Grim Reap Purr: Nursing home feline senses the end
By Brian Vastag
Stephen King, take note. A cat in Rhode Island knows when death is nigh.
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Two years ago, the staff of Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Providence adopted a gray-and-white kitten. They named him Oscar and moved him to the third floor of the dementia unit, where he generally keeps to himself.