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'Furry Grim Reaper'
by Acidus at 11:44 am EDT, Jul 26, 2007 |
 Oscar the cat seems to have an uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up next to them during their final hours.
art.cat.ap.jpg His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually means the patient has less than four hours to live. "He doesn't make too many mistakes. He seems to understand when patients are about to die," Dr. David Dosa said in an interview. He describes the phenomenon in a poignant essay in Thursday's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. "Many family members take some solace from it. They appreciate the companionship that the cat provides for their dying loved one," said Dosa, a geriatrician and assistant professor of medicine at Brown University. After about six months, the staff noticed Oscar would make his own rounds, just like the doctors and nurses. He'd sniff and observe patients, then sit beside people who would wind up dying in a few hours. Dosa said Oscar seems to take his work seriously and is generally aloof. "This is not a cat that's friendly to people," he said.
The Reaper Of The Damned! Memestreams serious needs a 'WTF' category. |
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RE: 'Furry Grim Reaper'
by Stefanie at 11:58 am EDT, Jul 26, 2007 |
Acidus wrote:
The Reaper Of The Damned! Memestreams serious needs a 'WTF' category.
Decius wrote:
Creepy...
Cats are so misunderstood. |
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RE: 'Furry Grim Reaper'
by skullaria at 3:49 pm EDT, Jul 26, 2007 |
He can probably smell it. I can. Through my nursing career I've met other nurses that could, and once had the pleasure of working one on a chronic unit. I remember several times coming in to work, and the two of us saying someone was going to die, and going room to room to figure out who it was. It's a sweet sorta smell, sorta but not quite the cancer smell. The cat probably likes it and understands what it means? |
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RE: 'Furry Grim Reaper'
by ubernoir at 7:24 am EDT, Jul 27, 2007 |
skullaria wrote:
He can probably smell it. I can. Through my nursing career I've met other nurses that could, and once had the pleasure of working one on a chronic unit. I remember several times coming in to work, and the two of us saying someone was going to die, and going room to room to figure out who it was. It's a sweet sorta smell, sorta but not quite the cancer smell. The cat probably likes it and understands what it means?
yes that's what i figured it was |
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'Furry Grim Reaper'
by Decius at 11:46 am EDT, Jul 26, 2007 |
Oscar the cat seems to have an uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up next to them during their final hours.
art.cat.ap.jpg His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually means the patient has less than four hours to live. "He doesn't make too many mistakes. He seems to understand when patients are about to die," Dr. David Dosa said in an interview. He describes the phenomenon in a poignant essay in Thursday's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. "Many family members take some solace from it. They appreciate the companionship that the cat provides for their dying loved one," said Dosa, a geriatrician and assistant professor of medicine at Brown University. After about six months, the staff noticed Oscar would make his own rounds, just like the doctors and nurses. He'd sniff and observe patients, then sit beside people who would wind up dying in a few hours. Dosa said Oscar seems to take his work seriously and is generally aloof. "This is not a cat that's friendly to people," he said.
Creepy... |
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RE: 'Furry Grim Reaper'
by Shannon at 1:35 pm EDT, Jul 26, 2007 |
Decius wrote:
Oscar the cat seems to have an uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up next to them during their final hours.
art.cat.ap.jpg His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually means the patient has less than four hours to live. "He doesn't make too many mistakes. He seems to understand when patients are about to die," Dr. David Dosa said in an interview. He describes the phenomenon in a poignant essay in Thursday's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. "Many family members take some solace from it. They appreciate the companionship that the cat provides for their dying loved one," said Dosa, a geriatrician and assistant professor of medicine at Brown University. After about six months, the staff noticed Oscar would make his own rounds, just like the doctors and nurses. He'd sniff and observe patients, then sit beside people who would wind up dying in a few hours. Dosa said Oscar seems to take his work seriously and is generally aloof. "This is not a cat that's friendly to people," he said.
Creepy...
I wonder if there's a connection between people who are liked by cats and life expectancy. Or, maybe the cat is killing these people by spreading the illnesses from person to person. |
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'Furry Grim Reaper'
by Rattle at 1:59 pm EDT, Jul 26, 2007 |
Oscar the cat seems to have an uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up next to them during their final hours.
art.cat.ap.jpg His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually means the patient has less than four hours to live. "He doesn't make too many mistakes. He seems to understand when patients are about to die," Dr. David Dosa said in an interview. He describes the phenomenon in a poignant essay in Thursday's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. "Many family members take some solace from it. They appreciate the companionship that the cat provides for their dying loved one," said Dosa, a geriatrician and assistant professor of medicine at Brown University. After about six months, the staff noticed Oscar would make his own rounds, just like the doctors and nurses. He'd sniff and observe patients, then sit beside people who would wind up dying in a few hours. Dosa said Oscar seems to take his work seriously and is generally aloof. "This is not a cat that's friendly to people," he said.
Yes, I have made an lolcat photo based on Oscar... Photo is from Reuters. |
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