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100			_aDosa, David _936207
245		0	_aMaking the rounds with Oscar the inspirational story of a doctor, his patients and a very special cat / _cDavid Dosa.
260			_aHeadline Review, _bLondon _c2009.
300			_a248 pages _c24 cm
520			_aIn the summer of 2007 Oscar the cat made headlines around the world. Why? Because he knows when the patients in the Rhode Island hospice where he lives are going to die. Oscar curls up on their beds, keeps them company and enables the families to be with their loved ones at the end. Dr David Dosa's job is to respond to people's medical needs, treat them for their ailments and communicate with their families. Oscar takes care of the rest. He is a steady companion as patients descend into death. And, because of him, they don't die alone. Can a cat really predict death? Is he smelling something or responding to behavioural clues? Is he helping guide souls to heaven? Oscar's warm and profound story - of his uncanny ability to see death coming, of his steadfast and non-judgmental commitment to sit with patients as they die, of his quiet compassion - is a metaphor for what is important at the end of life.
650		0	_aDosa, David. _936208
650		0	_aHospices (Terminal care). _936209
650		0	_aTerminally ill. _936210
650			_918587 _aHuman-animal relationships _vFiction.
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