The Sentient World of Animals

A Kitten That Knows
Love and Gratitude

By brother-initiate Ah Shen, Formosa (Originally in Chinese)

 
The kitten gives Jobe a massage.

The Zhunag family in Tainan county have an old dog named Jobe, who suffers from epilepsy. A year ago, Jobe heard a kitten mewing in distress and found it trapped in a crack in a water trough. Jobe barked continuously for the family to render help. Mrs. Zhuang then rescued the kitten and brought it home.

Jobe and the kitten have since become close friends and often play together. According to Mr. Zhuang, every time Jobe lies down on the floor, the kitten would come to rub her, and then lie down and massage Jobe’s neck with its front paws. Surprisingly, ever since the massage, Jobe’s health has improved noticeably. She had only two seizures of epilepsy last year.