Joeyrose1107

Can dogs "smell" pain??

Posted on 05/09/08, 07:53 pm

K so i first noticed that my dog zieke stays back when i'm giving myself my shot everyday...then he whines a little bit when i inject it...
then he sniffs the injection site and puts his paw on it
he does this like everytime i inject but today was cool too
when i had a headache i laid down on the floor. Up comes Zieke he sniffs my head then licks it then puts his paw on it...
anyone experience something like this before?

• Reply #1 05/10/08  1:29am
  
  daremo
  Altho there is no scientific proof,I have heard that animals can "sense" when a person is in pain.
  I recently injured my foot and, from time to time, my cat licks it. He never did that before and it is just the injured one he licks.
  So......
• Reply #2 05/10/08  1:58am
  
  redneckangel
  well chance will lean up against me when im felling down and he will lay next to me when i get the stomach pains so yes i think they can tell.
• Reply #3 05/10/08  9:59am
  
  BooBooKitty
  Most definitely. My cats too. When I feel like crap at least one of the cats comes over to comfort me. And my dog looks so sad when I'm sad.
• Reply #4 05/10/08  5:57pm
  
  Joeyrose1107
  i read that they can smell the pheromones in our sweat...could have something to do with it maybe...
• Reply #5 05/10/08  6:05pm
  
  cath04
  They can definately sense it. My eldest cat was diagnosed quite a few years ago with Depression (which I also have), when I'm down, he goes down as well. Penny also from the word go has hooked onto when either of us are feeling ill or our moods are low and she will come and sleep on our pillow with us, with her paw on us for most of the night. We get nervous though when we are feeling fine and she does that! but sure enough it normally means something will happen, even if it's only bad period pains fairly shortly after she has done it!
  So in answer to your question, YES i do think Cats and Dogs can sense when we aren't well and it is possibly through our phernomes (sp?). They are amazing animals.
  
• Reply #6 05/10/08  8:14pm
  
  sheslostcon...
  joeyrose u r such a lovely girl....and i think yes r animals know so much more about us than we do rselves.........zieke knows wot u feel and he is being so humane in his love 4 u.......my cat knows when im down, she will stay by my side and not leave until i move...how innocent and loving , how could u wish 4 anything more.....
• Reply #7 05/11/08  9:02pm
  
  Snowflake138
  I have been in a physical "crash" or whatever with the CFS, which means basically, I can hardly get out of bed. The first day, when I made it to a upright position sitting on the bed, waiting for dizzines to go away, for legs to realize their job in life is to support my body, Jake, my Dobie, just sat there next to me. When I stood up, he wouldn't let me pass and kept nudging me back down. Was getting a bit irritated, then duh, finally the light bulb. Grabbed hold of his collar, started in direction of bathroom, he basically supported me there, sat waited, and walked me back. He did this everytime until yesterday, when I got up, he looked at me, I started walking, he followed and watched. At that point realized, am on the upswing. Also years ago, I was going through a series of TIA's. My Tanner, also a Dobie, seemed to know when one would hit before I did and would try to get me to a chair or couch before I visited the floor. There were several times during these, that when I would come too, Tanner would be curled up around me, trying to protect me and keep me warm. Since the onset of the CFS, Jake, is more or less my gauge of how I am doing :)
• Reply #8 05/16/08  5:46pm
  
  lizgirl
  I am always interested in stories about animals and sick people. I have had problems with anxiety, depression and chronic fatigue and all imbalances that complicates it. I also had a dog that would sit across the room and then snuggle up to me. Really pressing his sweet nose hard into my neck. At first I thought he was lonely and wanted lots of love. But this kept happening. Each time he came over, it took about 10 minutes before I began having an anxiety attack. He doesn't trigger my attacks but sensed they were coming along before I knew. I heard this happens with people with seizures. I was wondering if his response was from the change of aura our body give off and not a scent.
• Reply #9 05/16/08  6:55pm
  
  Snowflake138
  I honestly don't know........as with the TIA's, my Dobie knew they were coming before I did...also the same with earthquakes.

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