Rescuing a pet is good karma—and not just for the animal. A Wisconsin woman learned this lesson firsthand.
On February 18, Amy Jung suffered a diabetic reactive seizure that could have been life-ending were it not for Pudding, one of two cats she had adopted 10 days earlier.
According to the Green Bay Press Gazette, the 21-pound, orange-and-white cat sensed something was wrong with his owner and sprang into action:
Pudding planted his weight on her chest and, when he could not wake her, began swatting her face and biting her nose.
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It worked. She woke up and the convulsions stopped long enough for her to call to her son for help. When Ethan did not respond to the calls, the cat ran to his room and jumped on his bed.
Ethan later told her that he didn't know anything was wrong until the giant cat landing on the bed woke him up.
Amy and Ethan Jung did not intend to rescue a cat when they drove to the Door County Humane Society on February 8. Their goal, rather, was to spend some quality time with the kitties.
But when Amy saw Pudding lying on a counter, she made the decision on the spot to adopt him and his pal Wimsy. Little did she suspect at the time how fortuitous a move it
The day after her episode, she spoke with her doctor about the seizure and the cat's unusual actions. The doctor told her he had heard of animals alerting their owners to health crises but had never known of anyone who had actually experienced this phenomenon.
Amy is sold on Pudding’s undeniable health benefits and has decided to register him as a therapy animal. She told reporters that Pudding will also sit at her feet and meow when her blood sugar is low.
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