• ickplant@lemmy.worldOP
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    A few weeks ago, Clay had to have knee replacement surgery, and has been at home resting and recovering ever since. She can’t move around a lot, so she’s been spending a lot of time cuddled up in bed — and all five cats immediately noticed that something was off with Mom.

    Normally, the cats won’t all cuddle with their mom at the same time … but when they realized she was sick, they knew she needed some extra love and figured out exactly what to do.

    Source: https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/cats-cuddle-with-mom-after-surgery

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      Can confirm. Following open heart surgery, it was a competition to see if Rocket or Keanu could get closer to me.

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        Awwww. My wife says the same thing – our cats always know when she’s feeling off, and want to sit on her tummy :). She swears it helps her feel better too.

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          They really wanted to sit on my chest and had zero concept of surgery incisions. 😞

          It’s going to be tough here in a couple of weeks when I go in for cancer surgery.

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            Yeeks. Well, I hope it all works out for you. Can’t imagine having to deal with that. Sending good vibes!

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      and all five cats.

      I count 6 cats?

      Is that the AI hyphen?

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        The creature by the left hand is not a cat, we figured.

        I have no idea if their text is AI-generated. Emdashes are used by real humans who write, too.

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          Emdashes are used by real humans who write, too.

          I had actually never heard of emdashes until the whole AI thing and I just used hyphens instead. Now I’m embarrassed by my earlier ignorance and use emdashes – and people think I’m an AI. I do put spaces on each side of them which I think is incorrect, at least.

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          Why is there no mention of the mysterious 6th creature who is closest to the human in the article?