Cat reacts to human sniffing or sneezing !

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Mark - 16 Nov 2006 15:02 GMT

We took in our kitten Olivia when she was three weeks old ( she was
abandonded at the bottom of a garden )

She was suffering from kitten flu, sneezing and spluttering badly and we
nearly lost her several times. Luckily she recovered thanks to a good vet
and lots of care

She's now 1 1/2 and very active

She has a very strange habit however, if any human in the same room sneezes,
coughs or sniffs deeply, then she whimpers for about 10 seconds and often
puts her paws over her head or seems distressed. Other noises don't affect
her at all

Could this be some sort of repressed memory to her own illness ! or maybe
her mother died from cat flu hence why she was on her own

It really is very strange because she whimpers every time without fail when
anyone makes that sort of noise

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Sniper .308 - 16 Nov 2006 15:42 GMT

>Could this be some sort of repressed memory to her own illness ! or maybe
>her mother died from cat flu hence why she was on her own
>
>It really is very strange because she whimpers every time without fail when
>anyone makes that sort of noise

It could be repressed memories. My cat that just pasted away came
from an abusive house hold. Every time I took a shower or went in the
tub she would have panic attacks. I found out later the sick bastard
that had her before me killed her litter mates by drowned them in the
bath tub.

It took a couple years and lots of comforting to help her get over
this trama. In fact I even started playing with her and her toys in
the bath tub to help her realise it isn't a bad place.

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oldhickory - 17 Nov 2006 18:39 GMT

Hmm..interesting... our Buffy gives a little whimper/squeak whenever I
sneeze (which is at least few times daily and pretty loud, since I"m very
allergic to the three of them). I've always assumed it's her way of saying
bless you, like my husband does, when I've sneezed. Sometimes she even walks
up to me when she "vocalizes" like she's making sure I know she's saying
something to me.

Anyone else?

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>>Could this be some sort of repressed memory to her own illness ! or maybe
>>her mother died from cat flu hence why she was on her own
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> this trama. In fact I even started playing with her and her toys in
> the bath tub to help her realise it isn't a bad place.

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