Cat banned from baby’s nursery kept nudging and biting the grandmother — until it led her to a chilling discovery in the crib

The one everyone overlooks can be the first to sense real danger. One woman’s story could have ended very differently if her family cat had stopped trying to alert the grandma to her unusual behavior. Sharing her story on TikTok, @celestesshepherds3000 explained how her family cat, Scrappy, became her lifesaver. Her cat was never allowed inside the nursery, as it was believed that cats could sense the milk on a baby’s breath. “When I was a baby, a cat saved my life. And that’s the reason why I like and respect cats to this day,” she said, adding that the cats deserve more recognition. Her video, which she made as a tribute to Scrappy, has reached over 46,900 views. 

“A cat saved my life,” read the caption of the video. Scrappy lived with her family when she was an infant, but was kept outside the nursery. “They tell the story that when cats smell the milk on a baby’s breath, trying to get to the milk, they may accidentally smother the baby,” the woman explained. The cat would quietly sit outside the nursery door. “That’s where she’d be, outside the door, never going in.” One day, while her grandmother was babysitting her, she got stuck with her head wedged between the mattress and the crib rails. The woman joked, “I don’t know. I was kind of a dumb baby. I guess I had a soft head.” 

Scrappy sprang into action when she heard the baby struggling. She immediately ran to the grandmother, who was on a call, to alert her. The cat repeatedly nudged her, but was brushed aside. However, Scrappy did not lose hope. When nudging did not work, she decided to bite the grandmother on her ankle, a mark she still carries. The elderly woman was startled by her behavior and chased her down the hallway. As she passed the nursery, she finally became aware that the baby was in trouble and rushed in to save her. 

“Without Scrappy standing outside the door, hearing me struggle, I probably wouldn’t be here the way I’m here today,” the woman expressed. Scrappy did not leave her after the incident; she would continue to watch over her long after. “Until Scrappy passed away, she’d sleep outside my bedroom,” she recalled, adding that the cat was always there whenever she woke up in the middle of the night.

She shared that Scrappy was fiercely selective and liked only three people: herself, her mom, and her dad. The cat lived nearly 20 years. Viewers resonated with her story, with many sharing their own experiences. “When my mom was a kid, her neighbor's house burnt down, the cat ran to every single kid's room and woke them up, but the cat didn’t make it,” recounted @gossipandgrigio. @justleafmebee expressed, “I fainted in my living room one time and now if I’m ever lying or sitting on the floor, my cat panics and checks on me.” Meanwhile, @pannexin3 remarked, "I don’t trust people who don’t like cats."

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