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Cat can tell when nursing home residents will die
Haven't done a ton of back-research on this, but the article is
alarming, and from a non-tabloid source, apparently. Most of us folks who follow companion animal news have bumped into stories about seizure-sensing dogs and cats, as well as animals that can "smell" cancer. In that context, this is not such a surprise. I wonder what sense the cat is using to act as Grim Reaper? It'd be great if scientists could figure out some experiments to learn what our companion animals know that we couldn't anticipate. Seeing-eye dogs and assistant animals may just be the surface - how cool would it be if we could harness the skills and senses of cats & dogs to help us out in daily life? Here's the link: http://cbs13.com/watercooler/waterco...206171558.html BLink -------------------------- "The worst thing about censorship is [redacted]" |
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Cat can tell when nursing home residents will die
Brian Link wrote: Haven't done a ton of back-research on this, but the article is alarming, and from a non-tabloid source, apparently. Most of us folks who follow companion animal news have bumped into stories about seizure-sensing dogs and cats, as well as animals that can "smell" cancer. In that context, this is not such a surprise. I wonder what sense the cat is using to act as Grim Reaper? It'd be great if scientists could figure out some experiments to learn what our companion animals know that we couldn't anticipate. Seeing-eye dogs and assistant animals may just be the surface - how cool would it be if we could harness the skills and senses of cats & dogs to help us out in daily life? Here's the link: http://cbs13.com/watercooler/waterco...206171558.html BLink Don't have time to read the link now, but my sister runs a nursing home and the resident cat will often sit with a patient in their final days, non-stop. It's as if she knows the end is near. -L. |
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Cat can tell when nursing home residents will die
"Brian Link" wrote in message ... Haven't done a ton of back-research on this, but the article is alarming, and from a non-tabloid source, apparently. Most of us folks who follow companion animal news have bumped into stories about seizure-sensing dogs and cats, as well as animals that can "smell" cancer. In that context, this is not such a surprise. I wonder what sense the cat is using to act as Grim Reaper? It'd be great if scientists could figure out some experiments to learn what our companion animals know that we couldn't anticipate. Seeing-eye dogs and assistant animals may just be the surface - how cool would it be if we could harness the skills and senses of cats & dogs to help us out in daily life? Here's the link: http://cbs13.com/watercooler/waterco...206171558.html BLink -------------------------- "The worst thing about censorship is [redacted]" It's an interesting phenomenon. One thing about the reports causes me some concern -- that is, there are already far too many people who harbor superstitions about cats. I hope such people don't begin to project this into a belief that the cat is *causing* deaths. I can envision someone being violent toward this little kitty. (I hope I'm just being unnecessarily gloomy here! And I probably am) Here are a couple of additional articles about the same cat. The first one includes several nice pictures. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1770 http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...t.387e5a3.html MaryL |
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Cat can tell when nursing home residents will die
On Jul 25, 7:50 pm, Brian Link wrote:
Haven't done a ton of back-research on this, but the article is alarming, and from a non-tabloid source, apparently. Most of us folks who follow companion animal news have bumped into stories about seizure-sensing dogs and cats, as well as animals that can "smell" cancer. In that context, this is not such a surprise. I wonder what sense the cat is using to act as Grim Reaper? It'd be great if scientists could figure out some experiments to learn what our companion animals know that we couldn't anticipate. Seeing-eye dogs and assistant animals may just be the surface - how cool would it be if we could harness the skills and senses of cats & dogs to help us out in daily life? Here's the link:http://cbs13.com/watercooler/waterco...206171558.html BLink -------------------------- "The worst thing about censorship is [redacted]" "A non-tabloid source"--yeah, I'd say the New England Journal of Medicine, one of the most respected medical journals in the country, is "a non-tabloid source." I'm not sure why you find the story "alarming." Lis |
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