# this is why i hate cats..... DEATH KITTAAHH!!!!!!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 26, 2007, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-i-hate-cats-death-kittaahh/32994 "2007-07-26T07:50:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AFhockey31](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/afhockey31/32/5086_2.png) [@AFhockey31](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AFhockey31)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-i-hate-cats-death-kittaahh/32994/1 "2007-07-26T07:50:39Z")
id freak the f out if i woke up and he was laying next to me sleeping lol ![http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/.element/img/2.0/global/story_tools/text_size.gif](http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/.element/img/2.0/global/story_tools/text_size.gif) ![http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/.element/img/2.0/global/story_tools/txt_minus.gif](http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/.element/img/2.0/global/story_tools/txt_minus.gif) ![http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/.element/img/2.0/global/story_tools/txt_minus_dn_.gif](http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/.element/img/2.0/global/story_tools/txt_minus_dn_.gif) ![http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/.element/img/2.0/global/story_tools/txt_plus.gif](http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/.element/img/2.0/global/story_tools/txt_plus.gif) ![http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/.element/img/2.0/global/story_tools/txt_plus_dn.gif](http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/.element/img/2.0/global/story_tools/txt_plus_dn.gif) **PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP)** – Oscar the cat seems to have an uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up next to them during their final hours. ![http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/2007/US/07/25/death.cat.ap/art.cat.ap.jpg](http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/2007/US/07/25/death.cat.ap/art.cat.ap.jpg) Oscar the cat doesn’t like to be put out in the hall when a patient is dying. ![http://www.cnn.com/.element/img/2.0/mosaic/base_skins/baseplate/corner_wire_BL.gif](http://www.cnn.com/.element/img/2.0/mosaic/base_skins/baseplate/corner_wire_BL.gif) 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. “He doesn’t make too many mistakes. He seems to understand when patients are about to die,” Dr. David Dosa said in an interview. He describes the phenomenon in a poignant essay in Thursday’s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. “Many family members take some solace from it. They appreciate the companionship that the cat provides for their dying loved one,” said Dosa, a geriatrician and assistant professor of medicine at Brown University. The 2-year-old feline was adopted as a kitten and grew up in a third-floor dementia unit at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. The facility treats people with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease and other illnesses. 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. Dosa said Oscar seems to take his work seriously and is generally aloof. “This is not a cat that’s friendly to people,” he said. Oscar is better at predicting death than the people who work there, said Dr. Joan Teno of Brown University, who treats patients at the nursing home and is an expert on care for the terminally ill She was convinced of Oscar’s talent when he made his 13th correct call. While observing one patient, Teno said she noticed the woman wasn’t eating, was breathing with difficulty and that her legs had a bluish tinge, signs that often mean death is near. Oscar wouldn’t stay inside the room, though, so Teno thought his streak was broken. Instead, it turned out the doctor’s prediction was roughly 10 hours too early. Sure enough, during the patient’s final two hours, nurses told Teno that Oscar joined the woman at her bedside. Doctors say most of the people who get a visit from the sweet-faced, gray-and-white cat are so ill they probably don’t know he’s there, so patients aren’t aware he’s a harbinger of death. Most families are grateful for the advance warning, although one wanted Oscar out of the room while a family member died. When Oscar is put outside, he paces and meows his displeasure. No one’s certain if Oscar’s behavior is scientifically significant or points to a cause. Teno wonders if the [cat](http://topics.cnn.com/topics/cats) notices telltale scents or reads something into the behavior of the nurses who raised him. Nicholas Dodman, who directs an animal behavioral clinic at the Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine and has read [Dosa’s article](http://www.content.nejm.org/), said the only way to know is to carefully document how Oscar divides his time between the living and dying. ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-i-hate-cats-death-kittaahh/32994/2 "2007-07-26T07:52:13Z")
someone sent me that at work. I would punt that cat if eve even looked at me. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-i-hate-cats-death-kittaahh/32994/3 "2007-07-26T07:52:48Z")
So that cat is the grim reaper? ---
**Author:** ![SkunkApe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skunkape/32/7575_2.png) [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-i-hate-cats-death-kittaahh/32994/4 "2007-07-26T07:53:15Z")
i love cats but FUCK YOU OSCAR ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-i-hate-cats-death-kittaahh/32994/5 "2007-07-26T07:54:17Z")
Animals are fucking weird. There are a bunch of cases of epileptics with dogs whose dogs know when they are going to have a seizure ahead of time. The dogs like jump on them and pin them down. It’s weird. ---
**Author:** ![AFhockey31](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/afhockey31/32/5086_2.png) [@AFhockey31](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AFhockey31)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-i-hate-cats-death-kittaahh/32994/6 "2007-07-26T07:54:43Z")
[quote=“BikerFry,post:3,topic:32994"”] So that cat is the grim reaper? [/quote] what they dont tell you is the cat actually says… “its ok, i have nine lives, and you now have none” then he takes their life ---
**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-i-hate-cats-death-kittaahh/32994/7 "2007-07-26T07:55:14Z")
DeathCat. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-i-hate-cats-death-kittaahh/32994/8 "2007-07-26T07:55:21Z")
Because they suck the air right out of the babies? ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-i-hate-cats-death-kittaahh/32994/9 "2007-07-26T07:56:53Z")
[quote=“Bigairskier1580,post:7,topic:32994"”] DeathCat. [/quote] Im in ur nursing home killn ur oldiez! Somone make it now!!! ---
**Author:** ![AFhockey31](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/afhockey31/32/5086_2.png) [@AFhockey31](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AFhockey31)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-i-hate-cats-death-kittaahh/32994/10 "2007-07-26T07:57:07Z")
Its actually chuck norris’ cat… He appears 4 hours before chuck norris sneaks in the patients room and roundhouse kicks them to death ---
**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-i-hate-cats-death-kittaahh/32994/11 "2007-07-26T07:57:47Z")
[quote=“RobHimself,post:9,topic:32994"”] Im in ur nursing home killn ur oldiez! Somone make it now!!! [/quote] Paging Fuzzy to this thread. Fuzzy please report to the DeathCat thread. ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-i-hate-cats-death-kittaahh/32994/12 "2007-07-26T07:58:39Z")
he has been paged ---
**Author:** ![King](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/king/32/7329_2.png) [@King](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/King)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-i-hate-cats-death-kittaahh/32994/13 "2007-07-26T07:59:45Z")
GOD i wish i had a cat that killed people on command. ---
**Author:** ![SkunkApe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skunkape/32/7575_2.png) [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-i-hate-cats-death-kittaahh/32994/14 "2007-07-26T08:02:55Z")
no rob… im in ur bedz… killin ur insidez ---
**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-i-hate-cats-death-kittaahh/32994/15 "2007-07-26T08:03:44Z")
[quote=“SkunkApe,post:14,topic:32994"”] no rob… im in ur bedz… killin ur insidez [/quote] _Insert O&A car crash sound effect here_ ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-i-hate-cats-death-kittaahh/32994/16 "2007-07-26T08:04:09Z")
wow ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-i-hate-cats-death-kittaahh/32994/17 "2007-07-26T08:07:46Z")
![http://users.adelphia.net/~cdabable/hags.jpg](http://users.adelphia.net/~cdabable/hags.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-i-hate-cats-death-kittaahh/32994/18 "2007-07-26T08:08:22Z")
👏 I work for nursing homes and we don’t have a cat, thank fucking christ or that thing would die today. ---
**Author:** ![micah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/micah/32/7257_2.png) [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-i-hate-cats-death-kittaahh/32994/19 "2007-07-26T08:13:55Z")
[quote=“Bigairskier1580,post:15,topic:32994"”] _Insert O&A car crash sound effect here_ [/quote] hahaaaaa ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-i-hate-cats-death-kittaahh/32994/20 "2007-07-26T08:15:13Z")
Doesn’t surprise me at all. Its the 6th sense that cats possess, that senses fear, and just general discomfort in a human. Its more of an instinct. and BTW the cat is Predicting the death, it has nothing to do with the death [quote=“RobHimself,post:18,topic:32994"”] 👏 I work for nursing homes and we don’t have a cat, thank fucking christ or that thing would die today. [/quote] How do you do it… I get sad when I walk into a nursing home, then completely grossed out shortly after [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-i-hate-cats-death-kittaahh/32994.md?page=2)