If you see this cat coming your way, flee for your life. Literally.

[WilliamPitt]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19959718/

Meow.

*thud*

[SPKrazy]

1. just a friendly little kitty cat

who curls up next to those who are next to die :wtf:

actually it is kind of sweet.

a comforting cat in the last hours of their lives.

:hi:

[lost-in-nj]

2. Scared of that

Geesh
your right
literally....

lost

[matcom]

3. "Furry harbinger of death"

:rofl:

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. He just finds the people with cat allergies,and then murders them.

Typical cat, always about their needs and penchant for chaos and the suffering of others.

:rofl:

Seriously, though, that's pretty cool - I do think that some animals can sense things that we haven't figured out how to sense yet. I don't think it's any kind of mystical thing, but probably something having to do with their greater ranges of hearing, sight, and smell.

[Parche]

5. Terminal Cat Scan

OH MEOW



Fur Ball in Heaven

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. "I'm so sorry, son of the deceased, but we have to charge you $10,000 for the cat scan"

:rofl:

[donheld]

47. Don't give'm any ideas

:scared:

[unpossibles]

7. based on my own cats

perhaps he is just hungry?


Ok, that was wrong. This is a sweet story. I know my cat Gus always comes and sits on me if I am having a bad day.

[Lasher]

41. My cats can tell when I'm feeling bad

Both cats are unusually cozy with me when I'm in pain or sick. I know they can tell.

[MissB]

8. Furry grim reaper. I loved this quote from the article:

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.

[KittyWampus]

9. so many people die alone in hospitals\I love cats

[supernova]

10. aww, it's sweet

kitty knows when people need someone near.

[MissB]

13. Sweet?

The cat is not friendly to people. :rofl:

[supernova]

15. Hmmm

Just because he may not be "cuddly" doesn't mean he isn't giving to the people who need it.

There is more than one way to give.

[dropkickpa]

46. I had a cat growing up

Ornery bastard, an alley cat through and through who wasn't terribly fond of people but, when I was really sick (which was often), he'd curl up next to me and purr and knead the blankets.

[havocmom]

27. Yeah, maybe he is just checking people off a list?

hmmm, one less biped pest.... Check!

[silverojo]

24. I'm convinced cats know things that we don't

We had a neighborhood kitty who was an outdoor cat, until one of us inside the home was ill. Then she'd come to the door, meowing incessantly. If you didn't answer the door, she'd go to the window of the patient's bedroom. Once you let her in (you pretty much had to, she was making so much racket), she'd go straight to the patient and jump in bed beside them.

Cats are wonderful creatures. :)

[Deja Q]

11. At least the almost-dead weren't alone at the time of their passing.

A very interesting, but appreciated cat I dare say.

[Lasher]

42. Terrible thing to die alone.

My mother used to work in intensive care. There were people there dying, who did not have a single person in the world - no relatives, no friends who cared to visit. At least once a woman asked her to hold her hand while she died. My mother did that for her. It didn't take long. So sad.

I'd say that lady would have appreciated having a cat curled up next to her.

[ThomCat]

12. That's actually kind of sweet.

:)

[LSK]

14. is that the Nike cat?

I think his name is "Just Do It"

:hide:

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

16. ...as I sit reading this my cat suddenly jumps into my lap...

Wowsers.

Nothing new here- I read a Reader's Digest article about a similar furball a couple years or more back. It's apparently not at all uncommon.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

17. He's sucking their breath out!

That's what my MIL told me would happen if I kept my cats after my first baby was born. :eyes:

[bleedingheart]

32. when I read the article...I thought about that old wives tale...

my mother told me the same thing when my kids were born...and she also told me never to look at my babies faces when they were lying down from a 180 degree angle.....it would make them crosseyed...

[GoddessOfGuinness]

33. I never heard that one...

Kind of goes with the "Don't cross your eyes or they'll get stuck that way forever!" tale. :hi:

[supernova]

18. There are dogs who can smell cancer

http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/329/7468/712

[trof]

19. Got a doctor friend who had a dog like that. Seriously.

She's a Brit and was doing her residency (or whatever the Brit equivalent is) in Liverpool.

Her Border Collie/German Shepherd mix, Flossie, went to work with her on every shift.
It was in the 60s, and things were a bit more laid back then.

One day Flossie crawled under the bed of a terminal cancer patient and began to howl. The patient died that night.

Flossie did this several times.
Her predictions were so accurate that Tish started leaving her at home.
She was scaring the shit out of patients.

[begin_within]

20. That's why cats have nine lives.

They steal the other 8.

[stuntcat]

21. Deathcat

"deathcat" is part of the picture title when I saved it to my screensaver :headbang:
He's a beautiful cat.

[ironflange]

22. Cat picture. . . must caption. . .

[stuntcat]

23. must... not...... LOL...

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[TommyO]

25. This was a true LOL moment

:spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank:

[FloridaJudy]

44. Insert predictable "you owe me a new keyboard" quip

:spray:

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

Too bad there's no smiley for "laughing my ass off and scaring the cat" (who I hope will not try to crawl in bed with me tonight).

[ceile]

51. LOL!

Love it!

[Deep13]

52. Katvorkian

:shrug:

[BarenakedLady]

58. Hahaha

I love it!

:rofl:

[TommyO]

26. This reminds me of a cat that my ex and I used to have

Seba had this incredible talent for knowing when people were going to get sick, before they did. She was an incredibly affectionate cat, but when somebody was getting a cold or something else, she wouldn't leave them alone and watched over them until they were better.

[Lasher]

43. That cat could have been used to treat people

For Tamiflu to be most effective you need to take it after having been exposed to the flu but before you start noticing symptoms. It will still work in you take it after you've has symptoms for a couple of days but no more than that.

Seems a kitty tipoff could help with that.

[silverojo]

28. I wish to hell we'd had him as a pet

I would have liked to know when my aunt was dying, so that we could've said proper goodbyes. It was kinda hard for us to know it was coming, when only an hour earlier she'd been answering her e-mail, printing out the bank statement, then watching TV with my mom, before going back to bed for her (usual) nap. :(

It hit us so unexpectedly, I still can't believe she's gone....

[Blue-Jay]

29. K&R!

sure, why not?

[Fox Mulder]

30. I used to work at a nursing home seven years ago...

and they had a cat that would do the exact same thing.

I avoided the cat like the plague.

[fudge stripe cookays]

31. Awwwww!

:cry:

When my dad was in the hospital dying of terminal cancer, my mom talked to the one nurse and told her she knew he would just love to see his cat one last time.

The nurse looked at her, winked, and said "What I don't know won't hurt me." She came home, and we went back, sneaking the cat into the hospital. My dad's eyes just lit up with happiness.

If I was going, I'd love to have Oscar curled up next to me. A purring contented cat is very relaxing and calming. Couldn't imagine a more peaceful way to go.

[Zomby Woof]

34. Should I flea for my life instead?

:yoiks:

[Kool Kitty]

35. Absolutely!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[amitten]

36. That kitty is adorable. He even has a responsible air about him...

look at his eyes. On the lookout.

He's takin' care of business! I'm glad he's there to help warn families in advance.

[krispos42]

37. "Mr. Jones, take your medication or Oscar will pay you a visit" n/t

[Yukari Yakumo]

38. What no one realizes...

The cat actually works for...

The Evil Puppy!

Oscar: Don't mind me... Just harvesting souls for my master.

[enigmatic]

39. That's beautiful

And yeah, I'm completely serious. If I were terminal, having Oscar curl up beside me would be a great comfort to me....

[u4ic]

40. I think so, too

About 15 years ago, I had just gotten a bird, and then came down with the flu. Didn't the bird climb down the cage (it was a standing one, and I kept the cage door open), walked across the living room, climbed up onto the couch (where I was laying), then onto me and started preening the crown of my hair, and then my eyebrows. He was trying to comfort me - I was just blown away by the intuition of this very young, very beautiful bird.

Hi enigmatic! :hug: We got a bit of relief from the heat, tomorrow it'll be going back up again.

Have you been to/plan to go to any of the festivals? The Works, Street Performers Festival, Taste of Edmonton, the Ex, Heritage Days evening? :hi:

I was at the TOE last night - it was either all or nothing; mostly great food or "can't I take that back?!!".

Hope you're enjoying your summer!

[enigmatic]

56. Hey u4ic!

:hug:

Believe it or not, no! I've either been busy at the hotel or on roadtrips around Alberta and Saskatchewan; we're seriously thinking of moving to Saskatoon or Regina next spring. We're both sick of Edmonton; it's getting too dirty, too decaying, and way too expensive for us, and we want more mellow place to live.

I've got comp tickets thru the station for the Folk Fest the night Blue Rodeo is playing so I'll be there handing out station flyers and business cards while Mrs. E shakes her head at my shameless networking:D

[u4ic]

57. You'll run into a lot of ex-Albertans there

;)

Seems like there is quite the exodus to Saskatchewan. If I could get out of here, I would too.


Have a great time at the folkfest, on your roadtrips and enjoy the rest of your summer! :hug:

[Deep13]

50. I thought so too.

Kitty komfort.

[riona]

45. Nursing home?

What are the odds?

[jus_the_facts]

48. Aww now...Don't Fear The Reaper Pussy...

:rofl:

[Deep13]

49. That's actually kind of nice.

We all should have a warm, furry visitor when it is time to go. Good luck, Oscar on your mission of feline compassion.

[LostinVA]

54. My thoughts exactly

[On the Road]

53. Not Having a Clever Comment of My Own,

here are some responses from an NFL message board:


So I guess this cat : jarrodbunch : 7/26/07 11:10 AM
is like the opposite of Hello Kitty.

Imagine if he : Beez : 7/26/07 10:59 AM
actually TALKED and foretold of the deaths. Now THAT would be something.

So, if the cat curls up next to one of the patients : Kulish29 : 7/26/07 10:45 AM
they call the family? Imagine having to explain that over the phone.

Just one more... : FatMan in Charlotte : 7/26/07 11:10 AM
reason to hate cats. Now I know why they avoid me, they can foresee their own death.

dangerous pu$$y : GiantsLaw : 7/26/07 10:59 AM

So you think : leatherneck570 : 7/26/07 11:27 AM
the doctors try to help those patients that the cat goes around? Maybe that's what the cat is trying to do,"hey doc...this one's going, just grab that O2 mask over there ..doc? ok, put down the camera...stupid humans!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

55. Cuddly Fuzzy Kitty of Doom.

So now I worry when my own cats cuddle up to me...