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Is there any evidence that domestic cats can sense that their owner is pregnant?

May 16, 2024 by Michael Broad

While there is no definitive scientific evidence to support the claim that cats can sense early pregnancy in humans, many pet owners have reported changes in their cat’s behavior during pregnancy. These changes range from increased affection to protective behavior towards their pregnant owners. Cats have heightened senses, including a keen sense of smell …

Cat fascinated with their pregnant owner’s bellybutton. Why and what?

January 6, 2022January 6, 2022 by Michael Broad

Cat fascinated with pregnant owner's bellybutton

This video on brings to my mind a couple of questions or more. The first is a well-known one namely whether cats know if their owner is pregnant. That question can go even further because you could ask whether cats can detect if their owner has become pregnant before their owner realises it. And …

Do cats react when you are pregnant?

January 16, 2021 by Michael Broad

The result of my research indicates to me that there is a tendency for domestic cats to change their behaviour and become more loving or clingy towards the woman who is their owner when that woman is pregnant. That’s the general trend that I get in my research from reading all of the forum …

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