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Fri, 24 May 2013 06:08:44 +0800

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gly9h-the-hellhound: pillory: Oscar was adopted as a kitten...

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:05:12 +0800

pillory:

Oscar was adopted as a kitten from an animal shelter and grew up in the third-floor end-stage dementia unit at Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Providence, Rhode Island. The 41-bed unit treats people with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease and other illnesses, most of whom are in the end stage of life and are generally unaware of their surroundings. Oscar was one of six cats adopted by Steere House, which bills itself as a “pet friendly” facility.

After about six months, the staff noticed that Oscar, just like the doctors and nurses, would make his own rounds. Oscar would sniff and observe patients, then curl up to sleep with certain ones. The patients he would sleep with often died within several hours of his arrival. 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.In another instance, the doctor had made a determination of impending death based on the patient’s condition, while Oscar simply walked away, causing the doctor to believe that Oscar’s streak (12 at the time) had ended. However, it would be later discovered that the doctor’s prognosis was simply 10 hours too early: Oscar later visited the patient, who died two hours later.

Oscar’s accuracy led the staff to institute a new and unusual protocol: once he is discovered sleeping with a patient, staff will call family members to notify them of the patient’s (expected) impending death.

Most of the time the patient’s family has no issue with Oscar being present at the time of death. On those occasions when he is removed from the room at the family’s request, he is known to pace back and forth in front of the door and meow in protest. When present, Oscar will stay by the patient until they die, then after death will quietly leave the room.

i find this very interesting as this behavior seems common in many cats that reside in mental and nursing homes. Often sharing the bed of the soon to be deceased. In the ancient world cats were revered by many cultures, most famously Ancient Egypt, as guardians of the underworld, keepers of the gate of death, and sometimes even harbingers of death itself. This makes me wonder whether this behavior was observed during ancient times as well and perhaps prompted this belief and many practices surrounding it.

"So that everyone screams!"

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:01:35 +0800

"So that everyone screams!"

のろん

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:33:26 +0800

のろん

"I've never heard about Titans killing their kind."

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:13:01 +0800

"I've never heard about Titans killing their kind."

ヤダヤダ兵長 by CC

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:07:17 +0800

ヤダヤダ兵長 by CC

Bambino

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:06:23 +0800

Bambino

curryuku: “I’LL KILL ALL OF THEM!” ill do a proper fanart of it...

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:01:41 +0800

curryuku:

“I’LL KILL ALL OF THEM!”

ill do a proper fanart of it when im not lazy hahaha

curryuku: Cause killing Titans can be super messy First fanart...

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:01:15 +0800

curryuku:

Cause killing Titans can be super messy

First fanart of them and im drawing them taking their clothes off

good start yes-

I JUST WANTED To DooDLE OKay I D EK

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:40:00 +0800

I JUST WANTED To DooDLE OKay I D EK

Photo

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:04:45 +0800

prussiancancer: dontaskwhy237: darkeonwarlord: Yahoo has gone...

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:53:21 +0800

prussiancancer:

dontaskwhy237:

darkeonwarlord:

Yahoo has gone too far

we win

66lulu: HAPPY BIRTHDAYYY TO REIRUUUUUUUUu BBYYYyyy!!!You spoil...

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:51:39 +0800

66lulu:

HAPPY BIRTHDAYYY TO REIRUUUUUUUUu BBYYYyyy!!!You spoil me so much with your kindness all the time, can’t even begin to express how grateful i ammm. most kind and lovely and adorable Reiruuunnn /3/ I tried to draw you some shuunenpro ^q^ HAVE THE BESTEST DAY AND TIME FILLED WITH CAKES AND BALLOONS!

medamaudeeffect: ぎゅっ

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:30:34 +0800

medamaudeeffect:

ぎゅっ

microwavablemeals: do you ever just meet someone who you think you wouldn’t really get close to but...

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:21:17 +0800

microwavablemeals:

do you ever just meet someone who you think you wouldn’t really get close to but then like a year later they’ve become very close and dear to you and you just kinda think, wow im really glad i met this person i don’t know what i’d do without them

kitskittle: my super bromodachi Aki as John Egbert at the Grand...

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:50:00 +0800

kitskittle:

my super bromodachi Aki as John Egbert at the Grand Homestuck Ball//

ADGBSHDAHSDHSF AMG BBY I AM SO HAPPY OKAY LIKE SO SOS OSODSHONSFDOJHNDGJKJSFDJGDHFSD HAPPY ITS NOT EVEN HUMAN MY HAPPINESS ILU SO MUCH YOU PERF PERSON SFHDFGJGFJGDJHFG *WEEPS* ヽ(；▽；)ノ

“Huh..? Why? I’d thought I had given up. Why am I standing?...

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:05:50 +0800

“Huh..? Why? I’d thought I had given up. Why am I standing? Why am I struggling? Why.. my life has no meaning anymore.. What’s keeping me going?”

“Fight, fight, fight! You must fight! Fight! FIGHT!”

“..I’m sorry Eren… I won’t give up. I’ll never give up again. If I died, I won’t be able to remember you.. So I’ll win, no matter what! I’ll survive, no matter what!”

Kitten Meets Hedgehog [x]

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:04:25 +0800

Kitten Meets Hedgehog [x]

sunshineface0014: assbutt-in-the-garrison: I need my glasses to find my glasses do you see my...

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:55:08 +0800

sunshineface0014:

assbutt-in-the-garrison:

I need my glasses to find my glasses do you see my problem

You can’t even see your problem

“Fight.”

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:16:26 +0800

“Fight.”