![]() ![]() Turns out, the medical professionals were wrong, and the patient rallied for two days. Oscar wouldn’t stay put, and the staff thought his streak was broken. Nurses once placed Oscar in the bed of a patient they thought gravely ill. If kept outside the room of a dying patient, he’ll scratch at doors and walls, trying to get in. He’s accurate enough that the staff - including Dosa - know it’s time to call family members when Oscar stretches beside their patients, who are generally too ill to notice his presence. He sniffed and looked at the patients but rarely spent much time with anyone - except when they had just hours to live. They play with visiting children and prove a welcome distraction for patients and doctors alike.Īfter a year, the staff noticed that Oscar would spend his days pacing from room to room. The nursing home adopted Oscar, a medium-haired cat with a gray-and-brown back and white belly, in 2005 because its staff thinks pets make the Steere House a home. ![]()
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