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Grasswire2

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Mon Sep 18, 2023, 01:00 AM Sep 2023

Do you think that cats can sense a "duty" to soothe and be present for their people? [View all]

My Kit Kat, rescued in March before a lot of emotional chaos in my family, is SO nurturing. I've loved many a sweet and companionable cat, but Kit Kat is over the top. She snuggles close most of the night, occasionally patting my face with her little paws (declawed earlier in her life, sadly, but very soft). And when I say "close", ... really snuggly. It's all okay except for licking my hand. No lickey, I say. No lickey.

She's very dear. Does she know my sadness? Intuitive? Or just a sweetie?

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