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Achoo! Your cat knew the sneeze was coming ...

October 7, 2008 By Ryan Chatelain  rchatelain@am-ny.com

First, there's the sound of claws scurrying on the hardwood floor. A second later, a cat darts out the room in a blur.

Then I sneeze.

I'm no scientist, but it's clear as crazy as this may sound -- that Dexter, my 6-year-old domestic shorthaired cat, knows I'm going to sneeze, even before I know.

There's too much evidence to support it. Sometimes he's sitting next to me on the...

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