✨ Caturday Reflection: Who Heals Whom? ✨
There’s an old bit of cat lore that says a purring cat can help a human heal — that the vibration of a purr can soothe pain, calm the heart, maybe even help bones knit faster. I’ve always filed that under “sweet, probably exaggerated, but not entirely wrong.” And then I broke my ribs. The ER doctor told me six weeks. Jack told me six nights. Every night, he slept on me — all night — warm, heavy, purring into my bones. And somehow, my ribs healed far faster than anyone expected. Maybe it was coincidence. Maybe it was physics. Maybe it was love. But I know this: his presence changed the way my body held pain. I breathed deeper. I slept better. I didn’t brace as much. My nervous system settled because his nervous system was settled on top of mine. And that got me thinking about the reverse . Last night, Tissou had a painful bladder flare — blood, discomfort, restlessness, all the signs that make a cat parent’s heart drop. She was miserable. So she climbed onto me and slept for hours...
