Family cat, my cat, doesn't matter. They all feel a need to give comfort.

I had minor surgury done several years ago and my mom took me and brought me home to her house after it. I was a bit groggy from the pain killers and slept quite a while. When I awoke I found her Russian Blue Binky lying above me with his stomach against the top of my head and paws on either side. He'd never slept near me before.

A number of years ago friend was going in for some major surgury. She was going to live with her parents for a few months after the event to recover so she moved her Aby cat with her. As the day came she got more anxious and her cat got a nervous stomach and wouldn't eat. He hid under the bed all day while she was in surgury and in recovery and only ate a bit while she was gone for three days... still hiding under the bed the whole time. When she returned he stayed by her side the entire time only leaving her to hit the litter box or grab a bite to eat and then he was back. Under normal times she always brought him with her for their visits so he knew the house and acted as though he owned the place so the behavior during and after surgury was special to her case. Dr. Kitty!