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Doctor casts new light on cat that can predict death

SYDNEY (Reuters) – When doctors and staff realized that a cat living in a U.S. nursing home could sense when someone was going to die, the feline, Oscar, was portrayed as a furry grim reaper or four-legged angel of death.
But Dr. David Dosa, who broke the news of Oscar's abilities in a paper in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2007, said he never intended to make Oscar sound creepy or his arrival at a bedside to be viewed negatively.
Dosa said he hopes his newly released book, "Making Rounds With Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat" will put the cat in a more favorable light as well as providing a book to help people whose loved ones are terminally ill.
"After the New England Journal article you got the feeling that if Oscar is in your bed then you are dead, but you did not really see what is going on for these family members," said Dosa, an assistant professor of medicine at Brown University.
"I wanted to write a book that would go beyond Oscar's peculiarities, to tell why he is important to family members and caregivers who have been with him at the end of a life."
Dosa said Oscar's story is fascinating on many levels.
Oscar was adopted as a kitten from an animal shelter to be raised as a therapy cat at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Providence, Rhode Island, which cares for people with severe dementia and in the final stages of various illnesses.

SIXTH SENSE?
Oscar was about six months old the staff noticed that he would curl up to sleep with patients who were about to die.
So far he has accurately predicted about 50 deaths.
Dosa recounts one instance when staff were convinced of the imminent death of one patient but Oscar refused to sit with that person, choosing instead to be on the bed of another patient down the hallway. Oscar proved to be right. The person he sat with died first, taking staff on the ward by surprise.
Dosa said there is no scientific evidence to explain Oscar's abilities, but he thinks the cat might be responding to a pheromone or smell that humans simply don't recognize.
Dosa said his main interest was not to delve further into Oscar's abilities but to use Oscar as a vehicle to tell about terminal illness, which is his main area of work.

"There is a lot to tell about what Oscar does, but there is a lot to tell on the human level of what family members go through at the end of life when they are dealing with a loved one in a nursing home or with advanced dementia," he said.
"Perhaps the book is a little more approachable because there is a cat in it. We really know so little about nursing homes, and this tries to get rid of this myth that they are horrid factories where people go to die."
Dosa said the story of Oscar, who is now nearly five years old, initially had sparked a bit more interest in families wanting to send their loved ones to Steere House.
Oscar has even been thanked by families in obituaries for providing some comfort in the final hours of life.
But he said Oscar remains unchanged by the attention, spending most of his days staring out of a window, although he has become a bit friendlier.
"The first time I met Oscar he bit me. We have warmed over the years. We have moved into a better place," said Dosa.
"I don't think Oscar is that unique, but he is in a unique environment. Animals are remarkable in their ability to see things we don't, be it the dog that sniffs out cancer or the fish that predicts earthquakes. Animals know when they are needed."

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The truth about animal shelters, rescue groups and responsible breeders.

Rescue from a Shelter

According to Main Line Animal Rescue—an organization that has saved thousands of dogs born in puppy mills—there are several things you need to know about animal shelters before you get a new pet.

Many people feel that you don't know what you are getting with a rescue dog. In fact, if the dog is being fostered by a rescue organization or staying any amount of time at a better shelter, the dog or puppy has mostly likely been fully vetted and trained, and the volunteers and staff will know if the dog is good with children, good with other dogs or cats, housebroken, etc.

The best way to learn more about a shelter or rescue group is by contacting their veterinarian. Find out if they spay or neuter their dogs prior to releasing them to their new families. Good shelters and rescues often spay or neuter their pets before placement. Find out if they test their cats for feline AIDS and feline leukemia.

As with responsible breeders, a good rescue always takes their dogs or cats back if there is a problem.

When giving up your pet, never place an ad or post online: "Free to Good Home." People who need "bait" for dogfights and "bunchers," who look for free animals to sell for medical research, are always looking for free dogs and cats.

                                          
                                   Recognize a Good Breeder

When choosing a breeder look for one who does the following:

     *Ideally, keeps his or her pets as part of the family.
     *Encourages you to meet and spend time with your puppy's parents, and allows you to see          
where they spend most of their time. Area is clean and well maintained.
     *Insists on meeting potential adoptive families. Will not sell their dogs to just anyone.
     *Doesn't sell animals too young—sells puppies only after they are 8 to 12 weeks old, and 8 to 10  weeks old for kittens.
     *Can provide references from other families who have purchased puppies.
     *Keeps breeding dogs healthy, well fed, and well socialized.
     *Provides professional veterinary care for all their animals.
     *Performs health tests on fathers and mothers prior to breeding to ensure their puppies do not have genetic defects.
     *Has a good relationship with a local veterinarian and can show you records of visits for the puppy.
     *Bases breeding frequency on mother's health, age, condition and recuperative abilities.
     *Does not breed extremely young or old animals.
      *Discusses positive and negative aspects of particular animals and breeds with potential owners.
     *Encourages multiple visits to meet the puppy.
     *Will take back any of their animals, at any time and for any reason.