Making Rounds with Oscar, David Dosa, M.D., M.P.H.
Making Rounds with Oscar, David Dosa, M.D., M.P.H.
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Making Rounds with Oscar
The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat

Author: David Dosa, M.D., M.P.H.

Narrator: Ray Porter

Unabridged: 6 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/02/2010

Categories: Nonfiction


Synopsis

Oscar the cat has a very special skill. An otherwise ordinary cathe'd sooner give you his back or a sideways glance than curl up on your lapOscar has the uncanny ability to predict when people are about to die. Adopted by staff members at Steere House nursing home when he was a kitten, the three yearold cat has presided over the deaths of more than twentyfive nursing home residents thus far. His mere presence at the bedside is viewed by physicians and nursing home staff as an almost absolute indicator of impending death a blessing, really, because it allows staff members to notify families that the end is near. Oscar is highly regarded by the physicians and staff at Steere House and by the families of the residents whom he serves because he provides companionship to those who would otherwise have died alone. When Dr. David Dosa, an attending physician at Steere House, wrote about Oscar in the New England Journal of Medicine, the response was tremendous, with coverage everywhere from Today to People to CNN. Now Dr. Dosa expands his story, using the cat and the stories of several patients to examine endoflife care as it exists today. Heartfelt, inspiring and sometimes even funny, it allows readers into a world rarely seen from the outside and often misunderstood.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Christine on May 21, 2021

One of my friends in town lent me this book about a year ago. I put it on my closet shelf and forgot about it until last week. In haste to get the book back to its rightful owner, I moved it to the top of the TBR list. This turned out to be a great move as I just loved it! Making Rounds with Oscar ad......more

Goodreads review by Julie on September 27, 2010

It seems I am in the minority here, but I thought this book was just okay. It was billed as a story about a cat's ability to sense when dementia patients in a nursing home were approaching death and his dedication to remaining with them during their final hours. The real focus of the book, however,......more

Goodreads review by Jensownzoo on May 10, 2010

As a book about a cat, it was disappointing. As a book about dementia, it was a success.......more

Goodreads review by Jeannie on June 21, 2015

I absolutely adore this book! Watching my own mother pass away from cancer and seeing how her dog interacted with her I believe that Oscar has that special gift too...the gift to comfort someone in the darkest of times. We all must die alone but with an animal lying by your side, purring or just snu......more

Goodreads review by ~☆~Autumn on September 21, 2019

I started reading this about one pm when my husband carried it home from the library for me and just finished it. I was unable to put it down. It is an amazing story about an unusual cat. He lives in a unit for those with dementia and helps when someone is dying. He knows when someone is going to di......more