A whole lot has been written about the therapy cat that can predict death. Named Oscar, he lives in the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Providence, Rhode Island will go in and sit with people who are in their last hours.  The cat can sense that they are dying and the nursing home can call family members to be with their loved ones at the end.  So far the cat has successfully predicted over 50 deaths.

The debate is going on about the cat's ability and if  animals can  sense something we can't.  Many people believe they can.

"Oscar, the death-predicting cat. If there's one little creature who you don't want to see when you're sick, it's Oscar the cat. The kitty became famous a couple years ago when doctors discovered he had an uncanny ability to predict when …"Doctor Writes Book about Cat who can Predict Death | LimeLife

"Dr David Dosa, a geriatrician and assistant professor at Brown University, said that five years of records showed Oscar rarely erring, sometimes proving medical staff at the New England nursing home wrong in their predictions over which "…Cat predicts 50 deaths in RI nursing home

"Oscar/: The cat that can predict death. OSCAR: The Strange Cat that Predicts Death. Osacar was born in 2005. He is a part of Steere House Nursing and. Rehabilitation center in Rhode Island. He is a 'therapy cat' who can "…kaaranam-ketkadey: Oscar/: The cat that can predict death

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