FLavius Valerius Constantinus Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 at yahoo What an amazing cat: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Police aren't sure how else to explain it. But when an officer walked into an apartment Thursday night to answer a 911 call, an orange-and-tan striped cat was lying by a telephone on the living room floor. The cat's owner, Gary Rosheisen, was on the ground near his bed having fallen out of his wheelchair. Rosheisen said his cat, Tommy, must have hit the right buttons to call 911. "I know it sounds kind of weird," Officer Patrick Daugherty said, unsuccessfully searching for some other explanation. Rosheisen said he couldn't get up because of pain from osteoporosis and ministrokes that disrupt his balance. He also wasn't wearing his medical-alert necklace and couldn't reach a cord above his pillow that alerts paramedics that he needs help. Daugherty said police received a 911 call from Rosheisen's apartment, but there was no one on the phone. Police called back to make sure everything was OK, and when no one answered, they decided to check things out. That's when Daugherty found Tommy next to the phone. Rosheisen got the cat three years ago to help lower his blood pressure. He tried to train him to call 911, unsure if the training ever stuck. The phone in the living room is always on the floor, and there are 12 small buttons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 They're evolving before our very eyes. If they develop opposable thumbs, we're in trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pertinax Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 They're evolving before our very eyes. If they develop opposable thumbs, we're in trouble. The author Andre Norton went into that territory I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLavius Valerius Constantinus Posted January 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 They're evolving before our very eyes. If they develop opposable thumbs, we're in trouble. The author Andre Norton went into that territory I believe. Sadly, Andre Norton recently died after her 93rd birthday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost_Warrior Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 (edited) Andre Norton was great! I love his books. I'd forgotten all about her(or is it him?). Most I mention her to never heard of her before, so I'm very pleasantly surprised to see her mentioned here. Edited January 2, 2006 by Lost_Warrior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pertinax Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 (edited) her I think I read " The Beast Master" in about 1960 Edited January 2, 2006 by Pertinax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost_Warrior Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 Ah. I thought it was "her" but I had read somewhere that Andre Norton was male (I remember my surpise because I couldn't imagine a man named Andre ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 Sadly I have no idea who that is. I was thinking more along the lines of Baxter the MeowMix kitten dialing up a phone to pester his owner for some more MeowMix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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