94-year-old dad visits his son, the family cat won't leave his side and sleeps in his bed every night like a fluffy feline guardian: ‘We think he knows that he needs extra support’

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Ayala Sorotsky • Writer and Editor
Aug 27, 2025 2:00 PM EDT

Every cat pawrent knows there's something special about cats. It's like an almost-inexplainable power our floofy family members have over amorphic concepts that, if you're not a person who knows cats, you wouldn't believe they can grasp. But they do. Cats are actually smart like that - they're not only fluffy, extremely affectionate, and pawdorably cute - they're also highly emotionally intelligent.

That's exactly what this person here discovered about their cat. It's not that he didn't think his extra-fluffy feline friend wasn't smart - but he had just discovered how emotionally intelligent he actually is. You see, this person's father is 94 (which is a big wow in and of itself!), and came to visit him for a few days. It's already not a small feat for such an elderly person, but he still made the effort. And since he arrived, the cat wouldn't leave his side - even sleeping with him in the same bed every night, keeping the old man company, like a fluffy feline guardian.

This cat dad documented the bond between his cat and his father, and it's nothing short of wholesome. And this sheer wholesomeness didn't pass by the online feline family, who rejoiced in this adorable bond, and shared their own stories of smart cats being emotionally supportive of people when they need them the most.

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    My 94 year old Dad has been staying with me for the past 4 nights, and our cat Ersie sleeps in bed with him every night.
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  • Look at this beautifully floofy feline guardian. It's so sweet that cats sleep in the same bed as their favorite person, like they're trying to keep them safe through the night. And here? Here it's extra heartwarming.

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    He won't even leave his side. We think he knows that he needs extra support. Cats are awesome
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  • Both the grandpa and the cat look calm, happy, and generally good. It's so nice to know they both affect each other so pawsitively. Like a sweet, symbiotic relationship of wholesomeness.

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    Disastrous-Remove906 ⚫ Cats are very perceptive when it comes to anyone who is under the weather. 31 ○ Reply
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    Poethegardencrow⚫ Top 1% Commenter My mum was evacuated from her home country (war were declared, when she was on holiday) back to the UK,
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    anyways the first plane stopped in Cyprus so we all went there to see her, before we came, she stayed in an air BnB and she was so stressed
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    and sad and the house cat cuddled her ALL the time. As if she knew this stranger is just in need of love 8 23 Reply
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    GoreW 1 I work at the nursing home and we have a stray cat that's lived here for years. She sleeps in the bed with the patients that are about to pass on. Cats sense it ②) Ŵ 2 ♡ Reply
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    Rivercitybruin • We has this,amazing orange cat that lived next door Always at our house and we took primary care of him alot too
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    We didnt see him for 5 days and decent weather Found out he spent 18 hours,a day laying with the school teacher who.was reovcering from a major stroke Ĵ 3 > Reply ...
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    Informal_Walk5520 ⚫ My cat is a brat but also knows when someone in the house needs extra tlc. 202 ○ Reply
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    Corlouesayshi · Certified emotional support brat reporting for snuggle duty Ŵ 51 Reply
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    KaizokuShojo⚫ 10/10 excellent cat, good job buddy. Cats are so good at keeping a person company. Ŵ 3 ♡ ○ Reply
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    Less_Juggernaut2950 • I received a lot of support from my friend's cat when I was facing a very bad separation from a loved one! Cats are AWEsome! 3 > Reply
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    Some cats just love older man smell. My Momma Kiwi is obsessed with my dad and his clothes. She is always around him and screams when she cnat find him 33 > Reply
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    My Theo meanwhile is obsessed with young people. He is my baby, but if anyone you younger than me is around, hes their buddy.
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    He adores children to a concerning degree. I saw him get overstimulated running from kid to kid drooling up a storm and his tail all fluffed up. He
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    will rub outside and tackle the local toddler, and i swear he knows if anyone is pregnant.
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    Meanwhile meanwhile Bh A Berry hates everyone 85 53 > Reply
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    CheezQueen924 ⚫ American Shorthair Ersie clearly learned from the best. You, that is. What an amazingly kind and selfless thing that you are able to do this for your elderly father and also take some pleasure and pride in your furry friend helping along the way! 863 ○ Reply ...
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    donttrustthellamas Cats are so intuitive. Even the cats that are a ples will give you their version of affection if they know you need it. That might be a slap to the head in the middle of the night, but it's the thought that counts. Ŵ 7 ♡ ○ Reply 87
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    MsAdventuresBus My cat sleeps with my dad because 1) my dad feeds her wet food when ever she yells at him and 2) my dad has an electric blanket because our AC set at 78° in the summer is too cold for him. She sleeps on said blanket. ها 3 3 > Reply 3
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    squilliamfancyson837 ⚫ normally my girl isn't very affectionate (unless it's meal time) but she knows when I'm sick and will come and sit with me. She doesn't really
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    have the emotional support part down yet and mostly just yells at me until I pet her, but she's got the spirit.
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    Animals in general seem to know. My parents had a yellow lab when I was growing up and during the process of my diagnosis with Crohn's disease Sandy would lay next to the couch all day and wouldn't leave my side.
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    She passed less than 2 months after the diagnosis came and I started medication so I swear she was just hanging on until she knew I would be ok Ŵ 3 ↑ ↓ ○ Reply
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    ashxc18⚫ Your dad looks absolutely incredible for his age! May you all enjoy many more years together! B 183 Reply
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    AmbitiousEffort9275 ⚫ The cats like I better keep an eye on this old guy. These people I live with are idiots.' 109 Reply
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    strewbebe ⚫ Please tell Ersie I love him 50 > Reply ...
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    cfbrand3rd That is a very good cat. 37 > Reply
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    DokC⚫kson aww that's sweet... cats got that sixth sense or whatever. my kitty sticks close when i'm down too... does ersie do this often? 12 ◇ Reply
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    Cluefuljewel⚫ That is so sweet. Your dad really likes kitty doesn't he? 27 > Reply
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    KhunKelly ⚫ American Shorthair They always know .. 16 Reply Top 1% Commenter
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    pluribelle ⚫ She loves your Daddy! Seems mutual, and both look amazing. + 8 ♡ > Reply ...
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    gonepickin⚫ How awesome is that! My brother's 3 cats used to hang with my dad in shifts. Too funny. They used to squabble about it... ↑ 7 ♡ Reply
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    Subject-Building-295 ⚫ GIVE THAT KITTY LOTS OF PATÉ! GOOD KITTY. Reply ...
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