I was reading an article about a cat in the US that predicts predicts people's death and sits on their bed in the hospital just before they die - http://au.news.yahoo.com/070726/2/141yk.html
and also seen medical dogs who can 'predict' seizures in patients with epilepsy or diabetic complications.
Is it that they really have premonitions or are just soneone in tune with messages that the body sends out when something is going badly?
Also...is a premonition not really a 'vision', but an ability to tune into messages that the universe/people are sending out?
2007-07-26 12:54:34 · 11 answers · asked by Nikita (Australian) 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
No, it's not supernatural, it's simply that animals are more sensitive and aware of their environment. A great deal of proof exists showing animals vacating an area right before an earthquake or going to ground before a huge storm.
The same way the sense minute changes in the ground, barometric pressure and such that human senses are dull too, they also can sense subtle changes in another creature's body that can lead to illness or death.
Even humans can do this to some degree. Have you ever felt how the air is "electrified" right before a lightning storm? It's the same thing.
It's tied into their predator/prey instinct. If you're ever on a dark street, alone, at night, and you see a stranger nearby, and feel "threatened"for no apparent reason, but "Know" they're concentrating on "you" in a hostile way, that's also the same concept.
2007-08-01 16:56:00 · answer #1 · answered by Jemma 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have seen/read several things about dogs predicting seizures, the cat is new to me. In the case of the dogs, these were well observed cases, and the dogs were able to reliably predict the seizures. While science has thus far been able to discover how dogs are able to do it, there have been efforts (I'm not sure if they have met with any successes) to cultivate this behavior in dogs.
I am certain that this is not some sort of "psychic" or "sixth sense" but instead the dog's ability to notice some sort of symptoms in the body that precede the seizure.
2007-07-26 20:50:59 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin M 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Whilst there is some anecdotal evidence (which is, unfortunately, worthless) to support this, there is NO scientific evidence.
I too read the story to which you are referring....first of all...it's a dementia hospital which, sad to say, is where most of these people are sent to die. So, right off, the cat has a good chance of picking a "winner". Then, the article doesn't say how many people survived the curse of teh cat of the bed. It could be thousands. Lastly, it is possible that as the body breaks down on it's final slide towards death it is producing a chemical byproduct which the cat is attracted to.
2007-07-26 20:08:31 · answer #3 · answered by l z 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not supernatural, it's simply that animals are more sensitive and aware of their environment. A great deal of proof exists showing animals vacating an area right before an earthquake or going to ground before a huge storm.
The same way the sense minute changes in the ground, barometric pressure and such that human senses are dull too, they also can sense subtle changes in another creature's body that can lead to illness or death.
Even humans can do this to some degree. Have you ever felt how the air is "electrified" right before a lightning storm? It's the same thing.
It's tied into their predator/prey instinct. If you're ever on a dark street, alone, at night, and you see a stranger nearby, and feel "threatened"for no apparent reason, but "Know" they're concetrating on "you" in a hostile way, that's also the same concept.
2007-07-26 20:09:31 · answer #4 · answered by Pooka 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Some animals have been proven to have enhanced abilities to detect - not predict - when the symptoms are present. They can most likely smell it, just like you can tell when someone has been eating garlic. Psychic? I think not.
2007-07-31 02:43:05 · answer #5 · answered by Yarnlady_needsyarn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard about animals like cats dogs can predict things before they happen, i am not sure .
2007-07-27 07:53:42 · answer #6 · answered by tutu 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that they pick up on our changes, it was said once that a blind dog saved a woman from stepping in front of a car, and also this is explanation that they can cause they do sense chemicals in the body changing before a seizure
2007-07-26 20:31:38 · answer #7 · answered by lifeissimplysweetandsour 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I saw the same news cast. Thats pretty wild isn't it. I'm sure scientists will put this issue under a microscope to see what they may find. I wonder if this works only if you sick and bed stricken as opposed to living a normal healthy life. I'm not sure I want the cat jumping into my lap !!!!! lol
2007-07-26 20:06:39 · answer #8 · answered by curious1 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm not really sure if that can be proven. Every animal, including humens, will sometime in their life have a sense of DeJa Vu
2007-07-26 20:47:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is a hypothesis that some animals, especially long time pets that have become accustomed to their master's smell, can recognize a change in smell during exhalation of breath in humans when they are healthy and when they develop cancerous cells
2007-07-26 20:27:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋