Oscar the Cat

When I walked out this morning with my sister to walk Elston and saw the headline on The Oregonian that said:

"Death Kitty: Your Friend to the End"

I thought the paper was going downhill even more. Next to a blow-up photo of the cat, I wondered what was going on. In finer print it said, "When Oscar the cat curls up next to a patient at the Rhode Island hospice where he resides, death follows in a few hours.."

My copy of the Oregonian had a smaller headline and a different photo that said:
"At nursing home, death comes on little cat feet"

We thought this was a bizarre thing for front page news except it is the big press all over - NY Times, Chicago Tribune etc. Follow the link to the Yahoo article.

I just have this image of patients freaking out when they see the cat coming into their room. I know the article says most patients are too ill but what about the times they just cross paths? As John (brother-in-law) said, it is the cat nip reaper.