I think I could be..but my female cat keeps jumping in my lap and laying on my lower abdomen, she NEVER comes near me..and she keeps following me around non stop!!
She's got food and water, she isn't sick.
2007-02-07 08:19:05 · 15 answers · asked by pink j 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I believe they do. In fact I believe that my cat was the first to know.
My first pregnancy, my cat kept following me all over and being very affectionate towards me like rubbing his sides up against my legs when I was standing and when I'd sit, he'd jump in my lap and curl up and purrrr and more of course.
It was all so strange, I thought he was just going through some weird phase but then found out I was 6wks pregnant later on and everything clicked in my head when I came home from having the preg. test at the hospital that day and he started acting like that again as soon as I walked in.
2007-02-07 08:25:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe so... The only reason I say this is that while pregnant with my daughter, my notoriously non-affectionate female cat became enchanted with me. She would sleep directly by my abdomen and wake me in the morning while bathing my forehead and hairline.
This is the ONLY time it happened before or after pregnancy.
By the way Congratulations! :) I just found out I am pregnant again (can't wait for the cat to notice! )
Good luck !:)
2007-02-07 16:30:41 · answer #2 · answered by ivy9toes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really think they do know - animals are very intuitive (i mean they can sense earthquakes and stuff right). I have a kitten and since i got pregnant she's constantly lying on my lap with her head resting on my abdomen too, purring really loudly! The funny thing is now that i am 30wks pregnant every time she lies with her head on my "bump" purring, my baby kicks! lol. It is the cutest thing watching what looks like the cat and my baby interact! What makes it funnier is that my baby won't move for the father or grandparents or anyone (as soon as they touch my stomach baby stops kicking) but will react to myself and the cat!
I think this child is like me.... an animal lover! LOL.
2007-02-07 16:26:16 · answer #3 · answered by Smiley One 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of my cats definitely knows. She has had kittens before, and I think she can just tell. She insists on laying down on my tummy every chance she gets, and has been since I was about 10 weeks. If she hears a funny noise when she is laying there, she runs to go check it out. I think she's trying to protect the baby. It's really funny because the cat's purring wakes up the baby, and she starts kicking at the cat. My other cat and my dog ignore me, but my dog did sniff like crazy at my friend's stomach when she first found out she was pregnant. I do think that they can have kind of a 6th sense about it, but I wouldn't depend on your pets to tell you if you're pregnant.
2007-02-07 16:23:30 · answer #4 · answered by Cloth on Bum, Breastmilk in Tum! 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure if there will ever be a for sure way to fidn this out but they do say animals have some sort of instict about that. I swore my dog knew when I was pregant. But don't let your cat be your pregnancy test. Just go find out if you are and then you will know if your cat was right! Good luck with that !
2007-02-07 16:23:01 · answer #5 · answered by Diamond~ I <3 my Son 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think any animal has some kinda of sense that lets them know when their owner is pregnant.. i have a lab and he will not leave me alone! he follows me EVERYWHERE and always lays near me etc. but def don't take them for the final word, take a test, if your cat is right, that would be really cool though! Congrats(if you are) and good luck!
2007-02-07 16:32:47 · answer #6 · answered by bourke 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard that animals can tell it has to do with smell or something I am not sure I know my cat attacks me when I am pregnant not visciously he just likes to jump on my legs a lot he did it in my first pregnancy and has been doing it in this one.
2007-02-07 16:22:33 · answer #7 · answered by Beautiful Dreamer 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some cats do seem to know. Take a pregnancy test and find out.
2007-02-07 16:28:34 · answer #8 · answered by Shelley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They sure do!!! My male cat also knew when I was going into labor. He started humping my arm and I kept having to throw him off into the floor. He wouldn't quit. It's like your body give off a hormone scent or something. My female dog also acted weird with me when I was preggers
2007-02-07 16:26:55 · answer #9 · answered by bluegrass 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my boyfriends cat just starting coming around me when i found out i was pregnant he won't sit on anyone else but he loves to just lay next to me and if my boyfriend trys to pet him he'll move so i can only touch him
2007-02-07 16:28:07 · answer #10 · answered by Kandie B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋