Can cats sense death?

Question

Is it true that cats can sense death?

Answer 1

Cats do have a heightened sense of smell and some research shows that cats are able to detect impending death because of the smell humans emit on the verge of death.

Answer 2

the cats may get the smell and feelings to getting closed to the death they become very cowardly and get into safer places when it gets some feelings of death.

Answer 3

There’s not much scientific research and evidence to back this up but some people think that cats can sense changes in people energy field and the smell of their illness. They could be able to sense scents caused by chemical changes in the body. 

Answer 4

Yes, some cats may be able to sense death. Cats may show signs of distress or unease before a death occurs, such as pacing, hiding, or becoming more vocal. Cats may also be more attentive and affectionate with their owners before a death occurs. Additionally, cats may even try to alert their owners to a death by meowing or pawing at them.

Answer 5

Cats' ability to sense death actually has to do with their heightened sense of smell. A story in the New England Journal of Medicine detailed how a cat named Oscar accurately "predicted" when patients in a nursing home were going to die by going to sit by them just hours before they passed away.