Oh I so believe this. My first kitty Willie, who I got after my divorce seemed to know all about me. I made a lot of mistakes with him since he was my very first cat, but he tolorated them. At that point in time I was anti-men and he knew it. Every time a male came into the house, including my father, he would hiss and stand behind me. There was one time this guy I was dating, came over drunk and we got into an argument and for some reason, we ended up on the floor. Well you should have heard the hiss and growl that came from Willie He kept hissing and spitting at him until he left, then came over and sat on my lap as if he were the sweetest cat in all the world! (BTW that guy never came back around again )

Now, if some people can actually communicate with animals? Well I'm still out on that subject (I personally think there are more con-artists than real people )

Yes, I can read body language and hear the different meow's made by my boys and I know what they need most of the time. And in their eyes, they always seem to know when I need some comfort.