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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Oscar the Cat Predicts Patients' Deaths |
| 2007-07-26 |
| Posted by:BrerRabbit |
| #11 My cats were in the habit of joining me on the couch when I was sick... or just reading. I was less likely to jostle them out of position then. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-07-26 22:25 |
| #10 So, this is a CAT scan? |
| Posted by: Gary and the Samoyeds 2007-07-26 22:10 |
| #9 I think this cat might be a soulcatcher, sent to "harvest" those who are passing on into the next plane. Ohhh Scary! |
| Posted by: scotty 2007-07-26 16:08 |
| #8 I read about another cat that did this same thing. They speculated that perhaps changes occur in the body shortly before death that a cat can detect. And, believe it or not, some cats are affectionate and like people. So it may be that he knows that they will be leaving and is saying goodbye. It would be interesting to also see if he is affectionate towards patients who will obviously be checking out (ie: alive). Not to get too off topic for this site - but before my father died -there were several times that the room had this quiet, peaceful hush that came over it. It was a beautiful, strange feeling. I suppose, it could have been me, but I don't think so, because it was such a nice feeling that I kept trying to recapture it after it went away. I had no idea he was going to die several days later - shortly after I felt it again. I would describe it like the peaceful quiet that you get when it snows outside. |
| Posted by: AT 2007-07-26 12:06 |
| #7 I visited one such place, which looked like it had been built by the same contractor who did 1960s brick Army barracks, except with narrower hallways and a security key pad by the exit door. All along the corridors were old women in wheelchairs, parked side by side, either asleep or staring off into space at the opposite wall. At that moment, I reached the firm conviction that if I am ever getting anywhere near that state of health, that I am going to take an extended holiday to the most isolated part of rural Mexico I can find. Where I will first pay the local undertaker, then bribe the locals to think of a place, then tell anyone looking for me that I stopped by, but then went there. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-07-26 11:15 |
| #6 If I'm gramps, and Oscar comes by to visit me, the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is gonna need a new cat... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-07-26 09:12 |
| #5 Anybody tried the experiment of driving him away from the patient? |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-07-26 09:05 |
| #4 Ten out of 25 calls is close to chance occurrence; interesting however. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2007-07-26 09:00 |
| #3 Probably a bit much to ask, but I certainly hope something soft and cuddly will curl up next to me in my last few days. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2007-07-26 06:15 |
| #2 Let's all hope that Oscar the Cat isn't getting any help from a human. |
| Posted by: RD 2007-07-26 01:21 |
| #1 The Secularists can neither quantify it, nor control it in any way, hence Oscar does NOT exist or else will have to be put down for the sake of all humanity and decent OWG-SWO felines. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-07-26 00:56 |