Saima Afzal's cat, Kat, kept kneading and pushing on her chest for months, causing her pain. After initially attributing the pain to a previous diagnosis of Pleurisy, Saima discovered a lump which she believes she wouldn't have found otherwise. She was diagnosed with breast cancer but underwent successful surgery and treatment thanks to Kat's persistent scratching.
Saima Afzal’s beloved Kat - a Maine Coone/Tabby mix breed - kept kneading and pushing the same spot and kept trying to lie on her chest despite being pushed away. He would climb on her chest, causing her severe pain in her right breast and under her arm for months.
“I took him in and he returned the favour by saving my life. He was doing it for a while, I was getting pains in my neck and headaches and I couldn’t figure out why. It turs out it was because of the way the tumours were growing."He’d sit on my belly and on my chest and I would push him off because it was causing more pain.”
Saima said: “I wasn’t even supposed to have him, I got him off my brother. He was off to university and they weren’t allowed pets there and my other sisters have allergies so he couldn’t stay at my mum and dad’s house.
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