Can cats sense sadness

I don’t know if you have ever seen a video like this: an adult man was crying in the room holding a golden retriever because he was too stressed.
The reaction of many netizens at that time was that golden retrievers are really warm! It’s great to have a dog! At least it acts as a “spiritual support” when I feel uncomfortable.
In the eyes of many people, cats are not as smart and sensible as dogs, so many cat owners also have this doubt: Can cats sense the emotions of their owners? How much does it know?
The answer is yes!
And cats’ perception ability is as good as that of dogs!
Don’t think this is veterinarian Xiao Ming bragging to you, let’s talk about it with evidence.
A university in Michigan, USA, conducted such an experiment in 2015: 12 adult cats were asked to complete the “Positive Emotion Test” and the “Negative Emotion Test.”
To put it simply, it is how they react when faced with the smiling face or sad face of their owner.
The results of the experiment showed that cats prefer the owners in the “positive emotion test” and will purr for them.

In fact, cats’ observation abilities are amazing. Not only that, they can also accurately analyze the emotions of their owners. This is why many people say that cats are good at “observing words and emotions.”
Many cat owners have mentioned that when they are happy, cats will be more willing to nuzzle you and respond to you; and when they are sad, they will also appear quieter.
Cats can judge the owner’s emotions through their owner’s expression, voice and smell. After living with the owner for a long time, they actually have this ability.
Smart cats will remember their owners’ various behaviors and habits, and then judge their owners’ moods.
I remember that when the cat at home was young, he knew that every time he was fed goat milk powder, he would have to boil water. Therefore, every time the water boiled, he knew that he had to drink milk, so he actively ran to eat. I still keep this habit now that I am an adult.
Not only that, every time the veterinarian Xiao Ming comes back from get off work, the cat does not wait for him to come over as soon as he comes back, but observes it first, and only comes over when it feels that he is in a happy mood, because it has suffered a loss before, and when he comes back one time , was in a bad mood, and when it came closer, he roared at it instead, causing it to have such an attitude now.

Some people say that their cat is very cold and unwilling to even be intimate with them, let alone feel their own emotions. Then you need to reflect on yourself. Are you not deeply attached to your cat?
However, there is one thing that veterinarian Xiao Ming must remind the poop-sweepers: If you find that when you break down and cry, the cat next to you actually sheds tears with you, don’t be too busy to be moved. You think the cat is really considerate, and you can talk to him. You feel the same, but the truth is, cats crying has nothing to do with emotion and most of the reasons are because they are sick.
Cats getting angry, having eye inflammation, eating food with high salt content, and having inverted eyelashes are all causes of tears. Therefore, cat owners should pay attention to the cause and treat the cat.
To sum up, cats can sense the emotions of their owners, but whether they are willing to share those emotions with you depends on whether the emotions are in place.