How Pets Help Us Trust Our Intuition

What animals teach us about trusting our gut in uncertain times.

Woman sitting on a rug in a sunlit room with a golden retriever and a black cat, showing a calm intuitive connection.

These days, you may feel something in your gut, only to be told that what you’re perceiving isn’t actually what’s happening.

When the world makes you doubt your own perceptions, our pets are happy help us trust our intuition.

Animals notice and react to the energy around them.

They don’t overthink.

When something in the environment changes—such as a person’s mood or a sudden change in tension—they react immediately. They don’t talk themselves out of what they are sensing the way we often do.

When you feel a change in energy, and your pet reacts at the same time, they validate what you’re sensing. They are the proof that you aren’t imagining it. Watching them helps you stop questioning your own senses and start trusting what you see.

By observing their honest reactions, we remember how to trust our own. We learn that if we feel like something is “up,” we are usually right.

You’re Noticing More Than You Think

As a pet parent, you often sense changes before they become obvious:

  • Your dog’s body language changes when a particular person walks in.
  • Your cat leaves the room the moment the mood gets frenetic or loud.
  • They become clingy right when you start feeling stressed, even if you’re trying to hide it.

Too often, we invalidate ourselves and chalk it up to anxiety or overreacting.

However, noticing provides important information.

Because animals live in the present moment, they reflect what’s going on energetically.

They help us recognize and remember our gut feelings.

Animals notice and respond.

When we stop trying to “figure it out” and pay attention to what our animal is showing us, they reflect to us what is actually happening.

Your Observations Matter

In times when we’re often told not to trust what we see with our own eyes, our animals anchor us in direct experience. They don’t argue with reality—they respond to it. And by staying close to them, we remember how to do the same.

Sometimes what you’re noticing is a subtle shift in mood or energy, like the winter blues many pets experience this time of year.

Other times, it’s something that needs deeper support through Animal Communication.

Either way, trusting what you notice is always the first step.

Not sure what’s going on with your pet?
Asking them directly during an Animal Communication session can bring clarity and validation for both of you.

Book an Animal Communication session here to find the validation you need—for both of you.

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Hi! I’m Cathy “Cat” Malkin

My mission is to help you and your animal find calm, trust, and a deeper understanding together.

I believe that animals are powerful teachers, healers, and guides. For over 30 years, I’ve been a trusted guide for pet parents and their pets. As an Animal Communicator, Animal Reiki Master and Practitioner, Pet Parenting Specialist, and Pet Anxiety Expert, I bring a unique blend of professional training and deep intuition to my practice, supporting pet parents in their relationships with their animal family.

My Master’s degree in Counseling and Education has given me the tools to support you and your pet together through every stage of their life and beyond, from welcoming your new companion, chronic illness, the dying process, navigating grief, to connecting with a pet who has passed on.

My practice includes my global Pet Meditation Circle membership. In this safe community, you and your pet share in guided meditations, enriching your bond while creating a loving space of peaceful heart connection.

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