Some of my professional colleagues think I’m weird, but as a scientist I can’t help but record some of my observations. One of the aspects of cats that I find the most fascinating is their apparent ability to take on the family role of the “healer cat.” The healer cat is the family feline that is always hanging around whenever anyone is sick, always there to rub up against, purr for, and lie with the sick individual – whether it is a two-legged or four-legged patient. Healer cats have the uncanny ability to know who is sick and where the sickness is in the individual’s body. The cats typically lie on or near that spot, as if to absorb any negative energy. Clients tell me that their healer cats know when they have a stomachache, and the cat will sit on their belly while they are lying on the couch trying to recover. Other says that if they have a headache, the healer cat will lie next to their head until the ache goes away. I’ve had too many clients tell me these stories to allow me to ignore them. I’ve also noticed that it is not always one cat in the family that is a healer cat. And, interestingly, when a healer cat passes on, another family cat typically assumes the role.