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Dog Repeatedly Breaks Into The Nursery In Order To Warn Parents That There’s Something Wrong With The Baby, Saves Her Life (Plus 30 More Pet-Hero Stories)
When we’re sick, we often brush off our symptoms on things like allergies or the AC. However, when things get real, there's one sign we can’t ignore—our cute pets resting by our side and trying to nurse us back to health. They seem to have a 6th sense when it comes to our well-being and sometimes that intuition can save lives.
Kelly Andrew shared a story of how her hero dog Henry, an 8-year-old Boston terrier, saved her daughter’s life. Both parents knew that their baby had a cold, but the pet could sense that things were getting worse. He "kept breaking into the nursery and waking the baby", which made her feel a bit fed up with the dog. Until her 9-month-old daughter stopped breathing.
The post went viral, touching the hearts of thousands and sparking a conversation about how pets make our lives better. Make sure to read the whole story below and if your four-legged friend has done something heroic as well, share your experience with us in the comments.
Kelly Andrew, a writer from Boston, tells a story about how her four-legged friend Henry saved the life of her 9-month-old daughter
Image credits: KayAyDrew
Image credits: KayAyDrew
Image credits: KayAyDrew
In an interview with Good Morning America, Kelly Andrew mentioned that every time she shooed Henry away, he would go back in as soon as her back was turned. Fortunately, this behavior was not usual for their pet, so it captured their attention just in time for them to rush their baby to the hospital: "She wasn't clearing her airway. She started to turn blue and go rigid, and she just really couldn't get air."
At the hospital, doctors were able to clear the baby girl’s airways and made sure that she was well enough to come back home. The couple didn’t spare kind words towards their furry friend and mentioned that he will receive an additional gift this Christmas.
Image credits: KayAyDrew
Image credits: KayAyDrew
"[We're] definitely spoiling the dog a little bit more," said her husband Jeff. "He was allowed to sleep in bed with me last night, and he's got a steak in his future." Both parents are very proud of the Boston terrier who acted on his intuition: "He's never done anything quite so heroic before," Kelly said.
The post quickly went viral, receiving thousands of likes and retweets with users sharing their own stories. Apparently, there are plenty of pets who did heroic acts in order to assist their humans. Whether it's saving a child from SIDS, helping people cope with depression and mood swings or dealing with seizures, people flooded the thread with tales about their little friends.
Her story went viral and many users started tweeting similar experiences
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Chandelure F-5 3 years ago
I feel like inside the cat's mind, it was saying "...Goodbye... For good, this time..."
Load More Replies... Alexandra Davis 4 years ago
Okay now I'm crying, I'm never going to ignore any of my 6 cats waking me up in the night now. Just incase they're saying their last goodbye.
Anna Tribe 4 years ago
My elderly cat had cancer and she was 18 and the vet said she wouldn't survive surgery and other treatments so I was too take her home and spoil her and give her pain meds until she was too tired for more and after 6 weeks I woke up and she was on the floor and was paralysed on her back. So I called the vet and said I was coming in. She was given the injection and was placed in my arms and my cat licked my arm and stopped breathing. She always licked my arm to thank me for something, this time I like to believe that she was thanking me for caring and loving her and letting her go peacefully. Miss her so much. Rest in peace Agnes
Adonia Wilson-Hanger 4 years ago
My dad's 10yr old husky will sniff dads breath everytime before he goes for a run. If he's not happy with dads blood sugar level he won't leave. He made dad go home once lucky he did as he had diabetic fit.
Krazy Kat 4 years ago
I was in the military in Texas and my cat of 18 years was home in Missouri. I had a vivid dream and my cat appeared and just stared at me. I had the most intense feeling he was saying goodbye. My mother called the next day to say my cat had passed in the night. Cats have souls too. Pretty sure this one will be waiting for me on the other side.
B Davis 4 years ago
My rotti started to become extremely clingy, I thought she was sick but it turned out after months of bullshit I was FINALLY diagnosed 4th stage cancer & given a 2% survival rate!! 3.5yrs of grueling chemo & radiation my Dr was testing me & told me don't get your hopes up I told you remission is almost impossible...I told him I'm fine don't worry!! When the results came back & I was in remission against EVERY ODD imaginable the Dr said how were you so sure you were okay...I told him my rotti!! I explained how crazy she got before my diagnosis & during my treatment but then 1 day she went back to her old self...I just knew!!!💕🐾🐾
Jennifer Robertson 4 years ago
Ty for this. My pretty young father, he's 55, I'm 37, was recently diagnosed wit lung cancer. He's my hero, my bff n my biggest champion. I have always been a Daddy's Girl, so this has been especially difficult for me to cope. Watching him get so skinny n lose all his hair, I hav never seen him w/o at least a mustache, my entire life! His last scan showed no cancer spots but there's still one on his back that was diagnosed stage 4 at the beginning so im not sure if that's shrunk or not bc they have not discussed any surgical options to date. N he is not above keeping something terminal from us to protect us. My parents have been together since they were 14yo! They have the kind of love they write novels n make movies out of. This past year especially has kind of felt like a make the memories while you can kinda thing. So im very torn n have very conflicting emotions. I even wear an old watch of his that doesn't even work, jus so I have him with me. So ty! I needed to hear this!
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Donna Sweeney 4 years ago
I almost died from hyperthyroid, and once it was diagnosed I was on the road to recovery. I was very tired all the time, but one day I laid on the couch and slept for almost 30 hrs with 2 cats and 2 dogs covering me the entire time. I was shocked what day it was when I woke up, and more shocked all 4 pets stayed on me. I am convinced I would be dead had they not been my blanket.
KumagorouBeam 4 years ago
great guess i can go and cut some onions now cause im crying anyway :-(
The question is, how do our pets know that there might be something wrong with us? Well, dogs are known for their sense of smell and people have taken advantage of this ability for hundreds of years—from hunting, detecting drugs and explosives to tracking down diseases. According to science writer Mia Rozenbaum, "Dogs’ sense of smell is so subtle that they can notice the slightest change in human scent caused by disease."
Dogs are already known for detecting cancer, malaria, Parkinson’s disease, COVID-19 and more. For example, "Canines proved to be able to correctly pick out the scent of children infected with malaria parasites 70 percent of the time, from socks they had worn all night," she wrote.
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Summer Mason 4 years ago
I wish I would of let our cat in our room when we brought our son home. He might of saved him by waking me up on time.
Agnes Jekyll 4 years ago
Oh Summer, I'm so so sorry. You did everything right, everything. When the worst happens, our brains go through all the ways that might have made the outcome different, it's what our brains do, but please let me tell you again, you did everything right.
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Lauren 4 years ago
Bless y'all! My mother's first child passed away from SIDS. As if parent anxiety was enough when children are awake, they have to be hyper vigilant when they sleep!
margaret Genders 4 years ago
My dog Cinders sniffed out my cancerous growth on my shin in time to have it all cut out.
Ivy la Sangrienta 4 years ago
The baby may have stopped breathing but he/she didn't have sids. Since the D stands for Death.
KimB 4 years ago
Don't know why you were downvoted you're not wrong SIDS is an acronym for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome...what she had was apnea or absence of breath which is what SIDS is until the death part.
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Marie Wilkinson 4 years ago
When my son died my cat never left me and still 2 years later he is like my gardian angel
Lisa Lowry Taylor 4 years ago
Wow. So glad you’re alive to tell that adorable story. (Love that he peed on your dad)😂
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Aria Whitaker 4 years ago
Yes! Kitty loves her, just in her own grumpy way :)
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Demongrrrrl 4 years ago
My cat lay close to me, against my side, when I had pneumonia. That was the only time.
David Lock 4 years ago
You had a temp. Cats not one to turn down a great sleeping heater.
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Anastasia Kress 4 years ago
I didn't let my pets near me when i had covid. I was scared that they would also catch it.
Got Myself 4 Dwarves 4 years ago
My cat always seems to know when I'm in more pain than usual, and he'll not leave my side and lies on my purring. It's really nice but sometimes I just want left alone given that I'm suffering
Apparently, they are able to sniff out signs of illness even before a person gets sick. Rozenbaum said there’s been research where dogs were able to pick up biochemical changes in the body that would lead to a narcoleptic moment. They notified the humans in advance so that they would get to a safe place and avoid getting injured. Also, when it comes to people who have diabetes, dogs can assist with knowing when the blood sugar level is spiking or dropping.
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Alicia GriffonLady 4 years ago
When i was working in a nursing home there was a couple who had a whole room to themselves and were allowed to have their cat with them. The husband died and a new resident was moved in. The cat was not amused. The cat began peeing on the new roommate's belongings and bed. Poor little cat thought he was protecting papa's territory.
Carol Byron 4 years ago
Bless you Fred. Such a good boy. We love you. We see your guarding the family you 💕💕
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ALEXIS CISNEROS 4 years ago
im usually terrified of Chiuwawa's, but this one seems like a real sweety
Load More Replies... KimB 4 years ago
Chihuahuas are great companions and seeing how strongly they bond with their owners they make excellent alert dogs. Have to start training them very young and be patient because they are so very stubborn. I'm so in love with this breed and nothing beings a smile to my face like my chis going crazy when I get home because "mommy is home"! Followed by lots of kisses and pets...and of course treats! :)
Harri Ellis 4 years ago
My cat was raised with a dog, but when her owner died they were adopted separately. But now she has a boyfriend. A 6 pound long haired chihuahua who is also a support dog. He stands on his front paws and walks around her before going in for a snuggle. Cutest thing ever.
Stella Childers 4 years ago
My SD was a self-trained (detecting and medical alerting on me just came naturally to her...she ended up "training" my family and me lol) chihuahua also...I miss her so much!
veronica bingham 4 years ago
Big or Small if they have your heart there is no denying their Connection!
Even though there’s been plenty of research showing that dogs are able to bring different diseases to light, it will take a while for them to be used in the clinics. "Researchers mostly still don't know exactly what chemical compounds dogs detect to alert to the presence of the disease," Rozenbaum explained.
"Knowing more precisely what the dogs are noticing would allow their training to be standardized, but even then the skepticism of the medical community might prevail. Not all doctors would want to rely on a dog to make a diagnosis."
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Amy Taylor 4 years ago
I can't tell you how many times one of my multiple rescue pets have alerted me of danger. I once yelled at my dog for barking and waking up my newborn, then the next morning I realized that my car had been broken into. She tried to warn me and I felt horrible for yelling at her.
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Nikki Sevven 4 years ago
Always get up and see what your dog is barking about. Sure, nine times out of ten, it'll be a squirrel. That tenth time, though, might save your life.
Since it might take some time before we see our furry friends dressed in lab coats and writing down their conclusions, we can enjoy their company at home. Such friendship definitely has its perks, because it appears that canines keep you in good health.
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David Lock 4 years ago (edited)
It seems you are now stuck to your couch. Pebbles knows it, and knows you just started to get the feeling you need to urinate. You may be let up soon…maybe.
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Dog owners have a lower risk of heart disease and are more resilient to stress because having one running around your house means you have to make some lifestyle changes. When you get a dog, you have to take it for a walk at least twice a day, and there’s no way of avoiding it. Increased physical activity strengthens your body and spending more time outside makes you calmer and generally happier.
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Katy McMouse 4 years ago
I hope she's allowed to go anywhere she wants now. God bless sweet babies like her.
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Pangolin Pal 4 years ago
Not so unusual - well-fed pet kitties don't really want to harm smaller animals, they just love to bat them around like toys. Plenty of cats are on the record as befriending hamsters, pet mice, pet rats, hedgehogs and other small creatures -- cats are naturally friendly, they just need to be encouraged to be nice to other creatures, and given lots of playtime with kitty toys.
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Our four-legged friends are truly one of the greatest things that happened to humankind. Our pets not only improve our well-being and protect us from different dangers but also spread joy in the whole house. So while we might "not deserve them", we are sure lucky to have them.
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AnnaBanana 4 years ago
I have a smallish poodle and I live alone. In a rural area. I'm very grateful for his alert barks!
Elizabeth Johnson 4 years ago
Nothing quite so close here but where I live there's a forest between my house and the one behind us. Years back when I had my first Pomeranian, Tasha, who was quite large for a Pom (19 lbs of almost solid muscle) I let her outside from the back deck around 1am one night. She had quite a big bark for a Pom to begin with but that night she took off towards the fence barking like crazy deeply enough you'd think she was at least three times the size she was. I then saw someone take off into the forest, they had been right up against the back fence where the yard ended and the forest began and we're almost by the gate into the yard. It's likely they were going to try to break in or something, but that Pom scared them off. The only thing that kept me from freaking out was imagining how he'd react if he knew he'd been running from a Pomeranian when the way he took off was more in line with how one would run from a mean junkyard dog or pitbull.
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Mamma Tiger 4 years ago
My cat does this. He will Pat my face and meow at me, day or night. I know to check my blood sugar. He will catch it before I do. Also I have Myasthenia Gravis and if I start overdoing so my muscles get weak he will put his little body against my legs to brace me (as if he can hold me up) and meow. I have collapsed and blacked out before and he runs and gets my dad yowling and fussing for dad to follow him. Cat has never had any training but has saved my life more than once.
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Anna Tribe 4 years ago
One day after I got my elderly cat she started jumping on me to get me to lie down. Woke up a while later on the floor. I'd had a seizure. After that every time she started jumping a and pawing me I'd go lie down and each time I'd have a seizure. After she passed away I've lost count of how many times I've woken up on the floor bruised and battered from seizing and falling on the floor. I miss her
divydumdrop hello 4 years ago (edited)
I hope you’re able to get a seizure alert animal
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E2U&U2 4 years ago
My oldest climbed from a chair to a table to the counter and pulled herself up on top of the refrigerator about the same age that she started walking which was 9 months. I kept her on a leash for years because she was fast and had no impulse control. People would snarl at me, "You know she's not a dog," I'd just smile back and say "You're right. She's also alive, so we're good." My second was so slow she'd sit down in the middle of the street if I wasn't actively holding her hand. The two of them together were sheer madness sometimes. But they're in their 30s now and no worse for wear so I guess I did okay.
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Mean Red B 4 years ago
My parent's German shepherd (a she) is very protective of my daughter. I can leave them two and I know that they will be alright. Once my daughter started running away from me, a three year old can be surprisingly fast and not very obedient. My parents live in a forest, so no big deal in general, but this time she started running towards a forest road, on which very often quad drivers would just zoom at unreasonable speeds. The dog just turned on hyper speed and ran in front of my daughter to stop her into running on this road. My kid bumped onto the dog, hugged her and both came back to me. I've seen many times how the pooch is standing between my kid and something potentially risky or stupid. Also we have six cats at home, they also deserve a post here :)
Shirley Bell 4 years ago
Simple, they climb fences,Gates or squeeze through small openings, my younger brother was escape artist, my parents did everything they could to stop him.🤗 but they only got grey hair.
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Micheal Sharp 4 years ago (edited)
@TwirlyMcSwirl Nope sorry.. I strongly disagree... I honestly believe your story is just as impressive as the others... I think any story where an animal saves a human life is just extraordinary and just goes to show how insanely smart animals can be and also when it comes to saving lives it's not just limited to domesticated animals, which I think is pretty damn cool... Hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year...
Banana Bear 4 years ago (edited)
Oh thank god I thought you were going to be like: Nope sorry all made up, cats don't do that. LOL
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freefall 4 years ago
My dog sniffs my eyes every day after work. Not certain why but that's my baby!
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Pheebs 4 years ago
My parents had a dog when my older bro was an infant. Things the dog did: 1, refused to let my grandfather anywhere near my bro when being loud; 2, jumped through a window (shattering it) because he wasn’t allowed to accompany my bro outside; 3, got hit by a car saving my bro. Mind you, the dog also ran away from my other grandparents’ house a few years before all that, walking about 10 miles to my parents’ new home because he wanted to live with them. He’d never been to the new home.
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
He knew he needed to be with your brother. Animals are like that. They pick their special person, and stick by them like Velcro. It’s truly an honor to be chosen by them, btw.
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BookCrazyTeen 4 years ago
When my dad was a baby his mom was distracted for a couple seconds while at a park, he started crawling towards the street, a huge Saint Bernard grabbed him by his diaper before he could crawl into traffic and pulled him out of the way! My dad has told this story a dozen times.
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
When I was a toddler, we lived on a farm that was on a rather busy road. We had a fence with a gate in it that faced the road (the gate was for my brothers to get on the school bus). One day, my mother (who was a housewife—-this was in like 1962 or 1963) took me out on the front porch with her while she was doing something out there (like sweeping up, shelling peas, or shucking corn), and our St Bernard, Heidi, came along. I think the phone rang or something, and since I was playing with the dog she figured it was OK to go inside for a minute, fully intending to keep an eye on me through the front window. Once she was gone, I apparently made a beeline down the front walk to the door in the fence and that busy road. Heidi immediately came running down after me, passed me, and plopped all 150 of her furry pounds down in front of that gate, knowing I wouldn’t be able to get past her. My mother wasn’t far behind, but it was Heidi who got to the gate in time, and saved my life by keeping me away from that road. Loved that dog, and have always loved St Bernards because of her.
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Amy Taylor 4 years ago
they really are wonderful creatures. When my mom died, my cats wouldn't leave my side, and I was pregnant at the time, and couldn't take my anxiety meds, and he would lay his head on my belly and wrap his arms around it.
Annie Bieber 4 years ago
I rescued a kitten this fall..or I should say...someone found a tiny sick kitten on the side of the road, handed to me & SHE saved me. Amazing what the power of unconditional love can do to change a life. ✌
Joan Zatorski 4 years ago
As having coped with depression for much of my adult life, I have walked a similar path as you & zoponex. I too know it can get better. I'm so glad Sin is with you & that you are together. I wish you peace.
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Stephanie Barr 4 years ago
I wonder if this is where the myth that cats were smothering babies came from. Cats were trying to get us to save dying children and got blamed.
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Levi Ackerman 1225 4 years ago
My cat loki does this when I'm feeling depressed or crying I love him so much
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I Just Changed My Name 4 years ago
Nursing my Oma who just had a knee replacement. Praying your surgery and recovery go well. It’s not easy.
Joan Zatorski 4 years ago
I just had a hip replacement & found it helpful--but not an easy recovery nor a quick fix. Your Looney is a great dog!
Bobbie Meyers 4 years ago
Looney...great Pittie name, they are such goofballs! I want one so bad, hubby just doesn't care for larger dogs. I almost got a red heeler/Pit mix, stunning dog, but it was not a good fit with hubby or our Lethal White Aussie we had. (Miss you Sara, my beautiful white rabbit).
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Romenriel 4 years ago
Fyi, one can't be allergic to melatonin. It's naturally produced in brain every night, so if you were allergic to it, you'd suffer from the reaction all the time. I don't question that the story happened, but the diagnosis is not precisely correct.
Drew 4 years ago
You can be allergic to factory produced melatonin because the chemical compound is different than what is found naturally in the body
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s. vitkovitsky 4 years ago
Tablets contain binders and preservatives, most likely that was the culprit.
KimB 4 years ago
Exactly! I'm allergic to an antibiotic that I got in an IV without problems...took the same drug in a tablet and broke out in hives...sometimes those inactive ingredients are a real pain lol!
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Marilyn Giardini 4 years ago
Just like babies who are allergic to their own Mother's milk: Lactose intolerant 🙂
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Lillukka79 4 years ago
I once woke up to my cat holding a paw to my mouth and looking annoyed. I think I was talking in my sleep and disturbing his sleep.
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Shannon Fry 4 years ago
I was getting thunderclap headaches on and off for over a month. Three emergency room visits and a visit to a neurologist without diagnoses. Kept being told it was migraines. My dog would not leave my side. She even followed me to the bathroom, EVERY TIME. If I laid in bed for two days, she only left to go potty, then right back in bed with me. After doing research I found that berry aneurysms can be caused by a rare vascular disease that I have called fibromuscular dysplasia (NOT fibromyalgia!). Told my doc and she ordered an MRI which showed a leaking brain aneurysm. I had brain surgery two days later. My dog knew something was terribly wrong and refused to leave me alone for even a minute. Almost 16 years I had her, and I miss her so much. Best ESA ever.
Lissy 🤘 4 years ago
I am so happy for you..... dogs are really the best ❤❤❤❤
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Off Grid Alaska 4 years ago
My moms annoying chihuahua started acting crazy one day, kept jumping on her head and scratching. I put him down he would jump right back. Moments later she had a massive stroke that was fatal.
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Joan Zatorski 4 years ago
Chronic illness is such a challenge! I'm so glad you have your animal helpers!
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Pheebs 4 years ago
My cat does rounds every evening - 3 circles around the inside perimeter at bedtime, checking each person/animal/door/window. She likes to sleep cuddled up to one of us, but will only sleep for a short time if no one else is awake so she can do rounds. If someone is awake, she’ll zonk right out. As soon as you go to bed, she’s up and patrolling.
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
In other words, at your house the overnight “graveyard” shift is fully covered. Bet you sleep better knowing Security is on the job!
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Kathleen Shannon-Hummel 4 years ago
We had a black lab that did the same. He'd go into everyone's bed room and check on them and then go sleep on the landing on the stairway.
Marilyn Giardini 4 years ago
Over all the years that we have had animal family members ,the dogs and the cats would "Take a Head Count" And a "Health Check"in the evening at bedtime, but Also any time during Day, if everything got Quiet!!❤❤🐕🐈🐱🐶
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Aroace tiger (any pronouns) 4 years ago
It's the onion ninjas! Always making us cry
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Kathy Ditmars 4 years ago
I have two rescue kitties. One is almost 8 and my other is just a baby, 5 months old. I rescued both of them. In October, I got covid. I couldn't do much but sleep. I woke up one time and my boyfriend said, do you know the kitten doesn't leave your side until you wake up. He told me that she gets up on my side and stares at me the whole time I asked him, why is she doing that.. He looked at me and said, she knows your sick.. They both do it when you sleep, they want to make sure your ok. You saved them both, they love you. 🤗
Khalil Razak 4 years ago
Cat's are the best and also dog's and other animals, we surely don't deserve them. I have my two furbabies Lux and Milo who have saved me and my family a couple of times so they are like guardian angel's.
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American Staffordshire Terrier Margy Ritchie 4 years ago
Domesticated in the 15th century and they had packs of them that would alert and attack against enemy's. She was my centurion. She lived 20.4 years and died in between us in bed. When I found her the sing I'm like a bird by Nelly Furtado was playing. It talks about your soul flying away like a bird. Her name was Korat I like the word. Called her Ratsie
American Staffordshire Terrier Margy Ritchie 4 years ago
When I was 17 going on 18 I got pregnant my friends had a Korat and a Siamese. They accidentally bred and she gavee a kitten. She was patent leather black and had really big ears eyes and long legs. My husband said "wtf' is that when she came running sideways with her back arched. We lived in an upstairs apartment. One night I was up at midnight reading and she was where she always was right on the arm of the recliner. We had the old fashioned pull Don shades pulled down. She started growling! I looked up and saw the silhouette of a man peeking through a gap of shade. I screamed my husband jumped out of bed and pumped the 12 gauge shotgun very distinctive sound! He jumped downstairs fell broke his wrist! It was the neighbor! She caught a pervert! Also the Sparkletts man walked on with bottle in his shoulder she attacked him. The landlord was installing a dead bolt with a large drill bit and she jumped on his neck and was trying to strangle him. Korats are a natural wild cat that was
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That_One_Harry_Potter_Nerd 4 years ago
Such a sweet-faced wonderful kitty. I am so sorry for your loss.
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Sabrina Fisher 4 years ago
I am so sorry for your loss. I am a mom to 3 angel babies. And with every pregnancy my cats have always tried to lay on my belly. Even my grouchy old lady who doesn't like to cuddle with me at all. This is the only time they will lay on my stomach otherwise they prefer to keep up on the pillow or beside me. If purrs and love could keep my angels here... they never would have left.
Zozo🤟 4 years ago
Awww that is so sweet! Sorry for your losses😢 Prayers and hugs for you😄
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Robin Virga 4 years ago
I'm so sorry. I've now had two miscarriages in 6 months, and I know what you're going through. You Are Not Alone. (You may also want to consider how much you like your OBGYN; miscarrying naturally is both dangerous and extremely painful. There are meds available to speed up the process and ensure the uterus is empty. You're going to be paranoid about your next pregnancy- if you want one- and it helps to know what your options are.)
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Violet Jensen 4 years ago
I got a snake a bit ago after a fit of depression (we can’t have mammals my brother is allergic) and the dude was super cuddly and helps me overcome my fear of being touched…. In fact I got a bit of confidence and got a gf a few weeks later
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Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
I totally get it. Gotta make sure every one of my babies is home and safe before I can finally get to sleep.
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Miukuu 4 years ago
When I was a teenager, I was deeply depressed. Every night, when everybody else were sleeping, I would cry for hours and often harm myself. Our dog started to sleep next to me every single night. If my door was closed, she would cry until I let her in. If I was crying, she sat in my lap and licked my face. She made me feel less lonely and she was always ready to cheer me up when I needed it the most. I'm sure she knew how much I needed that. She passed away year ago and I miss her so much. I would give anything to see her again, even for a minute. She was my best friend and she saved me.
Agnes Jekyll 4 years ago
Hello Miukuu--what a lovely friend. I'm so glad she was with you when you needed her.
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Jef Bateman 4 years ago
I remember that people used to try to convince us that having pets was not safe. I had a person like that in my extended family. Now we know that pet ownership signify lowers mortality rates - particularly among people with cardiovascular issues, but for other people, too. It is safer to have a pet than not to have one.
Agnes Jekyll 4 years ago
Wow. These stories are amazing. I couldn't read it all--too many onion ninjas.
Sabrina Fisher 4 years ago
I am a mom to 3 angel babies. And with every pregnancy my cats have always tried to lay on my belly. Even my grouchy old lady who doesn't like to cuddle with me at all. This is the only time they will lay on my stomach otherwise they prefer to keep up on the pillow or beside me. If purrs and love could keep my angels here... they never would have left.
Christoph 4 years ago
Sad and one of my earliest memories. I was just old enough to ride my tricycle up and down our front yard. I would turn around right at end - but in the street (walk was not wide enough). I was headed out on another run - a truck was coming down our VERY never busy street when our pet chihuahua saw the danger. He jumped on my (like feet first body slam) and knocked me off my bike. Snappy rolled into the street and got hit and killed. Dog ABSOLUTELY saved my like. I was maybe 4 at the most. We were all devastated - including the truck driver.
Amelie Hodge 4 years ago
Maybe not as impressive as other stories, but last summer my mom and I were walking our dog. At the end of the walk we stopped to talk with our neighbour across the street, and did so for a long time. It wasn't extremely hot, only around 75°, but I was getting overheated, and I didn't feel very good. I think my dog was next to me for a lot of that time, and at one point she started pulling towards the house, signalling to go home. When we finally left my vision blurred, and I fell and scraped my knee really badly. The scar is mostly faded away now, but it took a year and a half. I like to think that my dog sensed that I wasn't feeling okay and wanted to help me ❤️
Luttjetrut 4 years ago
My cat once totally freaked out in front of one of my neighbours doors. I even took out the spare keys I had of him, but thought it would be kind of stalky to walk into his house without him knowing. That evening the police came by. They found the neighbour dead: ruptured aorta. I probably wouldn't have been able to save him, but since that day, I always check the neighbours when my cat freaks out.
Trisha Voll 4 years ago
I think I was around 6 yrs old when one day my cat Wild Thing(yes I named her after the song, it was my favorite at the time lol) led a charge and saved me. I was playing alone in the front yard looking for toads or rolly pollies like a diligent lil' tomboy, when I saw a giant angry Great Dane racing through yards straight at me with foaming spit flying and growling barks like no tomorrow. He was maybe 15 feet away and closing fast when all of a sudden Wild Thing leaps over the backyard side fence between us leading around 15 other cats(strays that I secretly fed/watered/played and occasionally snuck them into the house 😂🤭😏😇) on a mad rescue charge directly on to the angry dog's back, head, and rear end! I remember it vividly! Fur flying, it's yelping screams, and my cat's had no mercy so there was also a lil' blood splatter following the retreating trail... Wild Thing was always the leader and she protected everyone that was "her's" lol
Miukuu 4 years ago
When I was a teenager, I was deeply depressed. Every night, when everybody else were sleeping, I would cry for hours and often harm myself. Our dog started to sleep next to me every single night. If my door was closed, she would cry until I let her in. If I was crying, she sat in my lap and licked my face. She made me feel less lonely and she was always ready to cheer me up when I needed it the most. I'm sure she knew how much I needed that. She passed away year ago and I miss her so much. I would give anything to see her again, even for a minute. She was my best friend and she saved me.
Agnes Jekyll 4 years ago
Hello Miukuu--what a lovely friend. I'm so glad she was with you when you needed her.
Load More Replies... Jef Bateman 4 years ago
I remember that people used to try to convince us that having pets was not safe. I had a person like that in my extended family. Now we know that pet ownership signify lowers mortality rates - particularly among people with cardiovascular issues, but for other people, too. It is safer to have a pet than not to have one.
Agnes Jekyll 4 years ago
Wow. These stories are amazing. I couldn't read it all--too many onion ninjas.
Sabrina Fisher 4 years ago
I am a mom to 3 angel babies. And with every pregnancy my cats have always tried to lay on my belly. Even my grouchy old lady who doesn't like to cuddle with me at all. This is the only time they will lay on my stomach otherwise they prefer to keep up on the pillow or beside me. If purrs and love could keep my angels here... they never would have left.
Christoph 4 years ago
Sad and one of my earliest memories. I was just old enough to ride my tricycle up and down our front yard. I would turn around right at end - but in the street (walk was not wide enough). I was headed out on another run - a truck was coming down our VERY never busy street when our pet chihuahua saw the danger. He jumped on my (like feet first body slam) and knocked me off my bike. Snappy rolled into the street and got hit and killed. Dog ABSOLUTELY saved my like. I was maybe 4 at the most. We were all devastated - including the truck driver.
Amelie Hodge 4 years ago
Maybe not as impressive as other stories, but last summer my mom and I were walking our dog. At the end of the walk we stopped to talk with our neighbour across the street, and did so for a long time. It wasn't extremely hot, only around 75°, but I was getting overheated, and I didn't feel very good. I think my dog was next to me for a lot of that time, and at one point she started pulling towards the house, signalling to go home. When we finally left my vision blurred, and I fell and scraped my knee really badly. The scar is mostly faded away now, but it took a year and a half. I like to think that my dog sensed that I wasn't feeling okay and wanted to help me ❤️
Luttjetrut 4 years ago
My cat once totally freaked out in front of one of my neighbours doors. I even took out the spare keys I had of him, but thought it would be kind of stalky to walk into his house without him knowing. That evening the police came by. They found the neighbour dead: ruptured aorta. I probably wouldn't have been able to save him, but since that day, I always check the neighbours when my cat freaks out.
Trisha Voll 4 years ago
I think I was around 6 yrs old when one day my cat Wild Thing(yes I named her after the song, it was my favorite at the time lol) led a charge and saved me. I was playing alone in the front yard looking for toads or rolly pollies like a diligent lil' tomboy, when I saw a giant angry Great Dane racing through yards straight at me with foaming spit flying and growling barks like no tomorrow. He was maybe 15 feet away and closing fast when all of a sudden Wild Thing leaps over the backyard side fence between us leading around 15 other cats(strays that I secretly fed/watered/played and occasionally snuck them into the house 😂🤭😏😇) on a mad rescue charge directly on to the angry dog's back, head, and rear end! I remember it vividly! Fur flying, it's yelping screams, and my cat's had no mercy so there was also a lil' blood splatter following the retreating trail... Wild Thing was always the leader and she protected everyone that was "her's" lol
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