A cat that predicts the deaths of nursing home patients? Hah, silly weird news from the AP wire! No, actually, the New England Journal of Medicine. Guess they got tired of trying to cure cancer and stuff. Supposedly, "Oscar" has successfully predicted (or caused) the demise of 25 people by curling up next to them within hours of their expiration. There's almost too much creepy crap to parse in this story (or "story"), but here's a sample
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 advanced 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.
Give me your tasty soul, human! That scene is only slightly more disturbing than the straight-faced treatment Oscar's getting in the press. Don't you people know that you're just increasing his dread power?
