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#1 Jul 28 2007 at 11:18 AM Rating: Decent
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His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually means the patient has less than four hours to live.



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After about six months, the staff noticed Oscar would make his own rounds, just like the doctors and nurses. He'd sniff and observe patients, then sit beside people who would wind up dying in a few hours.




Freaky but really cool i think.


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#2 Jul 28 2007 at 1:49 PM Rating: Excellent
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100+ years ago that cat would be SO dead.
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#3 Jul 29 2007 at 11:10 PM Rating: Good
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They actually just had a segment on this on CBC Ottawa.
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#4 Jul 30 2007 at 12:36 AM Rating: Good
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Reminds me of the dog cancer detecter thing.

A woman noticed her dog starting to sniff and stare close up at a blemish on her leg quite frequently. She went in to have it checked, and it turned out it was cancerous. She told her doctor about her dog's behaviour, and now there is some research being done on how dogs detect cancer, and can that easily be replicated as a medical test?
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#5 Jul 30 2007 at 2:59 AM Rating: Good
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Kelvyquayo the Irrelevant wrote:
100+ years ago that cat would be SO dead.


5000+ years ago under the Egyptians, that cat would've been a diety.

Just shows how fickle we can be.

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#6 Jul 30 2007 at 4:41 AM Rating: Decent
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It usually means the patient has less than four hours to live.

Other times it means morons have invested imaginary magical powers into a ******* cat because it makes them feel better about death.

Here's what I took from this story: Dying old people smell like tuna.

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#7 Jul 30 2007 at 4:51 AM Rating: Decent
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Maybe the cat is killing these patients. It may look like Oscar is innocently 'comforting' those that have only a few hours to live.

But...perhaps...Oscar's cuddling is deadly.

The pet of Dr. Death?


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#8 Jul 30 2007 at 4:59 AM Rating: Decent
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Smasharoo wrote:
Other times it means morons have invested imaginary magical powers into a @#%^ing cat because it makes them feel better about death.


Why do you hate magical cats?!

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#9 Jul 30 2007 at 5:04 AM Rating: Excellent
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Freakily enough, my cat sits beside me and stares at me all the time. I've started making the sign against the evil eye at him. I'm considering exorcism.

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#10 Jul 30 2007 at 5:04 AM Rating: Decent
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Why do you hate magical cats?!

Well, one reason would be that my signifigant other can recite entire Dr. Seuss books from memory.

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#11 Jul 30 2007 at 5:05 AM Rating: Decent
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Freakily enough, my cat sits beside me and stares at me all the time.

That usually means you are going to die, sometimes, at some point in the indeterminate future, eventually.

It's a miracle!

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#12 Jul 30 2007 at 5:08 AM Rating: Excellent
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So if I train him to avert his eyes I can live forever!

Hmm, how does one train a cat?
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#13 Jul 30 2007 at 5:08 AM Rating: Good
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Smasharoo wrote:


Why do you hate magical cats?!

Well, one reason would be that my signifigant other can recite entire Dr. Seuss books from memory.


I will not eat them in a box,
I will not eat them with a fox,
I do not like them here or there,
I do not like them anywhere...

I will not eat Green Eggs and Ham,
I do not like them,
Sam I am.
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#14 Jul 30 2007 at 5:09 AM Rating: Good
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I will not eat them in a box,
I will not eat them with a fox,
I do not like them here or there,
I do not like them anywhere...

I will not eat Green Eggs and Ham,
I do not like them,
Sam I am.

Oddly not as terrifying as driving somewhere and hearing it suddenly recited at 1000 words a minute.

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#15 Jul 30 2007 at 5:09 AM Rating: Good
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Smasharoo wrote:

I will not eat them in a box,
I will not eat them with a fox,
I do not like them here or there,
I do not like them anywhere...

I will not eat Green Eggs and Ham,
I do not like them,
Sam I am.

Oddly not as terrifying as driving somewhere and hearing it suddenly recited at 1000 words a minute.


Eek!
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#16 Jul 30 2007 at 5:34 AM Rating: Excellent
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Jon Carroll wrote:
Shouldn't we be hiring nurses who are more perceptive than cats about health issues, particularly imminent death? "We all think it's just a head cold, but that cat says it's cancer. You might want to get your affairs in order."


He goes on to suggest they get a horse, since horses are herd animals and therefore more empathetic.
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