KEEP THIS PUSSY AWAY FROM ME!
By RAY HENRY, AP
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - 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. His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually means they have less than four hours to live.
"He doesn't make too many mistakes. He seems to understand when patients are about to die," said Dr. David Dosa in an interview. He describes the phenomenon in a poignant essay in Thursday's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - 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. His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually means they have less than four hours to live.
"He doesn't make too many mistakes. He seems to understand when patients are about to die," said Dr. David Dosa in an interview. He describes the phenomenon in a poignant essay in Thursday's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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posted by Lady Bunny at Thursday, July 26, 2007
6 Comments:
It should be called "Good-Bye Kitty." I guess the people say "Oh, no!" when they see her coming. If you see it coming to you, use your second-to-last breath and hiss!
The article neglects to report that "Oscar" is actually a 300 lb male nurse in a kitty costume.
I read the essay--it really is poignant!
Animals (especially cats) really are amazingly sensitive at knowing when a person's "energy" is flowing out of them, and they are very gentle companions. Pretty unnerving for me, since my cat does this all the time. (Shit--maybe I should buy more life insurance!
Cats and animals can smell septosis. Unless you really put on a lot of tuna juice or fresh cream.
A few drops of citronella sprinkled on the old biddy would stop the mangy moggy curling up next to them because cats hate the smell, orange peel works too, failing that just drown the little cunt in a bucket.
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