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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 04:56 PM Original message |
OT: Oscar the Cat Predicts Patients' Deaths |
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Cooley Hurd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. The most-heard statement on the ward: |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 05:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. The cuddle of death? |
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BadGimp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 05:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. LOL |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. Obviously, the cat is killing them. |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 05:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Furry Harbinger of Death = Furry Murderer. |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 05:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Oscar is sucking their breath! n/t |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 05:15 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Oscar is his first name. But his title is Dr. Catvorkian. |
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Skip Intro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 05:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. ugh... |
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onecent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 05:43 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. LOL. But this is a nice story. I love cats and kittens!! |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 06:47 PM Response to Reply #8 |
29. Touche! |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 10:27 AM Response to Reply #8 |
69. Coffee all over my screen. |
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Der Blaue Engel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 05:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. ROFL |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 06:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
28. They DO suck out your breath , you know. |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 08:04 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. My grandfather would not sleep in a house with a cat in it, |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 10:59 PM Response to Reply #32 |
49. My mom used to think that before I brought a cat home. |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 11:33 PM Response to Reply #49 |
55. Thanks goodness she survived! n/t |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 11:40 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. I was kidding. |
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Der Blaue Engel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
3. I need a tissue |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 11:46 PM Response to Reply #3 |
58. I know. I know. I know. |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 02:10 AM Response to Reply #3 |
61. Judging how one of my cats behaved when his foster bro got sick... |
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Skip Intro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
9. ack! I was just about to post that. Oh well, here's a pic of Oscar. |
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Kadie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 05:33 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. and another pic... |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 11:19 PM Response to Reply #16 |
53. he's beautiful. animals have intuition. they can tell before earthquakes |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 08:00 AM Response to Reply #16 |
65. what a pretty cat, looks like my cat! |
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wicket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 08:10 PM Response to Reply #9 |
35. Amen |
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northofdenali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 08:18 PM Response to Reply #9 |
39. What a pretty kitty!! n/t |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 10:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
46. Amen. I luvs kitties and can think of no better send off. |
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RevolutionToday (50 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
10. I Wonder What The Cat Smells |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 11:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
50. I think they're sensing things we aren't quite aware of. |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
12. won't this make patients fear Oscar? |
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NJCher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 05:29 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. sounds like they're already unconscious |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 05:35 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. I saw a story about a woman who's cat suddenly started pawing at a particular area |
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Hawkowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 12:50 AM Response to Reply #15 |
60. I agree completely |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 05:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. If it were me, I'd feel comforted. |
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corkhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
14. Seriously, I 'd bet he probably kills them by relaxing them. I doubt he is a clairvoyant kitty |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 06:41 PM Response to Reply #14 |
26. You don't need to resort to clairvoyance |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 09:43 PM Response to Reply #26 |
40. Temple Grandin, a brilliant autistic animal expert and author |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 10:30 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Great book. I really enjoyed it. NT |
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NJCher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-27-07 02:12 AM Response to Reply #40 |
74. so true |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 06:43 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. I wouldn't say clairvoyant |
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KT2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
18. Gotta love those kitties |
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TlalocW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
19. My friend had a dog named Romeo |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
22. wait |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
23. I guess the Grim Reaper was tired of people recognizing him. |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
24. What a wonderful story - thanks for posting this. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
25. There are dogs that can sense siezures coming on |
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dbt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
30. What's up with all this TINFOIL lately?!?! |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 08:06 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. There's nothing particularly odd about it |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 11:11 PM Response to Reply #33 |
52. I don't think that is the entire explanation here... |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 02:32 AM Response to Reply #52 |
62. Exactly. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 07:45 AM Response to Reply #52 |
64. Oh, I see |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 08:16 AM Response to Reply #64 |
66. Consider it a fault of humans if you think it matters... |
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JudyM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 10:26 AM Response to Reply #66 |
68. Yeah. They should work on developing olfactory-based cancer sensing equipment since there's clearly |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 10:56 AM Response to Reply #68 |
70. It may be just easier, and cheaper, to just train the dogs... |
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JudyM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 01:03 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. Maybe. But if it's a particular chemical that's being emitted, that ought to be |
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BleedingHeartPatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
31. As an aside, I don't think I'd want to be a patient in a Rehab facility where 25 people have died, |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 09:44 PM Response to Reply #31 |
41. It sounds as if it's more in the nature of a hospice |
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BleedingHeartPatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 10:45 PM Response to Reply #41 |
47. A Rehabilition Facility is designated as one whose purpose is to assist patients in recovering from |
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LittleClarkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 11:09 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. In the story it's a nursing and rehab |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 11:32 PM Response to Reply #47 |
54. These days it's more of a euphemism for drying out alcoholics |
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northofdenali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
34. When my father-in-law, an end-stage Alzheimer's patient |
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wicket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 08:11 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. I'm sorry for the loss of your father-in-law |
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northofdenali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 08:16 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Thank you, wicket. |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
37. Henrietta knows Hubby isn't well |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
42. That's nothing |
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JacquesMolay (413 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
43. Oscar ain't comin' to my house... |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
45. I personally know of 2 other similar stories involving cats. |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
48. Here's a picture of Oscar |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
56. Well, I don't know if this cat senses anything or just likes the |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 11:48 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. I'm assuming a lot of the people there have heated blankets |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 04:50 AM Response to Original message |
63. the mysteries of the animal kingdom are sometimes wondrous to behold . . . |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
67. Photos of Oscar - He's a pretty kitty! >>> |
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wicket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 01:04 PM Response to Reply #67 |
72. Absolutely gorgeous! |
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dorkulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 01:22 PM Response to Reply #67 |
73. Updated pic ;-) |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-27-07 02:17 AM Response to Original message |
75. "Man would rather will nothing than not will at all." |
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