Are dogs and cats the same?

[Paul C. Anagnostopoulos]

Originally Posted by larry4444

I can't imagine why there would be specific physical factors that would alert the cat as to someone dying in 24 hours vs 48 hours.

Yes, but your imagination is not evidence. How about body temperature? From Wikipedia:

One of the first cases involved a patient who had a blood clot in her leg that was ice cold at the time. Oscar wrapped his body around her leg and stayed until the woman died.

~~ Paul

[larry4444]

Originally Posted by Paul C. Anagnostopoulos

Yes, but your imagination is not evidence. How about body temperature? From Wikipedia:




~~ Paul

Some people hang on the verge of death for extended periods where no one can figure out what's keeping them alive while others seem fairly lively then die quickly. It would be interesting to see charts on the conditions of all the people the cat predicted. It's pretty much all speculation with limited data.

[David Bailey]

Originally Posted by Paul C. Anagnostopoulos

Yes, but your imagination is not evidence. How about body temperature? From Wikipedia:


~~ Paul

Well OK, but this phenomenon was observed with about 50 patients, who presumably died from a range of causes!

David

[Miguel]

Originally Posted by David Bailey

Well OK, but this phenomenon was observed with about 50 patients, who presumably died from a range of causes!

David

Hmm...

Originally Posted by Wikipedia

Pitlik (2009) noted that the patients that Oscar slept beside all succumbed to infection by carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, he suggested that Oscar was able smell the scent of this bacterial infection, he was thus aware that the patients were terminally ill and would not bother him by trying to pet him.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_(cat)

ETA: FWIW The WP hive mind sources the statement to here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19344272

[David Bailey]

Miguel,

That link that you posted did not work - probably truncated - can you post it again please.

David

[Paul C. Anagnostopoulos]

Originally Posted by David

Well OK, but this phenomenon was observed with about 50 patients, who presumably died from a range of causes!

But what are the common body and external changes as a person is dying? Temperature? Level of movement? Odors? Other people paying attention?

~~ Paul

[paqart]

Originally Posted by Paul C. Anagnostopoulos

But what are the common body and external changes as a person is dying? Temperature? Level of movement? Odors? Other people paying attention?

~~ Paul

The body/spirit connection is weakening, and predeceased friends and relatives that come near the soon-to-be-departed arrive. The cat is sensitive to this in a way the other cats are not, and shows this by sitting near these patients. Or maybe it is asked to go to these patients on a clairvoyant level.

AP

[Paul C. Anagnostopoulos]

Originally Posted by paqart

The body/spirit connection is weakening, and predeceased friends and relatives that come near the soon-to-be-departed arrive. The cat is sensitive to this in a way the other cats are not, and shows this by sitting near these patients. Or maybe it is asked to go to these patients on a clairvoyant level.

I note that you did not answer my questions.

~~ Paul