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Little Tich

(6,171 posts)
Sat Feb 6, 2016, 12:01 AM Feb 2016

Man Says Kitten Saved His Life Days After Adoption From Shelter

Source: Huffington Post

This black cat was more than good luck.

Glen Schallman knew that Blake, a black kitten he took home from the Humane Society of North Texas in January, was special.

"This little boy and I bonded," Schallman told The Huffington Post. "He was meowing, trying to get the [shelter worker’s] attention, like, 'get me out of here!'"

But Schallman, who has a rare brain condition that causes seizures, didn’t know that Blake would save his life within days of his adoption.

“I’ve had seizures since I was about 5 years old,” Schallman said, explaining that seizures in his sleep can cause him to stop breathing. He’s woken up choking before, but fears such a seizure could result in his not waking up at all.

Just a couple of days after adopting Blake, Schallman had a seizure while he was sleeping, and awoke to Blake sharply biting his toe.





Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/kitten-cat-saves-owner-life-seizire_us_56b4f80ae4b08069c7a7243f?section=australia

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Man Says Kitten Saved His Life Days After Adoption From Shelter (Original Post) Little Tich Feb 2016 OP
Good kitty! The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2016 #1
Yay Blake! nt flamingdem Feb 2016 #2
I have Raven in my lap as I'm reading this... Archae Feb 2016 #3
black cats are the best. Right Queen? (glances at puff ball nearby.) roguevalley Feb 2016 #14
D'AWWWW nt retrowire Feb 2016 #4
So glad they rescued each other. I've got two black rescue kitties curled up CharlotteVale Feb 2016 #5
Cats know. roamer65 Feb 2016 #6
The wonders of cats never seas to amaze me. I've been saved applegrove Feb 2016 #7
kick Liberal_in_LA Feb 2016 #8
I've heard good stories of dogs SheilaT Feb 2016 #9
Good kitty! geardaddy Feb 2016 #10
Yes they are great.... Duckfan Feb 2016 #11
What do you give to a lost, lonely soul? Aerows Feb 2016 #12
A turnabout save. 3catwoman3 Feb 2016 #13

roguevalley

(40,656 posts)
14. black cats are the best. Right Queen? (glances at puff ball nearby.)
Sat Feb 6, 2016, 05:25 AM
Feb 2016

That was divine intervention, him and his infant there.

 

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)
9. I've heard good stories of dogs
Sat Feb 6, 2016, 02:27 AM
Feb 2016

alerting to things like seizures. One friend of mine relates a story where a family dog alerted to a young son having an appendicitis attack. But cats? I knew there's a reason I love them so much.

 

Aerows

(39,961 posts)
12. What do you give to a lost, lonely soul?
Sat Feb 6, 2016, 03:12 AM
Feb 2016

Another lost lonely soul.

Then they become a unit, a family and from there they are lost and lonely no more

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