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This immediately reminded me of dogs who can sense a seizure before it happens. Much of that has to do with their sense of smell, I believe. Maybe cats have something that allows them to sense the "conditions" of a impending death. Animals have such keen senses that we humans can only shake our heads at. They also don't have the same number of distractions that we do.
Interesting article anyway; even if it really is the cat lying with the dying patient just because they often have a heated blanket.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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