This Woman Adopted A Shelter Cat, Not Knowing It'll End Up Saving Her Life

young boy here's his cat meowing before quickly uncovering the dark reality pets are the best if you have the time money and space to get one it's a pretty good guarantee that your life will improve a pet provides companionship and fuzzy snuggles listens to your problems and never complains about politics every once in a while though a pet owner will get more than they bargained for house training problems aggressive streaks or even seemingly paranormal activity can be part and parcel with a new pet for one Wisconsin family it was the latter when they brought a shelter cat home his eerie abilities instantly changed their lives on a Friday afternoon in February 2012 young mom Amy Jung and her son Ethan stopped by the Humane Society in Door County Wisconsin it was just going to be a quick visit to see some animals Amy thought when they walked in they were greeted by a 21 pound orange tabby named pudding he seemed laid-back and friendly and Amy asked about him to the shelter staff who told her of his surprising background up until a month prior pudding had been living with another cat a younger kitten named whimsy when their owner passed away now they were both at the shelter together and they were inseparable even before that pudding hadn't had an easy life he'd been in and out of the shelter for years starting in 2003 and more recently in 2008 when a family gave him up due to allergies he'd even had a name change at one point pudding was called Starbuck the owner that had recently passed had decided to give him a cozier moniker after seeing how calm he was the ever flexible pudding didn't complain now in the shelter something about the cat struck a chord with Amy she couldn't put her finger on it but he connected so well with her and even even the director of the shelter Kari Kona had noticed that pudding gravitated towards them on impulse Amy decided to adopt pudding Ethan thought it was a great idea too but they couldn't leave putting his brother wimzie all alone so they signed the papers for both cats and loaded their new pals into the car when they arrived at the Jung household pudding and wimzie settled in right away most animals would be nervous or wary of a new environment but pudding in particular seemed comfortable and relaxed after dinner and an evening of getting the cat's situated it was time for bed at around 9:30 p.m. Amy headed to her room to tuck in for the night leaving her bedroom door open so pudding could roam at first all seemed normal but 90 minutes later Amy who been diagnosed with diabetes in her youth and had been living with it since began having a diabetic seizure she was dead asleep pudding sprang into action sensing Amy's distress he lept off onto her chest but she didn't wake up so he batted and nipped at her nose until she did panicked Amy called out for Ethan but the seizure took hold again and Amy soon lapsed back into unconsciousness unbeknownst to her Ethan hadn't heard the calls or the commotion down the hall in his bedroom he wasn't even awake pudding dashed into the boy's room and jumped on his bed bouncing until he got Ethan's attention when he woke up to the cat and a frenzy Ethan knew something was wrong pudding stood guard as Ethan rushed in and found his mother still in the midst of the seizure fully awake now he called his dad for help who talked him through the steps to administer an emergency injection for Amy when Amy felt well again she was astounded at the alertness pudding had shown for a cat just getting to know his surroundings and who had known his new owner for less than a day his life-saving behavior was on usual news spread of puddings heroics and soon TV stations and Green Bay Post Gazette reporters were knocking at the door wanting to interview Amy if something or someone hadn't pulled me out of that I wouldn't be here she told them director Callahan from the shelter was impressed to her doctor said she could have gone into a coma and not come out of it if much more time had gone by she said the fact that pudding did what he did is just amazing to me puddings instincts didn't stop there after Amy's seizure she started to bring pudding everywhere even to her job at a local florist where he learned to stand watch and meow whenever he sensed her blood sugar dropping into the danger zone Amy's doctor recommended she sign pudding up to be a therapy cat given his childers position he was a shoo-in and passed the registration with flying colors he even has his own Facebook fan page pudding Jang and what about wimzie just three years old at the time he had a few more years before he could fill the older cats shoes but director Callahan was hopeful maybe he'll pick up some of puddings powers she said director COUNTA hens hope wasn't completely out of the picture pet owners all over the world have seen their friends pull life-saving maneuvers that seemed to defy science or explanation between her stints as a Marine and a mom Stephanie her foal was tough as nails still she couldn't help but feel sad to see her son go overseas with the Air Force but there was one part of his departure he didn't tell her about until the last minute Stephanie's son didn't want her to feel too lonely while he was away so he arranged a special gift for her he entered their California home one morning with a smile spreading ear to ear he presented her with Sierra a 9 month old husky Stephanie and Sierra became fast friends and their bond only deepened over the years Sierra accompanied Stephanie and her husband Jim on a cross-country move to Wisconsin in 2013 with a whimper in the back of her mind Stephanie always knew that Sierra was a very special dog however she was about to find out exactly how unique Sierra was and thank goodness for that one afternoon Stephanie began experiencing some pain and discomfort in her stomach she figured she just eaten something bad and was suffering through some bad food poisoning when the sensation continued after several days she visited her doctor Stephanie's doctor brushed off her concerns saying at worst she was dealing with an ovarian cyst he sent her home with some pain medication which would he thought set her right as rain once Stephanie returned home from the doctor Sierra perked up that part wasn't unusual at the same time though the husky appeared to be more energized than most days what was up with Sierra Sierra joins Stephanie on the couch and immediately thrusts her nose into Stephanie's abdomen taken aback she tried to slide away from the dog Sierra refused to give up however and kept sniffing in all her years with Sierra Stephanie had never seen the Husky act like this before maybe she'd spilled something on her clothes and hadn't noticed before she had a chance to check Sierra bolted from the room completely baffled Stephanie followed the dogs trail through the house she found her huddled into a ball in the back of a closet clearly Sierra was trying to express that something was wrong but what could it be by this point Stephanie trusted her dog more than anyone else on earth she couldn't help but think back to her abdominal issues perhaps through some miracle Sierra knew something that nobody else did so Stephanie scheduled another doctor's visit and there Stephanie's worst fears were realized tests showed that she had ovarian cancer which reached a pretty advanced stage they would have to act fast to save Stephanie's life in addition to chemotherapy Stephanie underwent a hysterectomy and a spleen removal surgery in 20 14 these procedures put a lot of stress on the hurtful family but at least stephanie had her trusty dog at her side during her recovery to no one's surprise Stephanie bounced back the next year passed without much to write home about which one is fine by her Stephanie was ready to move on to the next chapter of her life until Ciara began acting strangely once again and so it was Stephanie went through another round of treatment doctors once again gave her the all-clear a year later though yet again Sierra went wild and sniffed Stephanie's abdomen for a third time Sierra correctly diagnosed a tumor inside Stephanie treatment release recovery rinse and repeat surely she must have thought this would be the last diagnosis well as of 2018 she's been cancer-free since leaving that dingy hospital bed behind Stephanie wanted to return to her life and help others suffering from disease but she couldn't help but wonder how did Sierra know dr. David Kushner Stephanie's primary oncologist had a theory he explained that certain dog breeds can detect chemical traces given off by tumors with an accuracy of up to 98% Stephanie and Jim were lucky enough to own a canine with a special gift they decided not to squander their good fortune they went public about their amazing story hoping it could help other people who went undiagnosed Stephanie also got involved with a Wisconsin ovarian cancer alliance where she eventually rose to a seat on the board Sierra is a pretty big local celebrity to everyone in the organization - ultimately Stephanie believes her story can let people think about their animals and go wow my animal did this when I got diagnosed just to give the animals credit that they are pretty smart you