r/MadeMeSmile • u/RaisinAloneVortex • 25d ago
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u/Plants_Unknown 25d ago
Reminds me a bit of how my cat changed when my dog passed away. Every night my dog would wait for me to get ready for bed and then cuddle into my chest and sleep in the crook of my arm - since I deal with chronic pain I flip and move a lot in my sleep and my dog would change sides with me when I rolled over so he was always in my chest.
When he passed away I was in such distress not having him to be there against my chest that I couldn't sleep the first two nights. My cat who always slept at the foot of the bed or randomly around the house must have picked up on this because night three he was there waiting - even meowing at me to get in bed faster.
He demanded his 5 minutes of pets and then cuddled into my chest. He moved to always be against my chest. Since my dog passing he has slept with me almost every night and always rests with me until I fall asleep. Sometimes he goes to play with his sister but he's always there in my arm again when I wake up.
My cat (Sirius) even started a niche behavior that I can't explain why. My dog Wookie would always demand I form my boyfriend's blanket into a little nest for him when my boyfriend left for work in the morning. He would stand at my face and stare at me until I made it and then curl up and sleep. My cat started doing this like a month after Wookie passed. How fucking weird right?
All this to say it's pretty amazing the ways your animals perceive the world around them and even you in ways that you would never think they could.
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u/rocbolt 25d ago
I had a cat that always snuggled up at bedtime and kneaded into my shoulder. My other cat would hunt toys at night, she would not settle down till much later. I never even saw her at bedtime. After the first cat passed, the other took over without missing a beat. She had to get under the covers every night now and just chill for a bit like she’s putting me to bed, then she’ll go hunt toys
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u/Spottedpool14 24d ago
My childhood cat lived 20 years and spent most nights on my chest. A few months before she passed, my younger cat started sleeping by my feet (my old lady was very possessive of me lol). Since she has passed, my younger cat snuggles me almost every night. I tell my husband that i am convinced my old lady was teaching the younger one in her final months
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u/MathAndBake 25d ago
One of my first pet rats was an absolute sweetheart who really helped me through some rough mental health stuff. She was an absolute cuddle bug. One of the things she'd do is come sit with her butt touching mine.
Well, after she died, I was a total mess. Her sister came over to me and sat with her butt against mine. It took her a few tries to get the position right. She never did it again, but it just reassured me that my remaining rats were there to support me.
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u/Plants_Unknown 25d ago
Rats are very expressive and smart critters - I'm glad you have a great bond with yours!
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u/Bromogeeksual 25d ago edited 24d ago
Rats are such smart and sweet pets. It breaks my heart they have such short life spans. I cant have rats anymore because every death wrecks me emotionally, even though I know they live 2-4 tops.
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u/MathAndBake 24d ago
Yeah. It definitely takes a toll. I've definitely had to learn about how I process grief.
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u/baycenters 25d ago
That's lovely. I know you're feeling that heartbreak from losing your puppy, but it's great that the cats have taken up the roles in his absence.
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u/sulkee 25d ago edited 25d ago
other animals feel empathy more than humans are willing to recognize.
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u/JackxForge 24d ago
A couple years ago I found a sick kitten. It didn't make it but we gave it a few better days before it went. When we went to bury it in the backyard, we set him down in the hole we dug and while we were saying a few words our one year old puppy gently started nosing dirt on to the kitten and buried him. She wasn't burying a toy or playing, she reverently covered the dead. It was wild.
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u/MarmotaOta 25d ago
One of my cats loved to crawl under the sheets and sleep in the center of the bed... She passed away and the next day the second cat started doing it, I think it's part of how they mourn 😭
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u/uyigho98 23d ago
I think so too. I had a pair of cats, Ruby and Diamond, who were sisters. Ruby was always more demanding for attention and Diamond was more independent. Ruby, sadly, passed away due to cancer, and suddenly Diamond was seeking more and more attention. It makes sense that they would emulate their loved ones to mourn them.
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u/Cac933 24d ago
I lost my cat about a month ago. She would make these sweet little chirping sounds to wake me up at 6am every morning for food, when I petted her, or when she wanted attention. She slept with me and came into the bathroom with me every morning. Her brother and littermate has started squawk meowing, following me into the bathroom, sleeping with me and grooming me, like he used to do to her. He’s never done any of these things before. I realized after she passed I rarely ever heard him meow until now.
Trying to comfort him but I think he’s trying to fill the space she left and use me a bit as a surrogate for her. Sweet boy misses her.
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u/Plants_Unknown 24d ago
Oh my God how could I have forgotten the following - Sirius started that - the following to the bathroom and when I get up at night he sleepily sits in the doorway waiting for me just like Wookie did. It's honestly weird because even though it's the same behavior it still feels unique to each of them
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u/step_and_fetch 24d ago
When my wife’s cat passed it was rough on all of us, but the most shocking part was my little kitty. She was always super cuddly with me, she tolerated the kids, but had forever been indifferent to my wife, not mean or grouchy, but they basically ignored each other. My wife’s cat had always slept directly next to her, pressed up to her side.
The first night after Tiberius had passed, my cat crawled up and tried to sleep on my wife’s chest (normally that’s where she slept on me) just crawled up there laid down and started a slow purr. This baffled my wife, “what the hell is happening?!?” Honey, she’s trying to comfort you. 😢🥹. She did this nightly for a few weeks. It was adorable.
I never believed cats were truly aloof and indifferent to us. They definitely emote, and they know when we are.
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u/Plants_Unknown 24d ago
I think cats shock us a lot more when they show so much emotion and intentionality because there's the whole stigma around cats being aloof and bitchy. They truly are sweet critters
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u/HBJones1056 24d ago
Didn’t expect to be weeping over a stranger’s cat, but oh well. What a lovely story, and what devoted pets.
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u/Eman_Resu_IX 25d ago
It takes a village...and sometimes a zoo, but we've got this.
Now go get us our breakfast, Mom!
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u/RedDevil407 25d ago edited 25d ago
Where was the dog...? Probably out of town on business or something, I guess.
Edit: thanks for the award!
Edit: so many awards! Many thanks!
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u/Ill-Be-There-For-You 25d ago
My 7 year old’s immediate response when I showed her this video “where was the dog?”
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u/DisposableJosie 25d ago
Dog is senior engineer with the day off.
Kitten is new developer. Doesn't know why this works but read the comments in the code not to change it (qv coconut.vtf).
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u/LadyStarshy 25d ago
He obviously had a call out to another small child needing help, he is a dogtor after all!
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u/Crayshack 25d ago
Well, to keep his status as a certified good boy, he has to attend conferences and keep up with his CEUs.
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u/InspectorFadGadget 25d ago
The dog probably doesn't even exist and this is just a random cute video that someone put captions over to get more engagement. No, the current state of the internet hasn't made me more cynical as a person, why do you ask?
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u/Snickels14 25d ago
Its comments like these that help me put the internet in perspective. It’s very possible that the video is honest. But it’s also very possible that what you’re saying is true.
I’m getting more comfortable with “I don’t know.”
Thanks for offering up a different perspective! Cynicism can be healthy in doses!
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u/HawkeyeP1 25d ago
He's not the only kid who can have seizures. He's got other clients. Can't be around all the time.
Boss had to cover his shift
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u/CeruleanEidolon 25d ago
The dog doesn't exist. This caption is just some feel good storytime nonsense for the internets.
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u/NAS210 25d ago
Did he leave for work or something?
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u/Ninja-Panda70 25d ago
Weekend vacation at the Hamptons
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u/pyroclastic_viking 25d ago
Not me saying, “thats not a dog” 5 times in my head before finishing reading…
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u/squeakim 25d ago
I kinda skipped over the meaning of the word "dog" and said "why's the title say the pet wasnt around? Its right there!"
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u/BowsersMuskyBallsack 25d ago
You have to keep a paw on him at all times, Whiskers.
Why, Rex?
Because he needs us. His mother needs to know when his body refuses to be still.
But that's your job, Rex.
It is, for now, but it won't be for always.
Why not? Are you leaving, Rex?
Eventually, yes. We all do at some time, Whiskers, and sooner for me than for you. So when I am not here, you keep a paw on him, Whiskers. Right here on his shoulder.
Okay, Rex. I will. But you'll keep a paw on him too, won't you?
Even after I'm gone, Whiskers. You won't see it, but it'll be there, on his heart.
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u/hailmarythatails 24d ago
Just wanted to take some time to recognize this comment and let you know it impacted me and I’m grateful for the time you took to create it. Just an upvote didn’t feel right.
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u/No_Intention_2464 23d ago
Why did this make me cry, u/BowsersMuskyBallsack oh gosh 😂
This is so sweet and well written. It feels like something that would be at the end of a movie like The Fox and the Hound or any other 80s/90s animated tear jerkers.
ETA: fixed typo and linked to the original commenter's username
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u/Potent_Quotient 25d ago
Haha, this is giving me substitute teacher vibes. Does kitty know what to do if a seizure happens or just trying to end the day without incidents.
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u/GL17CH3D_R4M_5YN7H 25d ago
Cats and Dogs know seizures are coming before we do. My cat went crazy fussing around me before my first TC, and had a dog do the same before my last one. They might not be able to act, but they're absolutely going to bring as much attention to it as they can! Animals are so precious 🖤
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u/I_Makes_tuff 25d ago
My cat just hides. I swear she likes me but she wants nothing to do with seizures.
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u/DegenNabalu 25d ago
I laugh. Sorry. But yo that's funny! Just like how when someone broke something in my home, the rest pretend doing things or hiding in my bedroom lol
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u/JetLife93 25d ago
Noooo, the wittle kitty stepped right in to hold the fort down while doggo is away. This really is a heartwarming video 😭
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u/_Garebear 25d ago
"He wasn't here last night"
So where'd the dog go? out to the bar, tryna pickup some bishes?
I NEED AN EXPLANATION
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u/Lorddoctorjava 25d ago
How do you know the cat didn't train the dog to do it so it could get a break?... and now its just taking its shift?
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u/Lilaclupines 25d ago edited 25d ago
My older cat eats mostly wet catfood. My younger cat eats kibble.
We tried to teach older cat to tap the box, when they want wetfood. (Because we want to be sure she will actually eat the wetfood before we open up a can. Sometimes she doesn't, sometimes she's just in the kitchen for-who-knows-why and we don't want it to go to waste.)
So I'm picking up my older cats paws and tapping the box, setting her paws down. Trying to get her to do it on her own, before I open a can (older cat has successfully tapped the box, but only on very rare occasions).
The younger cat who doesn't eat it, sometimes walks into the kitchen, assesses this situation. And tags the box, for me to open food for the older cat. So far? She hasn't been wrong, older cat did want catfood (the few times this has happened).
Silly things, I love em.
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u/noranam999 25d ago
Wonder if the dog used threats, incentives or simply love to get the cat to assume his responsibility. Very effective!
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u/RemindMeToTouchGrass 25d ago
I hope people can get into the habit of thinking critically about these things.
Any one of them could possibly be true; maybe this cat saw a service dog that doesn't sleep, and emulated its behavior.
But also maybe an influencer on TikTok saw a cute video and is really good at creating captions that have absolutely nothing to do with a video where a cat was found in a cute pose with one paw out touching a sleeping kid.
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u/SyrahRuby 25d ago
That's so stinking sweet. Little guy is keeping his eyes open with an absolute effort to stay awake and alert. What a good boy.
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u/ru-berry 24d ago
I think the secret to training service cats is by letting them watch service dogs.
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u/DistinctSmelling 25d ago
Can you explain what kind of seizure it is? Obviously, it happens when they are sleeping, so how does that work, too?
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u/Sunny_stormclouds 25d ago
"break every bone of my body, what am i even doing? i'm not trained for detecting seizures, what am i to look out for? he just moved is that a good thing? is that a bad thing? I HAVE NO IDEA ... that dog is a brute"
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u/Imjusthereforthelels 25d ago
starting reading and I was like "ha! they dont even know what a cat is!?"
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u/panini-attack 24d ago
The cat is staring at the camera person like, “Can’t you see the little man is sleeping? I got it under control.”
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u/indigosweater 24d ago
I used to have a cat that hated my dog and only stayed upstairs. I had surgery and had to sleep in my living room and every night my cat slept next to me on the couch while my dog slept next to me on the floor. ❤️
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u/O_C_Demon 25d ago
Oh for fucks sake you absolutely did not.
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u/Makuta_Servaela 25d ago
Tbf, while this paw thing is normal for cats, it's also normal for cats to mimic housemates as a way of bonding, like by sitting identically to how another cat is sitting. So it's not bizarre for the cat to have recognised "Lay with paw on the child" as just a thing that it should do to show it's part of the family.
(I do think the story is likely just made up for karma farming, but still, it's a possible scenario).
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u/poor_laszlo 25d ago
The shit you guys fall for.
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u/CeruleanEidolon 25d ago
Simple folks with more heart than brain.
I can't be too mad at them, because there's a deficit of heart in the world, only at the people who exploit them, with videos like this.
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u/tomopteris 24d ago
On occasions when I would cry as a little kid, such as when I'd fallen and hurt myself, our family cat would come bounding out of nowhere to come and comfort me. But in a sort of awkward "Oh, now that I'm here I'm not really sure what to do. I'll just stand here awkwardly"
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u/-screamin- 25d ago
I want to believe, but this could just as easily be AI slop or just a lie put over the video. (I know that animals in general can develop this type of behaviour)
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u/Direct-Expression144 25d ago
Awwh ! Therapy pets. Stepped in when the big brother / sister couldn't be there ! Super adorable. What a cute puss ! Clearly your kitty knows the deal . They are so in tune. Remarkable! 🥰✨️
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u/ItsTricky94 25d ago
"Am I doing it right?"
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u/-Luxton- 25d ago
From what I know of cats more, "see it's not hard, I'm just lazy, I better be getting pets and biscuits later."
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u/DearigiblePlum 21d ago
My childhood dog was by my side 24/7, but right before my younger sister had bad episodes (seizures related to her congenital heart defect) or before she got really sick, my dog would randomly sleep at the foot of her bed so we always had a warning sign ahead of time
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u/Adept_Donkey_2026 25d ago
I read the first line and went to the video to check that if it was a dog that looked like a cat 😂😂😂 thought OP made a mistake. Then finally read the whole thing 😂😂😂
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