The cat’s owner was going on vacation and asked her brother to look after her pet while she was away. Wanting to save himself the trouble of commuting across the city, the brother decided to temporarily move into her apartment so the cat wouldn’t be alone.
On the very first day in the new place, the man managed to fall ill — high fever, stuffy nose, bad cough. All he could do was collapse onto the bed and try to sleep.
But the cat clearly didn’t like the idea of him sleeping. As soon as the man got somewhat comfortable, he heard the cat crying loudly. The cat was yowling non-stop, so the man, gathering the last of his strength, dragged himself to the kitchen, filled the cat’s bowl with food, and poured fresh water. But the moment he returned to the room, the cat’s cries resumed with the same intensity.
He went back to the kitchen, this time trying to calm the cat down with some meat and affection, and even checked the litter box just in case. Finding no reason for the cat’s apparent hysteria, the man went back to bed. But again, as soon as he left the kitchen, the cat started howling.
Eventually, the man lost patience — his poor health only made him more irritated by the cat’s strange behavior. In frustration, he chased the cat out of the kitchen with a wet rag and shut the door in its face. The cat then sat by the closed door and began crying once more.
Realizing that sleep was impossible, the man gave up and decided to make himself some coffee. As he approached the stove, he noticed that one of the burners was open — but there was no flame.
It turned out the cat hadn’t just been acting up for no reason — he’d been trying to warn the man of the danger the whole time.
