We had cats at the nursing home I worked at in Kansas. We had one who did the exact same thing. Whenever a resident was rapidly declining, that cat would lay right next to them. It was a comfort to both the ones who still had their faculties and to the ones who were lost to dementia or Alzheimer dementia. The only time we ever had a problem with this was when we had a little lady who hated cats. Then we had to fight to keep the cat out of her room.
I also had a cat, Jenny, who died many years ago. She was never a particularly cuddly cat but when he began to die she would not leave my side and if I stopped moving, she was on me. It got to were the last few days I just sat with her and didn't get up unless I had no choice. I would tell her I'll be right back baby girl and she would watch me. She passed away on my lap. No pain, just stopped breathing. For a cat that had not ever been snuggly I considered it a great gift! It seems she needed some comfort too.
Our animals are amazing animals for sure.
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1.1 Normal kids. Well for the most part anyway.
0.1. Worlds coolest Normal Ball Python (Boo)
0.1. Mojave Ball Python (Daisy)
1.0. Pastel Ball Python (Sol)
1.1. Het. for Axanthic Ball Python (Xan and Xab's)
1.1. Garden Phase, Amazon Tree Boa's (Jetta & Izzy)
0.1. Reverse Okeetee Corn Snake (Sarah)
0.0.1. Gopher Snake (Little Bite)
The Ghost did not pan out. shoot!
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