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post Jul 25 2007, 04:06 PM
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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl//hp/front/4998868.html
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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.

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that is friggin insane. I do believe it though, my cat will go and curl up next to someone if they're sick or just feeling really bad.
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post Jul 25 2007, 04:16 PM
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QUOTE (impala454 @ Jul 25 2007, 05:06 PM) *
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl//hp/front/4998868.html

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that is friggin insane. I do believe it though, my cat will go and curl up next to someone if they're sick or just feeling really bad.


That's funny. Myth holds that cats do the exact opposite, going away from the sick that are about to die.


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post Jul 25 2007, 08:41 PM
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when dogs and cats are about to die they will find a crevice or little corner and hide themself away . they just know stuff kind of creepy. but thats why animals can be really comforting to the elderly and sick


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post Jul 26 2007, 12:06 AM
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QUOTE (James @ Jul 25 2007, 05:16 PM) *
That's funny. Myth holds that cats do the exact opposite, going away from the sick that are about to die.


really?

i thought the cat was the guardian of the underworld in egyptian mythology and when a person died the cat led them into the afterlife


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post Jul 26 2007, 12:17 AM
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really?

i thought the cat was the guardian of the underworld in egyptian mythology and when a person died the cat led them into the afterlife


I did too, but decided to google it before saying that and it turns out there is a myth in European cultures describing what I said. Because of that, it's considered bad luck for a cat to refuse to enter the house of a sickly person. There were a lot of other interesting cat myths, too.


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post Jul 26 2007, 08:27 AM
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uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up next to them


fuck that angel of death...

curl up next to me and kitty's getting a prestone sardine sandwich...
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post Jul 26 2007, 12:58 PM
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heh someone wrote in the comment section of the article:

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I see what's happening with the cat...

Patients have heard about the cat predicting death. When the cat curls up on their bed, it SCARES THEM TO DEATH!

The cat is RIGHT AGAIN!
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post Jul 26 2007, 01:10 PM
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QUOTE (James @ Jul 26 2007, 01:17 AM) *
I did too, but decided to google it before saying that and it turns out there is a myth in European cultures describing what I said. Because of that, it's considered bad luck for a cat to refuse to enter the house of a sickly person. There were a lot of other interesting cat myths, too.


well it's not totally wrong because the cat was revered as a holy animal

the goddess protector of Ra was a cat


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post Jul 26 2007, 03:33 PM
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They're at the nursing home for a reason....the cat is just taking the fun out of the waiting.


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