Moochie & Co

Stowaway Kitten makes it Home Again

Some pets find themselves lonely, while their owner leaves them to go to work or on a trip from day to day.  Our little furry friends make that pitiful last attempt to jump in our arms or follow us out the door to accompany us throughout our day.  While most just find themselves with the door shutting in front of them, others find a sneaky way to join their owner.

In Palms Beach Gardens, Florida a 10 month old kitten managed to sneak her way into her owners suitcase and travel 1300 miles only to wind up accidentally in the hands of someone else.

Read the whole adventure here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22784854/

High Rise Syndrom in Cats

During the hot months, many pet owners that naturally open a window or two could be putting their feline friend in harms way. Unscreened windows pose a real danger to cats, who fall out of them so often that the veterinary profession has a name for the complaint—High-Rise Syndrome.  Veterinarians at the ASPCA Bergh Memorial Animal hospital can see as many as three to five cats that have gone out a window a week.  Injuries from accidents such as these can result in shattered jaws, punctured lungs, broken limbs and pelvises—and even death.

Read about the reasons this happens to families and some great ways to prevent these accidents:

http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pets_highrise

Oscar the cat can predict death

Oscar has a gift for sensing when one of the nursing home patients are reaching their final hours and curls up next to them before they die. So far has been right about he last 25 people who have passed, and nurses have decided to call family members when the Oscar has laid next to someone so family can come say goodbye to their loved one.  When Oscar has chosen someone, it usually means that they have about four hours to live.

 

There have been many cases indicating how good this cat is at predicting when someone is going to die, sometimes even better then the staff working at this nursing home. A doctor noticed that a woman wasn't eating, was breathing with difficulty and that her legs had a bluish tinge, signs that often mean death is near, but Oscar was not going into the room. The doctor thought that Oscars streak might have been broken, however it was just 10 hours too early. Oscar climbed into bed with the woman two hours before she died.

 

“Nursing home staffers aren't concerned with explaining Oscar, so long as he gives families a better chance at saying goodbye to the dying.”

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