Making rounds with Oscar : the extraordinary gift of an ordinary cat / David Dosa.
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TextPublication details: Detroit, Mich. : Large Print Press, 2011, c2010.Description: 301 p. (large print) ; 22 cmISBN: - 1594134626 (pbk.)
- 9781594134623 (pbk.)
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Main Library | Large Print NonFiction | 362.1756 D722 | Available | 33111006748699 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A New York Times Bestseller -- The staff at Steere House nursing home in Rhode Island adopted a cute little kitten with attitude. He loved to stretch out in sunlight and chase his tail -- and consented to a cuddle when it suited him. Oscar was an ordinary cat, or so it seemed. It wasn't long before he created a stir. It seems Oscar possessed an extraordinary gift: he instinctively knew when the end of life was near. This is the story of Oscar, his patients, caregivers and one stubborn doctor who learned how to listen.
Shares the author's experiences of working with the elderly and the story of a nursing-home cat whose precognitive vigils at the sides of dying residents has enabled staffers to administer patient care and notice to loved ones.