Cat plays furry grim reaper at nursing home
MSNBC: Cat plays furry grim reaper at nursing home
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. ...
Yeah, I saw that. That's going to make me a little nervous every time my cats jump up on me...
Posted by: Denis Hancock | Jul 26, 2007 at 10:16 AM
Gives new meaning to that Blue Öyster Cult song "Don't Fur the Reaper".... or was that "Fear the Reaper?"
Posted by: Michael W. Kruse | Jul 26, 2007 at 12:33 PM