Cat predicts death! · General Discussion Forum

Kelly_Bean Warum ist die Sonne rund?

Originally posted by Pandemoniac
From the news;
A US cat that is reportedly able to sense when a nursing home's residents are about to die is baffling doctors.
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.
His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually means they have less than four hours to live.
Psychic cat, or is there a more natural explaination? Still a pretty weird story!

The cat didn't actually know they were going to die, the cat just sensed a change in the person that it was around. Kind of like horses sense fear.

Charmed_Phoebe Disappearing

Originally posted by debbiejo
But it wasn't meeeeeeeeeeee...........It was the people in blue......crybaby

😆 Those darn blue people! They just have to break in and scare my poor onyx!

debbiejo Dreamer

Blue people! Cat haters.....😠

Creshosk Senior Member

Originally posted by debbiejo
Blue people! 😠

Umm.. I was related to the blue people once. ermm

Pandemoniac Disco Infernal

Originally posted by Kelly_Bean
The cat didn't actually know they were going to die, the cat just sensed a change in the person that it was around. Kind of like horses sense fear.

From a natural point of observation, I think it might be possible that the cat is really aware of imminent death. Predators mostly pick the weak and dying to prey on, and seem to be able to detect those even if it's not instantly notable. Probably all explainable by combined use of known senses, but I think it's plausible that they 'see' death coming.

Charmed_Phoebe Disappearing

Originally posted by debbiejo
Blue people! Cat haters.....😠

yea cat haters! Who could scare my poor kitty? I wish my cat could predict death, I could make money off her hahhaa.

Kelly_Bean Warum ist die Sonne rund?

Originally posted by Pandemoniac
From a natural point of observation, I think it might be possible that the cat is really aware of imminent death. Predators mostly pick the weak and dying to prey on, and seem to be able to detect those even if it's not instantly notable. Probably all explainable by combined use of known senses, but I think it's plausible that they 'see' death coming.

Possible, of course, but doubtful (in my opinion) because of the way domesticated animals have acted in the past. I watch Animal Planet hehe.

debbiejo Dreamer

Originally posted by Charmed_Phoebe
yea cat haters! Who could scare my poor kitty? I wish my cat could predict death, I could make money off her hahhaa.

I wish your cat could make people die, you'd make MORE money. Rub it, make a wish! 😱

Charmed_Phoebe Disappearing

Originally posted by debbiejo
I wish your cat could make people die, you'd make MORE money. Rub it, make a wish! 😱

oh good idea debbie! *rubs kitty* oh no I would check on an evil man in ohio if I were you debbie...... 😕 😆

PITT_HAPPENS "Pitt Happens"

Originally posted by Kelly_Bean
Possible, of course, but doubtful (in my opinion) because of the way domesticated animals have acted in the past. I watch Animal Planet hehe.

Animals have been well documented with the ability to smell changes to other animals such as their prey or pack members of a “not right” smell normally which means illness or other types or ailments.

Kelly_Bean Warum ist die Sonne rund?

Originally posted by PITT_HAPPENS
Animals have been well documented with the ability to smell changes to other animals such as their prey or pack members of a “not right” smell normally which means illness or other types or ailments.

That's exactly what I said in my first post in here, they have the ability to sense fear and changes in people, so that could definately mean that the cat sensed a "change" but did not know they were going to "die."

PITT_HAPPENS "Pitt Happens"

Originally posted by Kelly_Bean
That's exactly what I said in my first post in here, they have the ability to sense fear and changes in people, so that could definately mean that the cat sensed a "change" but did not know they were going to "die."

As for the cat knowing they are going to die maybe, there are many other factors to take into account but we can not know for sure because it can not tell us. It can be that they may know they are about to die from past experiences such as the smell they get and a few hours later they are dead so the cat make the correlation between that smell in humans and death. Now does it care that they are about to die or that it learned that when it smells this scent that soon a bunch of humans will come in and give it attention soon when the human starts to die and all the machines start to go off.

debbiejo Dreamer

Originally posted by Charmed_Phoebe
oh good idea debbie! *rubs kitty* oh no I would check on an evil man in ohio if I were you debbie...... 😕 😆

I have a better idea. Train you cat to predict when someones going to prison... 😈

Ir she gives a "yea" do a high-five with her. If she gives a "Nea", make her her try again> 😄

Charmed_Phoebe Disappearing

Originally posted by debbiejo
I have a better idea. Train you cat to predict when someones going to prison... 😈
Ir she gives a "yea" do a high-five with her. If she gives a "Nea", make her her try again> 😄

haha ok I will get on training her on that subject! hehe I have a feeling she will say yea 😱 😈 Good evil kitty