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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>I am a young black adult male Dom, a Master as it happens, and this blog is for the communication with, sharing, and posting of material for and with other doms and subs as well as my own. It is also where I may learn and express myself and my desires. After all, a good Dom is always learning, expanding, growing, no? Talk to me, let us explore this kinky world of seduction together~
Ask me things.
Give me naughty pictures? Need advice? Come on, I won’t bite you too much. I’m open and honest. Come~</description><title>A Master's Tale</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @mastercaelum)</generator><link>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>Psst...i love You just the way You are.</title><description>Aww. Thank you Anon, thank you. ♥Now why don’t you come off anon and talk to me? c:</description><link>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51221950092</link><guid>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51221950092</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 09:02:53 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>diary-of-a-switch:

mastercaelum:

subtrainer:

littlenerdypotter...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/33a11e07be6af1ad53a9b28ca9665620/tumblr_mmjhr832l21ryfipto1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://diary-of-a-switch.tumblr.com/post/51207726880/mastercaelum-subtrainer"&gt;diary-of-a-switch&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51207607604/subtrainer-littlenerdypotterheadgirl"&gt;mastercaelum&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://subtrainer.tumblr.com/post/51200510318/littlenerdypotterheadgirl-nerdgeekgamerdork"&gt;subtrainer&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://littlenerdypotterheadgirl.tumblr.com/post/51169274319/nerdgeekgamerdork-and-why-would-you-want-too"&gt;littlenerdypotterheadgirl&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nerdgeekgamerdork.tumblr.com/post/51150738698/and-why-would-you-want-too-i-personally-love-a"&gt;nerdgeekgamerdork&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;AND WHY WOULD YOU WANT TOO!?! I personally love a short girl!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I’m 4’11” :D&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Yes little one.  Unfff.  Mine.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;—Daddy Cane&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Indeed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Love me dammit! I’m 5’2” or fun sized as I have been called before. ;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I do &lt;3 You are wonderful ^^ I love your height too! =D 5’2 = great height n_nb&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51208162081</link><guid>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51208162081</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 01:42:46 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>hehehe</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m73hnkhUa01qgvo7ho1_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m73hnkhUa01qgvo7ho2_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m73hnkhUa01qgvo7ho3_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m73hnkhUa01qgvo7ho4_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m73hnkhUa01qgvo7ho5_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m73hnkhUa01qgvo7ho6_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m73hnkhUa01qgvo7ho7_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m73hnkhUa01qgvo7ho8_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;hehehe&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51207908856</link><guid>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51207908856</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 01:37:01 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>subtrainer:

littlenerdypotterheadgirl:

nerdgeekgamerdork:

AND...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/33a11e07be6af1ad53a9b28ca9665620/tumblr_mmjhr832l21ryfipto1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://subtrainer.tumblr.com/post/51200510318/littlenerdypotterheadgirl-nerdgeekgamerdork"&gt;subtrainer&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://littlenerdypotterheadgirl.tumblr.com/post/51169274319/nerdgeekgamerdork-and-why-would-you-want-too"&gt;littlenerdypotterheadgirl&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nerdgeekgamerdork.tumblr.com/post/51150738698/and-why-would-you-want-too-i-personally-love-a"&gt;nerdgeekgamerdork&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;AND WHY WOULD YOU WANT TOO!?! I personally love a short girl!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I’m 4’11” :D&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Yes little one.  Unfff.  Mine.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;—Daddy Cane&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Indeed.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51207607604</link><guid>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51207607604</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 01:30:25 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>the-absolute-best-posts:

curiousz:
Menswear Dog is a 3 year old...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/056393a4f80d2c380a6d9b7428507771/tumblr_mmglbw9hmO1rf3947o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/29bf6650cc86fc109d9e8df9919d9df5/tumblr_mmglbw9hmO1rf3947o2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fe295478c6937b0ccaacb04650d1bb9b/tumblr_mmglbw9hmO1rf3947o3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cf4461570731f4bdf123367f266666bc/tumblr_mmglbw9hmO1rf3947o4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/55e8a16d1be91628621cb7933d4fb651/tumblr_mmglbw9hmO1rf3947o5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6e1a975c81614afaf908a103c5cf95ab/tumblr_mmglbw9hmO1rf3947o6_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9aeff2510b40aa31aac51fa75a0868dd/tumblr_mmglbw9hmO1rf3947o7_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/592678b25b9ba2139a43ccf6e99d92ed/tumblr_mmglbw9hmO1rf3947o8_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b71617b41fdc048b3725bf0b4df332f0/tumblr_mmglbw9hmO1rf3947o9_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.1000notes.com/post/51201441159"&gt;the-absolute-best-posts&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://curiousz.tumblr.com/post/49906392242/menswear-dog-is-a-3-year-old-shiba-inu-living-in"&gt;curiousz&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Menswear Dog is a 3 year old shiba inu living in NYC with a panache for all things style.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is one stylish, fashionable mutherfucker. I mean really. Look at him. My God. He’s sexy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;lol&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But srsly, He looks great.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51207345282</link><guid>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51207345282</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 01:24:49 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>
“Nobody says anything about that”
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7j1tz7AqG1r6wxbho1_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7j1tz7AqG1r6wxbho2_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7j1tz7AqG1r6wxbho3_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7j1tz7AqG1r6wxbho4_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7j1tz7AqG1r6wxbho5_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7j1tz7AqG1r6wxbho6_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7j1tz7AqG1r6wxbho7_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7j1tz7AqG1r6wxbho8_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;“Nobody says &lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;anything&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt; about that”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51207266835</link><guid>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51207266835</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 01:23:09 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>I went to church with my family tonight and the pastor said something that I think every Christian should hear</title><description>Pastor: Now, according to a few passages in the bible, homosexuality is a sin.&#13;
Couple of older...</description><link>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51206919175</link><guid>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51206919175</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 01:15:51 -0400</pubDate><category>mastercaelum</category><category>his-littlekitten</category><category>FUCK YES</category><category>truth</category></item><item><title>This will be me when I get a cat. &gt; w &lt; haha</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/be9499a59d49744a89ec381b689c0807/tumblr_mn38u9aNz21ql2603o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;This will be me when I get a cat. &gt; w &lt; haha&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51206418722</link><guid>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51206418722</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 01:05:45 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>yourlittleslutkitten:

i feel like i cant be myself anymore without being judged 
</title><description>yourlittleslutkitten:

i feel like i cant be myself anymore without being judged 
</description><link>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51198937253</link><guid>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51198937253</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 23:04:15 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>United Shinobi Nations Headband. Noice.</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9bebaa0922f0d695e1fad52b3bc7e57a/tumblr_mna5sqMksF1qfaf44o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cda441090b901a43b8d1397cf4fc7a15/tumblr_mna5sqMksF1qfaf44o2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;United Shinobi Nations Headband. Noice.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51197559111</link><guid>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51197559111</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 22:45:41 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>&lt;3 You inspire us to be more. &gt; u &lt; See, folks? You...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b69f76a579ac013b379adba4914488e4/tumblr_mn9jnunyoO1qcb5fko1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;3 You inspire us to be more. &gt; u &lt; See, folks? You really can be anything.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51196208603</link><guid>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51196208603</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 22:28:04 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>When all you need is a hug and desperately for someone to show you that, in their eyes, you matter; that for a moment, you are loved....</title><link>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51195969689</link><guid>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51195969689</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 22:24:59 -0400</pubDate><category>mastercaelum</category><category>personal</category><category>emotions</category><category>'cause I could really use a hug</category></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e1a2d9ca7e2728b4f329dd188554d576/tumblr_mn2nomLqeC1rmxgp0o1_400.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cea8748321817e503dd3a908997ff2b5/tumblr_mn2nomLqeC1rmxgp0o2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e9c8495c2186c3ecbf988f5047091166/tumblr_mn2nomLqeC1rmxgp0o3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/aaca2a5f66c9fcdf69948e223cb6681b/tumblr_mn2nomLqeC1rmxgp0o4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/961d29c205d77fbd4ed844ba240eb11c/tumblr_mn2nomLqeC1rmxgp0o5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/450d8b392ec87761108e853956a94ee7/tumblr_mn2nomLqeC1rmxgp0o6_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1023a60604745488eb56a7fe09173fa2/tumblr_mn2nomLqeC1rmxgp0o7_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51194066111</link><guid>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51194066111</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 22:00:31 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>lolrenaynay:

alcohol-is-sexyy:

The many faces of rape.

This...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d38a7c1bf8e8f33af87b48e47b449f6f/tumblr_mkqfneh26v1qhf10co1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e040f2b7984ed6f61a4eb23930d7b9b7/tumblr_mkqfneh26v1qhf10co2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ccd1b20926d3032fbcd4bdf1addd3c90/tumblr_mkqfneh26v1qhf10co3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/69a90c6d361959ea07b79ed795251394/tumblr_mkqfneh26v1qhf10co4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4c2fa97a6ef08f22acc7e30f9adc6494/tumblr_mkqfneh26v1qhf10co5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1c706f7c3492204ff743c8435b210270/tumblr_mkqfneh26v1qhf10co6_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/989a7cee76aaab6a0b5031c9963bd386/tumblr_mkqfneh26v1qhf10co7_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2556657c407c189eb9f9a6fddf270197/tumblr_mkqfneh26v1qhf10co8_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/128eea0d10fdb231af114c5a1899bd54/tumblr_mkqfneh26v1qhf10co9_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lolrenaynay.tumblr.com/post/51182895457"&gt;lolrenaynay&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://alcohol-is-sexyy.tumblr.com/post/47105247557/the-many-faces-of-rape"&gt;alcohol-is-sexyy&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The many faces of rape.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This breaks my fucking heart.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;No words….heartbreaking; appalling; unforgivable; But saddest and worst of all? &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Life.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51192123005</link><guid>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51192123005</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 21:35:31 -0400</pubDate><category>mastercaelum</category><category>rape</category><category>horrible</category><category>so sad</category></item><item><title>your-sir:

Slide down my cock dear.
Slowly.
I want to watch as...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/acd691a89b85bbd1c92267c9917a7122/tumblr_mmrt85t9Jg1rnnw2ro1_400.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://your-sir.tumblr.com/post/51191743122"&gt;your-sir&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Slide down my cock dear.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Slowly.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I want to watch as it fills you up.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As your ass slides down.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Your legs widen.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You moan.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Fuck, I love this view.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;-Sir&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51191933341</link><guid>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51191933341</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 21:33:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>knowmsn:

This week on MSN:This guy’s treadmill dance moves make...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1ffcfc6ef6ed0ef100fc84c8010f1c8d/tumblr_mn4cc1ENUg1s7ozibo1_r1_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://knowmsn.tumblr.com/post/50940543688/this-week-on-msn-this-guys-treadmill-dance-moves"&gt;knowmsn&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This week on MSN:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://on-msn.com/18LuNVE"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span&gt;This guy’s treadmill dance moves make working out actually seem fun&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://on-msn.com/12bBUS4"&gt;Watch kitty help itself to midnight snack in the fridge&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://on-msn.com/18Lv7nl"&gt;23 delightful photos that show why it’s great to be a dog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51191770542</link><guid>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51191770542</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 21:30:50 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>gly9h-the-hellhound:

pillory:

Oscar was adopted as a kitten...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a4b028062f2abd364a966d24d0528e5f/tumblr_mmsdd7NIyN1rqjg99o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://gly9h-the-hellhound.tumblr.com/post/51131063042/pillory-oscar-was-adopted-as-a-kitten-from-an"&gt;gly9h-the-hellhound&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Oscar was adopted as a kitten from an animal shelter and grew up in the third-floor end-stage dementia unit at Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Providence, Rhode Island. The 41-bed unit treats people with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease and other illnesses, most of whom are in the end stage of life and are generally unaware of their surroundings. Oscar was one of six cats adopted by Steere House, which bills itself as a “pet friendly” facility.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;After about six months, the staff noticed that Oscar, just like the doctors and nurses, would make his own rounds. Oscar would sniff and observe patients, then curl up to sleep with certain ones. The patients he would sleep with often died within several hours of his arrival. One of the first cases involved a patient who had a blood clot in her leg that was ice cold at the time. Oscar wrapped his body around her leg and stayed until the woman died.In another instance, the doctor had made a determination of impending death based on the patient’s condition, while Oscar simply walked away, causing the doctor to believe that Oscar’s streak (12 at the time) had ended. However, it would be later discovered that the doctor’s prognosis was simply 10 hours too early: Oscar later visited the patient, who died two hours later.&lt;sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NEJM_5-0"&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_(therapy_cat)#cite_note-NEJM-5"&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Oscar’s accuracy led the staff to institute a new and unusual protocol: once he is discovered sleeping with a patient, staff will call family members to notify them of the patient’s (expected) impending death.&lt;sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NEJM_5-1"&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_(therapy_cat)#cite_note-NEJM-5"&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Most of the time the patient’s family has no issue with Oscar being present at the time of death. On those occasions when he is removed from the room at the family’s request, he is known to pace back and forth in front of the door and meow in protest. When present, Oscar will stay by the patient until they die, then after death will quietly leave the room.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;i find this very interesting as this behavior seems common in many cats that reside in mental and nursing homes. Often sharing the bed of the soon to be deceased. In the ancient world cats were revered by many cultures, most famously Ancient Egypt, as guardians of the underworld, keepers of the gate of death, and sometimes even harbingers of death itself. This makes me wonder whether this behavior was observed during ancient times as well and perhaps prompted this belief and many practices surrounding it. &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Food for thought.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51191203311</link><guid>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51191203311</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 21:23:22 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b46fb718a6dc3666fe4c7ca4b2215f27/tumblr_mm35tptwrn1r6dervo1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51190657105</link><guid>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51190657105</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 21:16:06 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>lol, Oh Panty…</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lllc68781X1qa8ipco1_500.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;lol, Oh Panty…&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51190593888</link><guid>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51190593888</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 21:15:16 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcqdopPWFS1rrhvpno2_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcqdopPWFS1rrhvpno3_r1_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcqdopPWFS1rrhvpno1_r1_500.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcqdopPWFS1rrhvpno4_500.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcqdopPWFS1rrhvpno5_500.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51177687674</link><guid>http://mastercaelum.tumblr.com/post/51177687674</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 18:17:23 -0400</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
