how to tell if your cat sees a ghost
at exactly 10 p.m. m. every night my cat goes from sleeping to staring at the ceiling, meowing and acting like something is chasing her. she’ll go from staring for a minute to frantically buzzing chaotically, hissing at inanimate objects, and panting. then, she returns to her usual resting place as if nothing had happened.
I grew up in a pretty haunted house and we had a lot of spiritual activity in our house and still do. people have died in my house, so it is not surprising that there has been spiritual activity here for many years. after experiencing many encounters, i have always wondered if cats can see ghosts. from what my cats have shown over the years, they seem to pick up the mood and can see the deceased.
10 signs your cat is seeing a ghost
- suddenly startled for no reason (back arched, fluffy tail, wide eyes).
- stare at absolutely nothing for long periods of time with uninterrupted gaze.
- when there is an unusual noise in the night, your cat is by your side just watching.
- they are always on a mission (disappear and respawn).
- meow, hiss, or growl relentlessly at random things (like closed doors).
- have a favorite place that they return to regularly to investigate.
- they randomly freak out and hide without any obvious trigger.
- its eyes follow movements in erratic patterns when nothing is there.
- you sense that there is something in the house and your cat behaves accordingly.
- Your house is knowingly haunted. . . and you have a cat.
curiosities
Cats were considered demigods in ancient Egypt. the Egyptians even mummified cats and punished those who hurt them.
cat chasing a ghost
why cats can sense things we can’t
Most of us know that reports of cats seeing ghosts are mostly anecdotal: on one side of the spectrum we have non-believers, and on the other end of the spectrum we have believers.
cats have twenty-four vibrissae, or whiskers, that send information to their barrel cortex (similar to the brain’s visual cortex). Because of this, felines can essentially create a 3D map of their environment; they can also use their vibrissae to feel the movement of air.
Fats, with these additional gifts, can detect things that humans are insensitive to. therefore, if you live in an active household, your cat may very well notice things that you don’t.
can cats see things we can’t?
Humans and cats have very different gifts when it comes to vision. humans are endowed with a variety of colors and detail during the day, and cats are endowed with the ability to see at night but lack detail during the day. however, objects that move slowly to humans may appear stationary to cats.
Cats have the advantage of a high concentration of rod receptors, but the disadvantage of a low concentration of cone receptors (lots of detail in low light but muted colors). they have a wider visual field compared to humans, but their visual clarity is less than that of a human (humans have 20-20 vision; compared to 20-100 to 20-200, so felines they are myopic).
Cats see similarly to a color-blind human. they can see shades of blue and green, but reds and pinks are confusing. however, cats only need 1/6 the amount of light that people need to see due to their tape
