooming house in Punt Rd, South Yarra, and had a young cat adopt me. My study hours and part time job meant that I could arrive home any time of the day, but would ALWAYS arrive to find Sam in the driveway waiting for me. I wondered if he just spent his whole day there, and mentioned this to some friends from one of the other rooms, who said, “No, most of the time he spends fast asleep in the laundry. He only goes out just before you come home.”
This was in spite of it being a VERY busy road; I used public transport, and had to walk approx 400m from my stop. There is no way he could have heard me arriving – there must have been some other method at work.

I truly believe that cat’s do have supernatural abilities my cat sometimes sits in a spot and just stares at the ceiling for at least 5 minutes as the cat l had before did the same l think that maybe there is something there spiritual that only cats can see or sense and apart from that they have very strong natural instincs smell sounds and sight this is why as other creatures can sense when there is going to be e.g a earthquake and they flee. Cats are very homely and protective of there territory as a example to a experience l had a friend of mine moved in with me with her cat the cat got out we searched and could not find her days later a neighbour rang from her previous home to say that my friends cat was there this cat travelled avoiding being hit on busy roads for roughly 7 miles. So after that l know how important it is to leave your cat indoors at a new place for at least 5 days so they can get used to there new home.

Cuddles always seems to know when there is trouble around as he shies away from people who are trouble. My housemates and I had a guy living with us at one stage who was nothing but trouble, and when he got on the phone to make one of his many abusive phonecalls to the politicians, Cuddles would sense the evil spirits lurking around and either run for cover, or come to me for reassurance.

Our 17 Y.O. long haired adored tabby is psychic, my Husband had a heart attack and she was restless and fussing over him the week before. When he was in hospital she fretted, and he phoned us from the hospital and she perked up when she heard his voice. Since then whenever we are not well she is like a fussy nanny. I am sure she can see illness approaching.

This is not so much about predicting the future, but is to do with my cat sensing something was not right.
I went to India a couple of years ago and towards the end of the trip I became ill and ended up in hospital for a day. I was given medication to enable me to make the flight home, and once home, took to bed for about 2 weeks.
My cat kept vigil. He would only leave my side in order to relieve himself or eat, and then immediately take up his position next to me.
During my illness I had the most dreadful hacking coughs, and if he was asleep during one of my bad coughing episodes, he would awake, stand up about 20cm from my face and look me dead in the eyes with great concern. When I would finish the coughing, he would then smooch my face and curl up as close as he could next to my face/head or chest.
As I started to get a little better in the second week, he allowed himself to leave me for short times, but never went too far away. One time he was sitting on the verandah in the sun outside my bedroom. I started coughing and he was at my side within a split second. It still amazes me when I think of it. One second he was on the verandah, the next he was in front of my face looking at me with concern. He curled up and stayed with me.
As the days went on and I got better, he relaxed his vigil and resumed his normal daily routine of relaxing in the sun outside during the day.
I will always remember how he took care of me. I’m sure he would have made me a cup of tea if he could have. It was so very sweet.

I have two cats one of which is a Birman. Im also a diabetic on insulin and my Birman cat knows when my blood sugar levels get too low and he wakes me up by standing on my chest and miaowing until I get up, he then follows me into the kitchen and waits with me until I have something and my sugars go back up

My cat definitely has a sixth sense. There are many examples:- If a storm is coming he will hide under something in my house, when I’m going out I lock him in the large laundry – when I put my keys on the outside table and walk towards him to pick him up he’ll meow and try to go the opposite way, when I get the cat carrier out he hides because he knows he’s going to the vet and when he hears my daughter’s boyfriends car he hides because he knows someone’s just about to come into the house.

My calico cat has an innate sense of knowing when an intruder is on the property grounds. She jumps on me and her hackles rise and she growls just like one of my dogs.She does this minutes before someone knocks on the door.
I think that is a sixth sense.

They can see if someone is at the door before you knew it. I’ve had cats all my life and they are truly a one of a kind being. They even know how you feel if you’re sad or happy, they will rub their face to you.

I have diabetes and suffer from nerve damage in my feet. Some night I have a lot of pain with them being cold, my cat Tootie, seems to know those nights and will sleep on or very near my feet and her body heat is all I have found that will take the pain away. Warming them any other way causes pain, but not the body heat of Tootie. Other nights she will sleep elsewhere in the house.

All animals have a sixth sense, as humans we did many years ago, but the internet and the telephone have decreased our ability. I heard about a two Rotti’s who loved to go for a walk, every morning they would get so excited about going until one morning – the owner who was a male got them in the car and took then to the usual place. The one dog jumper out and went for a walk but the other just sat there in the back of the car barking, refusing to go. Eventually the man realised there was a problem – he drove home where his wife was waiting, as soon as he got in, he experienced heart pains. Within minutes he had gone into cardiac arrest, that same dog never left his side until the ambulance came. He survived but it was thanks to the dog her survived. Had he of gone for that walk, he would have had a heart attack whilst out and most likely would have died.

Animals have this sense and we need to respect what they can offer can us if we are willing to listen and stop thinking we are superior.

My cat always alerts me before someone visits me she will take off and look for a safe place before there is even a knock on the door she senses a stranger is coming

A cat I had in the past did have (I believe) a sixth sense. When I was living in NZ, she would alert me that an earthquake was coming by being real still and quiet and sitting with me, she also followed me around one day not even letting me go to the bathroom by myself and slept with me all night and I went into labor with my son early hours the next morning. One of the cats I have now sleeps on the floor in my daughters room whenever she is sick so I do feel that cats know more than we know

Yes! Our childhood cat, Sputnik, was well aware that we were changing locations and homes – we were moving from one town to another. Sputnik waited until the furniture had departed with the removal specialists, until our car was piled with what was left for the journey – including ourselves – then leapt in and refused to leave. Fortunately – we wanted to keep her anyway. But Sputnik was determined and would take no refusal in any event! She stayed with us until her peaceful death at a late age – in situ in our new home, surrounded by family and the familiar.

My cat Chloe, has sensed a presence in our house for the last 6months and in this time we have many different things happen, objects being moved and things being thrown and electrical appliances being turned on.
Before this all started, we felt an errie chill go through the room and Chloe was hissing at something we could not see.
There have been other times that Chloe and myself have both felt my mums presence, Chloe has even smooched thing air, but it was like she was smooching somebodys leg.

A sixth sense can be anything that is remarkable about your cat.
For instance, my Baebe is very determined that is food dish is never empty. If that should ever happen he then finds me, no matter where I am, and meows until I follow him to the pantry where his food bag and his dish are — at opposite ends of the room.
We then walk, side by side, to the food bag and turn back toward the food dish.
He then will smell the open bag and goes and stands by his dish until it is filled. I always ask him if this is his food and because he can’t really talk he does the best of all things — like I said he stands by his food dish.
Am I just in love with this “one time Feral” cat that I rescused or what?
This is my story!

On several ocassions various cats which I have known and had have been able to sense things.
My Mother told me thak whenn her Mother (My grandmother) who was an ardent cat lover was dying she could not get the cat to come near her, and she told my Mother ” I know I wont be here long”
Grandmother died a few days later.
I had a cat which had been abandoned durig a thunderstorm at my Mother’s house. Mum could not keep this poor little kittenas she was on crutched from a hip operation, so I took it home with me. As my late husband adI used to travel away from home, this cat got used to living with both families, and she loved Mum as much as us.
My Mother’s last two years she came to live with us as she needed 24 hour a day care. Jackie would go to bed with her and get her off to sleep and then whe woud spread her favours and coe onto our bed.
The day before Mother passed away, the cat sat onher foot stool close to her smiling at her, and would not leave her side.
I also had a red pointsiamese cat, which was on the same mental plane as myself, as he picked me out from the litter. At one time I was going through a very emotional and distressing time, and the cat would appear crawl onto my lap. and stroke my face.
All my friends say I am half cat as I understand their thoughts and wishes, even in my teenage years all my friends called me ‘kitten’

I totally agree with the article!. My kitten Jasper can already predict when I am unwell and does not leave my side and tend to meow(talk) more!

We once had a cat called Minty who, unlike any of the other 13 cats I have owned before or since, always knew about 24 hours in advance if we were planning to take her either to the cattery or the vet, long before her cat basket was removed from its usual cupboard. She would disappear about a day in advance and reappear in another 2 days. We got around this by keeping her inside for 36 hours prior to any such event but on 1 occasion despite having taken this precaution I couldn’t find her when all our 3 pets were due for their yearly shots. After a thorough search inside I gave up and took the other 2 without her. On my return however – lo and behold! – there she was on my son’s bed, as bold as brass! Annoyed, I bundled her into a cat basket and took her straight to the vet. She had the last laugh however – she wet all over me in the surgery!

One of my cats, Nina, seems to have a knack for predicting when a big event is about to happen by bringing a mouse inside. Yes I agree poor mice! A midwife had recently told my partner and I that three days prior to giving birth to each of her children, her cat would bring a mouse inside. Sure enough before my daughter was born in December, Nina bought a mouse inside for three days straight. On the third day I knew to ensure my hospital bag was packed! Then a few weeks later she bought a mouse inside, on the day two of my closest girlfriends had big news, another baby being born and an engagement. She also seems to know if we are going through an emotional or stressful time. I don’t doubt animals have these skills as I’m sure it’s needed for animals living in the wild to ensure survival of the fittest.

The only time my cat, Skiltsey, sleeps on my head is when I have a migraine. I don’t know how she knows but when I am in bed suffering she comes and stretches out along the pillow and keeps my head warm. Doesn’t do much for pain relief but it is comforting.

My ragdoll kept smelling my husband leg and it was always the same spot, he went to the skin cancer doctor at home and guess what, it was a sun cancer. Even the Doctor was impressed.

on a Trip home to visit family i came down with the worst head cold imaginable. I stayed a night a my brothers place where he has 2 beautiful Birmin cats. One was a wee girl called ellie. That night i went to bed feeling so bad and praying i would be well the next morning as i didn’t want to pass on this shocker to my brother as he was already overcoming a severe illness himself. Ellie was very shy of others but as i was staying in her room she hid out and slept quietly on top of a wardrobe avoiding me. During the nite howeva, i awoke to her slowly creep, creeping up to me on the bed where i had a scarf wrapped round my neck to keepthe NZ cold off my tonsils. I didn’t move so she would stay to keep me company—wow,she crawled right on top of me and settled on my chest staring with her amazing blue eyes right into mine for the longest time. She stayed with me all night and my brother was amazed that she had come to me as this was not her way with complete strangers. stranger still was that i felt almost 100% better. That’s when my brother told me of the legend of Birmin cats amazing healing abilitys…..trust me the story is a great one..

We have a cat named Missy. Just over 5 years ago my mother was fighting cancer at home. She was admitted into hospital when her health had deteriorated. Mum was in hospital for approximately 1 month, before she passed away. In all the time mum was in hospital there was no change in Missy, but on the morning that mum passed away Missy jumped up on the chair that mum always sat in when she was at home, and just sat there continuously meowing and lookjng at us. She kept doing this for a number of days until mum’s funeral. then she stopped. For the last 5 years since we lost mum, she has slept on mum’s chair every day and night, yet for the 10 years previous she was hardly ever on that chair. If we have visitors and anybody sits on the chair Missy jumps up and lays next to them and kicks them until they move. How Missy knew mum had died I don’t know, but she did.

I have a very painful condition which can strike without warning. My Blue Oriental, Merlin, senses when I am going to have pain before it happens. He wraps himself as far around me as he can stretch which is not his usual way of sitting with me. Sure enough, pain follows. I have avoided driving as a result of his behaviour which is just as well as the pain is often so severe that it would make driving unsafe.

My cat called Coco knew that we were going to give her a bath, so she let off fart and made us all run out the door!

My Devon Rex Winky (short for wingnut) definately knows when im crook with a migraine or severe pain, it started when i got him as a kitten, the morning after i got him home he ended up with cat flu it was so bad he almost died i stayed with him 24/7 until he got better until 3 weeks later i suffered severe head, neck and back injuries from a horse accident while working in thoroughbred racing stables which landed me in hospital for quite some time by the time i got to come home it was about 3 or so months which i hadnt seen winky but as soon as i got in the door he ran up to me and didnt leave my side as if he knew it was his time to look after me i was so surprised that he even remembered me after all that time. He has always known when ive got a migraine or any severe pain of some sort he’s right there he refuses to leave me unless for the toilet, food and water he has been doing this for the past 13 years he is been my best friend.

Elizabeth Robertson commented on our Facebook fan page:

“My Tootie knows the nights when I have painful feet (from diabetes) and will come and sleep on them, the only way the pain goes away, with her warmth.”

Haru definitely has a sixth sense. She always seems to know when I am upset. Normally she plays outside all day and comes in at dinner time, but whenever I am sad, she comes inside, jumps on my lap and just purrs and snuggles me until I feel better. Maybe she knows that her purrs calm me? She does the same when I am sick or hurt, too.
My younger brother is blind, and she seems to understand that he is a lot different to the other people she has met. Usually, she hates people touching around her face, and getting overly “touchy-feely” with her, but being blind, when Zac pets her he likes to touch around her face to be able to “see” what she looks like, or he sometimes picks her up the wrong way because he cannot see her, and Haru doesn’t mind at all. Whether she is just tolerating it, or she somehow knows, I am unsure but I know that she understands that my brother is different.
Also; there have been times where I have seen a ghost or spirit in my room which of course, frightens me. But with Haru in the room, she just stares at certain spots on my walls, and sometimes I see her gaze follow something around the room, perhaps it is the spirit of my dead father and Haru can somehow see him. Either way, I have a strong feeling that cats have some kind of sixth sense.

Koopa helped me through a really tough time. When my beautiful cat Munchkin passed away I was distraught. He was my affectionate little baby and was always talking to me and snuggling and cuddling me. Koopa was always the playful one and never stood still long enough for me to pat him. When I was mourning the death of Munchkin, Koopa never left my side, he would sleep in my arms all night, I think because he knew I would miss Munchkin doing so. He was so loving towards me for the time I needed support, he even licked my tears from my face one night. Now that I am a lot happier he is back to his normal playful self but I will never forget how loving he was in my time of need.