JawD 99 Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 cat has amazed medics - by predicting when nursing home patients are about to die. Oscar curls up next to elderly residents in the last few hours of their lives, reports The Sun. His accuracy - seen in 25 cases in the past year - has led staff to call family once he chooses someone. It usually means they have less than four hours to live. University professor Dr David Dosa said: "He doesn't make too many mistakes. Many families take solace from it. They appreciate the companionship the cat provides for their loved one." The phenomenon is described in this week's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Oscar, two, was adopted as a kitten and grew up in a third-floor dementia unit at Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre in Providence, Rhode Island, US. After about six months, the staff noticed Oscar would make his own rounds - just like the doctors. He'd sniff and observe patients, then sit beside those who would die within hours. Staff say most of the people who get a visit are so ill they don't know he's there. Oscar has received a plaque commending his "compassionate hospice care". You'd be pretty gutted if it came and set next to you like.. Its probably got some highly infectious disease and its the cat thats killing them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakehips 0 Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Cats are the Devil's work, I tells ya They are just....wrong, in every way. I'm not trying to wind cat lovers up (honestly, Cath), I just find them yukky tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Sopranos finale tastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 337 Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 I used to be able to smell when someone was going to die when I worked on the wards (No, not because they'd shit themselves or anything) Just used to get a strange smell and feeling when I started a nightshift when I was near certain patients and in loads of cases they carked it by the morning. Not usually unexpectedly like, but still.. And cats are wonderful creatures. I have a little fluffy feline curled up next to me reading what you're all saying - so be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15871 Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Its probably got some highly infectious disease and its the cat thats killing them I actually think it's a really nice story in its own little way, but it would be weirdly funny if that was exactly what was happening and they hadn't figured it out yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyshinton 59 Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 One of my stupid bloody cats tripped me up, I stumbled forward, hit the top of a low lying shrub and went tits up on the lawn. Turned round and the little bugger was smiling I'm sure she was. Cats rule the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 I used to be able to smell when someone was going to die when I worked on the wards (No, not because they'd shit themselves or anything) Just used to get a strange smell and feeling when I started a nightshift when I was near certain patients and in loads of cases they carked it by the morning. Not usually unexpectedly like, but still.. And cats are wonderful creatures. I have a little fluffy feline curled up next to me reading what you're all saying - so be nice. Cath been on the forum since? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 337 Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 I used to be able to smell when someone was going to die when I worked on the wards (No, not because they'd shit themselves or anything) Just used to get a strange smell and feeling when I started a nightshift when I was near certain patients and in loads of cases they carked it by the morning. Not usually unexpectedly like, but still.. And cats are wonderful creatures. I have a little fluffy feline curled up next to me reading what you're all saying - so be nice. Cath been on the forum since? I'm invincible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mags 1 Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 I used to be able to smell when someone was going to die when I worked on the wards (No, not because they'd shit themselves or anything) Just used to get a strange smell and feeling when I started a nightshift when I was near certain patients and in loads of cases they carked it by the morning. Not usually unexpectedly like, but still.. And cats are wonderful creatures. I have a little fluffy feline curled up next to me reading what you're all saying - so be nice. I know exactly what you mean... and cancer patients.. they just have that odd smell... not offensive but something odd that you never forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted July 30, 2007 Author Share Posted July 30, 2007 Cats Women Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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