NBC TV News: Oscar the Cat Presides at R.I. Bursing Home

On 28 Jul 2007 01:19:25 GMT, wrote:

wrote:

I have a friend who works on the unit with Oscar, someone who is a bit
of a skeptic. She has seen him in action and she believes that he
senses close death by listening to the person's breathing and using
his keen sense of smell.

This makes sense to me. I don't think that's skeptical, I think it's
reasonable. Cats have a more keen sense of smell than we do. And since
Oscar isn't loaded down with a heavy work schedule, he has time to
listen to everyone's breathing patterns.

I *know* cats can detect changes in breathing, and they do respond to
it. In the morning, when I'm slowly waking up, and kind of drowsy, drifting
in and out of sleep, the cats will hang out with me. Actually, it's more
like they sit and stare at me, hoping that will motivate me to get up and
feed them. And it seems like every time I start to drift back to sleep,
Smudge jumps on me to wake me up. So how does she know? My breathing, is
what I've always assumed.

My new kitten, Rocco, was constantly licking my chin and he didn't
lick anyone else. I went to my doctor for my yearly visit and
mentioned it to him. He sent me to a dermatologist and there was a
pre-cancerous growth on my chin.

That's pretty amazing. Maybe he smelled something "funny" on your chin
and he was trying to clean it off. Hats off to your doctor, for heeding
the "word" of a cat!

Joyce

I found a video of Miss Kitty, if you would like to see her:


Local Cat Stays with Ailing Patients 7/27/07

http://tinyurl.com/yvxuog

Go down to the title line above.

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Hi All,

I live in Rhode Island and I have posted here a couple of
times, I
mostly have lurked because I had someone creating negative
problems
with me online.

I have a friend who works on the unit with Oscar, someone who
is a bit
of a skeptic. She has seen him in action and she believes that
he
senses close death by listening to the person's breathing and
using
his keen sense of smell.


And this doesn't make what he does valid? Sheesh.

I kind of like to think of him as a sort of this world guide
for them,
so that they find their own beloved pets more easily at the
rainbow
bridge.

May cat Casey (RB this past February at 11 y/o) would shadow
and stay
with however was sick in the house. If more than one of us was
sick
at the same time, he would divide his time between us.


Our crew do this too.

My new kitten, Rocco, was constantly licking my chin and he
didn't
lick anyone else. I went to my doctor for my yearly visit and
mentioned it to him. He sent me to a dermatologist and there
was a
pre-cancerous growth on my chin.

So, one never knows!

Pat


Thank Bast for Rocco, and for a doctor with good common sense.
I'm sorry that one of our members harassed you in the past. I've
learned to killfile them and ignore the ignorant. Please come
out of lurkdom and tell us about yourself and your owners.
Pictures are always welcome and we love good stories.

Pam S.

Mishi wrote:

I found a video of Miss Kitty, if you would like to see her:

Local Cat Stays with Ailing Patients 7/27/07

http://tinyurl.com/yvxuog

Go down to the title line above.

This brought up a newscast about a horrible fire in Liverpool, in
which several animals died. I didn't watch.

I didn't see the title "Local Cat Stays with..." on that site, either.
And I did click on the 7/27 link, to see yesterday's stories, but that
one wasn't among them. Is there a direct link to the story you're
referring to?

Thanks,
Joyce

wrote:
Mishi wrote:

I found a video of Miss Kitty, if you would like to see her:

Local Cat Stays with Ailing Patients 7/27/07

http://tinyurl.com/yvxuog

Go down to the title line above.

This brought up a newscast about a horrible fire in Liverpool, in
which several animals died. I didn't watch.

I didn't see the title "Local Cat Stays with..." on that site, either.
And I did click on the 7/27 link, to see yesterday's stories, but that
one wasn't among them. Is there a direct link to the story you're
referring to?

Thanks,
Joyce

You have to scroll down the list in the middle of the page. There are two
of them. Try these:

http://www.9wsyr.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?navcatid=5

http://www.9wsyr.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?navcatid=5

Jill