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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / June 2005Cats and human pregnancy
I am about three months pregnant and my two cats will not leave my side. Especially the younger of the two, Stella. She will curl up on my belly and purr loudly. Could she hear or feel the placenta noise or feel the warmth? It just seems that she has been wanting to cuddle more and can't get enough of my belly. She will paw my shirts, crawl under my shirts to lie on my belly. Any ideas?  Signature.oO rach Oo. > I am about three months pregnant and my two cats will not leave my side. > Especially the younger of the two, Stella. She will curl up on my belly and [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Any ideas? Well, they always seem to know when one is sick too. I'm sure they can smell a change. They are being VERY good nurse kitties! > Any ideas? > > -- > .oO rach Oo. How neat. How far along are you. I'm sure they know something is up. They see you walking around holding your belly. I hear male cats can be nurturing as well as females. I also suspect your body scents have changed with your hormones. > I also suspect your body scents have changed with your hormones. 60 Minutes did a story recently on how studies have shown dogs can detect cancer in humans very early. Fascinating stuff. Undoubtedly, pregnant women have a different smell, and certainly someone they know undergoing that change is going to smell suddenly differently. If they can tell she's pregnant, that's really cool. :) SignatureWeb site: http://www.slywy.com/ Message board: http://www.slywy.com/phpBB2/ Journal: http://slywy.diaryland.com/ snip > I also suspect your body scents have changed with your hormones. I think there must be some similarities between human and cat hormone smells. When I was in high school I had a friend with an intact female cat. Normally, she gave equal time to all members of the family. But when she was in heat, she'd only go after Pam's dad - rubbing, purring all over the place. In the summer, they rented a room to a college guy and the cat would go after him when she was in heat. She left Pam's little brother Clark alone. Then all of a sudden, when Clark was 12, he also got the royal treatment when the cat was in heat. They all figured his hormone level reached the requisite potency, in the opinion of the cat. I've also seen and heard of cat's in heat making passes at male hoomins. A friend of mine's cat did this with her new boyfriend and he thought it was cute until she explained that the cat had worked out gender but not species! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > snip > > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > his hormone level reached the requisite potency, in the opinion of the > cat. My spayed girl cats (three of them) have always made over men more than women. Even my little personal slave driver Cheeky responds to my husband with elevator butt and eye-batting and tail swishing that I never get. :) > My spayed girl cats (three of them) have always made over men more > than women. Even my little personal slave driver Cheeky responds to > my husband with elevator butt and eye-batting and tail swishing that > I never get. :) Now I get it. You need male attention, hence the quest to own a known, big, friendly, *male* tabby. LOL ;^) Conan is quite the lady's cat. > > My spayed girl cats (three of them) have always made over men more > > than women. Even my little personal slave driver Cheeky responds to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Now I get it. You need male attention, hence the quest to own a known, big, > friendly, *male* tabby. LOL ;^) Conan is quite the lady's cat. Heh. What happened to your killfile, Philip? lol >>> My spayed girl cats (three of them) have always made over men more >>> than women. Even my little personal slave driver Cheeky responds to [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Heh. What happened to your killfile, Philip? lol Yours is the only Purgatory case is up for review. Whilst the jury is deliberating, you get some fresh air. ;^) Just three months along... almost 4. Stella is sitting by me as I type... just waiting to get back on me for her nap. Signature.oO rach Oo. >> Any ideas? >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I hear male cats can be nurturing as well as females. > I also suspect your body scents have changed with your hormones. >I am about three months pregnant and my two cats will not leave my side. >Especially the younger of the two, Stella. She will curl up on my belly and [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Any ideas? If you are anything like me, you may be radiating heat. I feel like I could heat the entire world! My problem has been getting my cats to stop "kneading" on my belly and jumping from the headboard onto me. Signature-Kelly > >I am about three months pregnant and my two cats will not leave my side. > >Especially the younger of the two, Stella. She will curl up on my belly and [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > My problem has been getting my cats to stop "kneading" on my belly and > jumping from the headboard onto me. Gads, twins! You must be a little heat plant. When will they be here? About headboard leaping: this must be what the Mother Ship is instructing Them to do this week. Cheeky's newest thing is to walk along the headboard meowing then springboard off the bed next to my head and onto the floor. Talk about a rude awakening! > Gads, twins! You must be a little heat plant. When will they be here? The due date is Aug 26, but the doctor said it could be any time. She's expecting them around week 34. I'm 30 weeks now. > About headboard leaping: this must be what the Mother Ship is > instructing Them to do this week. Cheeky's newest thing is to > walk along the headboard meowing then springboard off the > bed next to my head and onto the floor. Talk about a rude > awakening! I will never get another headboard like the one we have now! It has a nice cat-sized ledge going across the top. Perfect for a cat to hop on and off of while the humans are trying to sleep. -Kelly > I am about three months pregnant and my two cats will not leave my side. > Especially the younger of the two, Stella. She will curl up on my belly and > purr loudly. Sheeet, lady... She'z a KAt! She does what she does because SHE wants to do it! It has nothing in the world to do with your special condition, believe me.. > Could she hear or feel the placenta noise or feel the warmth? Now you might be onto something there. If it is warm, kitties will come! > It just seems that she has been wanting to cuddle more and can't get enough > of my belly. She will paw my shirts, crawl under my shirts to lie on my > belly. > > Any ideas? Please try to remember... Your cat is an ANIMAL. They will remind you of this when you least expect it. In your case, that time it is now. Your body probably smells different due to your pregnant state, or something. And that is what your cat wants to be near. For HER benefit, mind you. Not yours. IBen Maybe they just like another warm cushion to sit on (only joking you can't be that big yet) |
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