'I honestly thought they just hated the fact that I slept': Pawrent's two cats constantly wake him at night, leading him to discover that he has sleep apnea and they alerted when he stopped breathing

Cats have a meowgical ability to tell when their owners are distressed. Ours always know when we've had a bad day and are extra cuddly during those meowments.

When our best friend passed away, they didn't leave our side for weeks. They followed us around the house with extra determination and insisted on doing, quite literally, everything with us. It was the only time they've ever willingly gone into the bathroom with us. They're usually terrified of the shower, but during those weeks they would wait patiently outside of the shower, and would paw at the glass if they felt we were taking too long.

Now, grief is one thing, but being sensitive to an illness is a whole other story! The pawrent in this post was furious with his midnight menace cats. They would wake him up at all hours of the night, multiple times, every night. This led him to discover that he actually has sleep apnea, and they were waking him up because they sensed his breathing had stopped. They were actually saving his life! 

It's crazy that some animals know how to alert for certain behaviors when some animals go through rigorous training for years in order to do so. These kitties must only really love their hooman! Maybe it's time for us to start having service cats as well? Sounds purrfect to us!

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