Can Dogs Smell Death?

[jane97]

Can dogs smell if a human is near to his death?

[Peter Pedant]

Yes
I think it is - - the patient is going down, body temp falls, sweating perhaps, and so different bacteria proliferate
and give oof a a different smell

My dog wdnt go into my mothers house the night before her death and preferred to - - - sleep in a flower bad.

[davebro]

dunno - did the corgis react?

[roopower]

There was a cat who lived in a care home that seemed to know when someone was about to die and asked to go in the room.

[douglas9401]

I suppose you mean the oncoming of death as later it's quite distinctive, even without fidosense.

[jourdain2]

From experience - yes.

[Sqad]

Death...yes.
Dying....I doubt it very much.

[wolf63]

The cat visiting folk before they died is a good example of an animal's superior senses.

It would be a bit creepy if you were feeling well and the cat came for a visit.

[douglas9401]

I did read that some dogs can smell cancer but the horoscope is still generic rubbish.

[237SJ]

@ 15:06 I remember reading about that at the time. The cat was called Oscar and lived in a care home (I think)

[tonyav]

The cat was called Oscar and lived in a care home (I think)

Sure is, 237SJ.
https://www.catster.com/lifestyle/oscar-nursing-home-therapy-cat-predicts-death

[Peter Pedant]

a lot of us knew the queen was dying and we cdnt smell her!

[wolf63]

In years to come they will discover that Oscar was responsible for the death of all the residents.