the other day i was crying pretty hard and jasper came upstairs to see if i was okay. our dog milo was also in the room, and jasper hates our him, but he just knew that i needed him. i've found that animals respond instinctively to pain more than human beings, in my experience.

so, this article on yahoo sparked my interest. direct link - and i've pasted the whole article under the cut, as well.

( Oscar the cat predicts patients' deaths )

*x-posted to cat_images