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bobcatlady2u asked in PetsCats · 1 decade ago

Can cats detect cancer in humans?

I once read that there are cats that have been able to tell if humans have cancer. Has anyone else heard this? If this is true, what is the cats reaction to the human with the cancer? How would that cat know if the human had cancer

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I have heard stories about cats and dogs detecting cancer. They may sniff or paw at the area, or they may just get distressed. I think there may be attempts to train dogs to try and detect it and there is probably research, but I think if therw as really anything to it ev ery docotrs office would have a cancer dog.

    They probably can do it because they have a much better sense of smell than we do. I have also heard stories about animals acting differently around pregnant women. It probably doesn't take too much to throw off our body smell for them.

  • 1 decade ago

    I have heard the same thing that some cats have been able to detect something is wrong with their servants but am not sure how they know this.

    Cats are very smart. If you noticed I said servents since Cats do not have owners. We feed them, we clean their litter boxes, we let them in our houses. Well they think we let them but really they let us do all of this.

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    5 years ago

    I've heard the equal thing that some cats have been competent to realise whatever is incorrect with their servants but am now not definite how they appreciate this. Cats are very clever. Must you visible I recounted servents due to the fact that Cats will have to not have condo house owners. We feed them, we soft their litter containers, we allow them to in our houses. Good they think we permit them to but really they let us do all of this.

  • 1 decade ago

    they can tell when someone is sick in general

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