Posted on 11/19/2016 8:52:20 PM PST by nickcarraway
Don’t forget that cats and dogs are also predators. Being able to smell the sick and weak can really help them improve their hunting success.
Even after becoming domesticated, they probably still “know” who’s sick.
Whoa...
Dogs can sense all sorts of ills. A friend had a Belgian which could detect seizures well before anyone else could. She was a therapy dog and did this in a hospital once. Laid down in front of a patient in a wheel chair and wouldn’t move. The patient went into a grand mal and fortunately the nurses were right there.
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