March 30, 2009
My Cat's 9/11 Premonition
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Lew - Baltimore, Maryland - September 11, 2001
I have told very few people this, and I have never told this story on a
forum such as this. I had a very loving cat named Miss Churchill. She was my
faithful and loving friend for just short of 18 years. She passed on last
November, two days after my birthday.
All of her life, she used to tell me in her actions and body language if a
thunder storm, snow storm, or any other occurrence of nature. She would sit
alone, usually in a corner, staring intently into blank space. She would
tense up her body in such a way that she could be picked up and it was like
picking up a stuffed animal. The morning of 9/11, I was getting ready to
leave for work. As a normal part of my day, I would always seek out each of
my four cats, give them a scratch, and say, "See you tonight." On 9/11, I
could not find Miss Churchill anywhere. Finally, I found her behind my hot
water heater. She had that look about her like there was a storm coming. I
even remember saying to her, something to the effect of... "Sweety, is there
a storm coming today?"
She would not budge, and when I went to pick her up, she was frozen still.
It was like picking up a stuffed animal. Two hours later the planes began to
hit the various locations around the country. I did not put this together
until I got home from work that evening. She was still hiding in the
basement and whenever I tried taking her upstairs, she would meow in protest
and then run back down the stairs. I was wondering... has anyone else had
this experience with any of their animals during the 9/11 attacks?
