Making the Rounds with Oscar: The inspirational story of a doctor, his patients and a very special cat - Softcover
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The extraordinary - and true - story of a cat with a remarkable gift
In 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 and, because of him, patients 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 is heartfelt, sometimes even funny, but always inspiring.
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Dr David Dosa is a geriatrician in Rhode Island and an assistant professor of medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr Dosa has published in scientific peer-reviewed literature in the areas of nursing home quality improvement, delirium and end of life care. He lives in Rhode Island with his wife and two children.
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Headline Review / Hachette, London, 2010
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ISBN 13: 9780755318124
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Reprint ed. Paperback octavo, good condition (reading copy), pages toned as common, top edge lightly foxed, bottom corner tip front cover creased, minor edgewear. 248 pp. David Dosa is a doctor at Steer House Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre on Rhode Island. He relates the true story of a very special cat named Oscar, who sits with and comforts the patients, and can apparently sense when they are ready to die, which enables staff to let the families know that the end is close. His story of pet therapy is warm and sometimes funny, and it is a true insight into a world rarely seen from the outside. Seller Inventory # 29027