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Could cats detect diseases in humans im worried cause i was watching a cat that my brothers and he rubbed its head on my boob and smelled my shirt there and i read about someone saying their cat was pawing their breast and they had disease?
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Answered 9/16/2021
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There is evidence that animals can detect some diseases and there is ongoing research with dogs, but this sounds like normal cat behavior. There are certainly stories where something was noticed because of the behavior of a pet, for instance a breast lump noticed after a cat rubbed up against it, but this in no way proves that THE CAT actually noticed anything. Association is not causation.
Answered 9/17/2021
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