The Psychic World of Cats Part I

Rusty's owners moved from Boston, MA to Chicago, IL in 1949. They left the cat behind. He met them on the doorstep of their new home 83 days later.

In 1954, a cat's family moved to a new home in Louisiana, 300 miles from the old one. One day, the cat arrived at the son's school. The animal ran away from the other pupils, but allowed the son to pick him up. There was undisputable proof that it was the same cat and not a case of mistaken identity. The cat had been taught things by the family dog: to growl and bite when angry and to answer to a whistle. When the boy and the cat arrived home, the dog greeted the cat. The cat also had some distinctive markings, one of which was a scar over one eye.

Sugar's family moved from Anderson, CA to Gage, OK and left the cat behind to live with a neighbor. Fourteen months later, the cat arrived at the new home after traveling nearly 1400 miles.

Murka killed two of her owner's prized canaries and was banished to a relative's home in Voronezh, about 450 miles away. About five months later, she returned to Moscow. Her owner forgave her and allowed her to stay.

In February, 1966, Blackie returned home in Forked River, NJ. The Persian had been accidentally left behind in Florida during Thanksgiving of the previous year.

Probably the long distance record for a cat to find the way home is 2500 miles. In 1949, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith decided to move from St. Petersburg, FL to San Gabriel, CA. Robert Hanson who bought their old home developed a rapport with Tom, the Smith's cat, so they decided to leave the cat with him in order to spare Tom the trauma of the move. Two weeks later, they learned Tom ran away.

In early August, 1951, more than two years later, Mrs. Smith was annoyed by a cat wailing in the yard and asked her husband to chase the anima away.

When Mr. Smith went out to chase the cat, he was stunned. The cat ran to him and jumped into his arms. He realized that the cat was no stray. It was Tom!

Mrs. Smith did not believe the cat was really Tom, so she decided to test the cat. Tom had been raised on baby food and loved Pablum. She

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