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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / July 2007NBC TV News: Oscar the Cat Presides at R.I. Bursing Home
www.msnbc.com the brian willims newscast ends with a story about a two year old kitty who supposedly senses when patients are terminal and aren't i can't really believe the claim either, but it certainly makes a competitive tv newscast if it's almost factually and semi-provable truth, ... then: 10. paging dr larry, dr moe, dr. curley, dr oscar 9. i know of an excellent gerontologist-diagnostician, but, darnit, bureaucratic medcare refuses to pay him in purina premium cat chow > www.msnbc.com > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > a > competitive tv newscast Why not? Our cats know when someone is ill or depressed and will gather around them to purr and sleep with the person. When Rob came home from the hospital, he would have anywhere between one and six cats on his bed (and it was a twin hospital bed, hardly room for him as well). As his health improved the number of cats went down. There was a brief rise after I came back from the hospital. I still get Merlin and QC taking turns to sleep on my head and purr (they weigh a lot) and Huey is always by his Paw, so we always have our kitty nurses. So why shouldn't a cat want to comfort someone on their way to the bridge? Pam S. who wants to go out with a purr > Why not? Our cats know when someone is ill or depressed and will > gather around them to purr and sleep with the person. When Rob [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Pam S. who wants to go out with a purr I'd second that - when I'm ill in bed, I usually have all 5 cats keeping me company on the bed including Pandora. When things are normal, they barely give me the time of day! ;o) Helen M > www.msnbc.com > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > 9. i know of an excellent gerontologist-diagnostician, but, darnit, > bureaucratic medcare refuses to pay him in purina premium cat chow I've seen stories on shows like "Animal Miracles" (on Animal Planet) about service dogs that are trained to detect oncoming epileptic seizures. I've also seen a story about a parakeet (a.k.a. budgie) that alerted his epileptic owner of impending grand mal seizures, and he *wasn't* trained. There was also a service dog, trained to work with a depressed owner, that without training would alert the man of a heart attack. (He even alerted the man's coworker, who had no prior history of cardiac problems, that *he* was having a heart attack, before symptoms appeared. Since animals have shown the ability to detect these and other medical problems, it doesn't surprise me that a cat can tell, hours before it becomes apparent to humans, that a patient's body is beginning to shut down. I think it's great that the nursing home has a furry advance warning system. They have extra time to call a doctor to check on the patient and make them comfortable, call a clergy member if the patient and the family are so inclined, and call the family to come in. Heck, that's exactly how *I* want to go when my time comes. And if there's a cat on hand at the time, too, BONUS. :o) Donna, Captain, and Stanley >> www.msnbc.com >> [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > Donna, Captain, and Stanley I agree completely! Joy > I've seen stories on shows like "Animal Miracles" (on Animal Planet) > about service dogs that are trained to detect oncoming epileptic [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > of cardiac problems, that *he* was having a heart attack, before > symptoms appeared. > Since animals have shown the ability to detect these and other medical > problems, it doesn't surprise me that a cat can tell, hours before it > becomes apparent to humans, that a patient's body is beginning to shut > down. I was saying the exact same thing to someone just today. We accept this kind of behavior in dogs, because we're used to training dogs to do things we want them to do. But there's no reason a cat *couldn't* have similar capabilities - it just hasn't occurred to us to take advantage of them. > I think it's great that the nursing home has a furry advance warning > system. They have extra time to call a doctor to check on the patient > and make them comfortable, call a clergy member if the patient and the > family are so inclined, and call the family to come in. Heck, that's > exactly how *I* want to go when my time comes. And if there's a cat on > hand at the time, too, BONUS. :o) Ditto! Joyce > www.msnbc.com > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > 9. i know of an excellent gerontologist-diagnostician, but, darnit, > bureaucratic medcare refuses to pay him in purina premium cat chow 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. 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. 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 > 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 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 [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > >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. > 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 > > I found a video of Miss Kitty, if you would like to see her: > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > 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 >> www.msnbc.com >> [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > > Pat Interesting post, Pat. Does your post mean the person creating negative problems is no longer an issue, I hope that's the case and you post more about Rocco.  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk pparent112@aol.com wrote: On Jul 26, 7:14?pm, Robert Cohen <robtco...@msn.com wrote: www.msnbc.com the brian willims newscast ends with a story about a two year old kitty who supposedly senses when patients are terminal and aren't i can't really believe the claim either, but it certainly makes a competitive tv newscast if it's almost factually and semi-provable truth, ... then: 10. paging dr larry, dr moe, dr. curley, dr oscar 9. i know of an excellent gerontologist-diagnostician, but, darnit, bureaucratic medcare refuses to pay him in purina premium cat chow> < 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. 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. 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> <Interesting post, Pat. Does your post mean the person creating negative problems is no longer an issue, I hope that's the case and you post more about Rocco> The nursing home that my mom lived in for 5 1/2 years also has a cat who senses when the end is near. Miss Kitty will start staying in that person's room, and sometimes will climb into bed with them. When my mom was in her final hours, Miss Kitty came in and checked on her - she walked over to my mom's bed and sniffed, and then came over to me to give me some comfort. She would leave for a bit, then return to check on mom and me. Things were chaotic at the end, but I remember seeing her sitting outside the doorway, looking in. If she had wanted to get up with mom, she would have been very welcome. My mom LOVED cats. Last night on the local news (Syracuse, NY) they had a piece on Miss Kitty. I wish I had been able to tape it. She is a beautiful DLH gray tiger, with a 'don't mess with me' attitude. She is a lovebug, and always greets me when I go there to check on my mom's rose. Mishi . > Hi All, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > 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, [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > 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 [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > 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. |
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