I am totally convinced that our cat, Princess, knows I have hearing loss.
If there is something going on, or she wants something, she will bump me, pull my hair with her teeth, or even bite me gently. This is while I’m asleep. I usually can figure out that she wants to get out of our bedroom (door was closed), or wants a scratch, or there’s an unusual noise.
She only bothers my husband in the morning if he doesn’t get up for work. She will hear the alarm clock and bump him.
Anyway, last night, she was very aggressive. She woke me up at least three separate times. She clawed me quite hard, really pulled my hair hard, bit my hand deeply, and bumped me seriously.
I got up a few times and walked around and did not see anything. I even woke up my husband to see if he could figure out what was going on. He also got up and found nothing amiss.
Needless to say, I did not sleep well.
The next morning I came down and greeted my sister-in-law and her daughter. They had stayed overnight with us, because we had to attend a family celebration. They had slept downstairs in two pullout sofabeds that we own.
I complained to my SIL what happened, and she figured out in a flash what happened.
Her daughter has two children, one who is seven months old. Her baby son woke up three times during the night and cried loudly, loud enough so our cat could hear him upstairs.
We find it interesting that the cat only bothers me and no one else.
She seems to know only a woman comforts children and babies during the night, and so bothers me about it. She also seems to know that I don’t hear well, since she often comes and “tells” me when something is going on. She also knows how to differentiate between me and hubby.
She’ll come and let us know when it’s time for bed every night. She’ll also sit and stare at us with resigned patience if we don’t respond immediately, or even meow very loudly. She’ll then accompany us to our bedroom for the night. She always sit at the corner of the bed on my husband’s side, like a security guard.
I guess we don’t need a hearing dog.
