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RSPCA (England & Wales)
Pippa the RSPCA rescue cat proved to be a very special addition to the Jansa family when they adopted her - she appears to have the special ability to detect when her eight-year-old owner is about to suffer a hypoglycemic episode due to her diabetes.
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They certainly do! (Saw a live demo at camping show recently??!!) they performed amazingly at sniffing out certain diseases.
My cat is my pal and I would be lost without his company. I am sure he knows when I am upset or done too much, he climbs on me to try and push me to lay down and when i do he then sits right up on my chest with his nose an inch from my face for ages 
my dog cries when Im upset, he licks my face til i stop
My cat seems to know when I am ill as opposed to just being lazy and lying in bed. It is really strange but nice.
I wouldn't even have said he was a particularly sensitive cat. He is a rescued cat and I often look at him and wonder where he was before he came to live with us.
He isn't one for lying on knees or even wanting loads of attention but when some visitors come he hangs around to greet them others he totally ignores fir some reason and if anyone is feeling ill he is right on the bed beside them as the ultimate 'sick visitor'
i know my dogs do too.they wont leave my side 24/7.one is especially craving attention and constantly rubs his head on my knee the other always sleeps on my bed and wakes me every morning.
its only after I had my gallbladder op last august that their behaviour changed.they went from being ok to be left to hating me going out,being clingy and following me everywhere,nestling close to me,one constantly paws me for a cuddle or "belly rub" and the other constantly rubs his head on my leg and he wont eat his food unless I am right with him
I love my 2 dogs to bits but I wouldn't say they are sensitive or considerate of my ills. They're more likely to have a snarling spat and I'm collateral damage in their engagement. They are male. Perhaps this makes them less sensitive?
I think it depends on the person. Its not so much the illness that dogs usually pick up on but how you are with that illness. If you are distressed the dogs will sense it and may also become distressed. (not you in particular, just you in general).
That said my collie used to lick my throat and put his open mouth round it frequently, right where the thyroid is, long before I knew I had a thyroid problem.
I love all your comments....sadly our beloved dog died 18 months ago but he was an absolute treasure. He too was very sensitive and knew when to give us extra love!
Only recently has my husband begun to consider the possibility of another dog...he adored him and he finds the loss difficult. Our first dog was 16 when he died and that was terrible.
Hey, but at least he is considering it!
Ugh, I understand. Lost my beloved Lakeland a few years ago. I think of her every day. I have never felt pain like it. Our other dog was an older rescue who had only been with us about five years, so when he died it was sad but not heartbreaking like our earlier loss. In any case losing two elderly dogs within 18mos of each other is enough for me for now.
We're fostering now, which means I don't have to put anyone down. They just make you happy every day and then they find a new home, which is also happy.
I hope your husband's heart mends and you're able to have another dog to love.
our local dog rescue used to foster their dogs out until they built their kennels and I thought of fostering a dog but they don't foster now they have the kennels.guess its confusing for dogs to be in a home and then moved again -like they don't know what is happening to them.my second dog was to be put down as he bit a child btu i didnt find out the true story until a few weeks after I got him and the story went he had been tormented.i only found out that he also lived a couple of streets away and I was surprised I hadnt seen him before.he couldn't have been that badly treated as he often wants to walk by his previous home to see his previous owners and even after 9 years (gosh it is that long -time goes so quick)he hasnt forgotten them and he is always so pleased to see them.
I agree anbuma, it's just a last resort. The rescue group has access to unheated private kennels, so in the winter when they get a huge influx of dogs and some of their dogs have been in kennels for over a year, they look for foster places just to handle it all. I take my hat off to them, seeing what they see every day.
The last chap we adopted was 10 when he came to us. His elderly owner had died and every time he saw a grey-haired man in the street he would follow them.
Our current foster is happy and resilient despite having been in and out of kennels for two years. He'll be fine.
it Is so hard when you lose a family member but I remember all the good times and what a wonderful my Max was. If I hadn't already had a second dog i would have adopted another even tho no one would replace him.
Why do I feel so ill? Please help.
Never felt so ill in my life struggling do anything
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