{"id":568,"date":"2017-05-22T03:07:26","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T03:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/?p=568"},"modified":"2017-06-20T01:15:13","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T01:15:13","slug":"catsinamedicallysupportiverolept6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/catsinamedicallysupportiverolept6\/","title":{"rendered":"Cats In A Medically Supportive Role Pt 6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-568 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/catsinamedicallysupportiverolept6\/sookie-and-natalie\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sookie-and-Natalie-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cats In A Medically Supportive Role Pt 6\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-572\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-572'>\n\t\t\t\tWe have a special needs granddaughter who loves the animal world \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/catsinamedicallysupportiverolept6\/sookie\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sookie-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cats In A Medically Supportive Role Pt 6\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-571\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-571'>\n\t\t\t\tShe does much better with a dog that is larger \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/catsinamedicallysupportiverolept6\/therapy-cat3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/therapy-cat3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cats In A Medically Supportive Role Pt 6\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-574\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-574'>\n\t\t\t\tThese cats belong to an organisation that takes them visiting all over the place \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/catsinamedicallysupportiverolept6\/therapy-cat4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/therapy-cat4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cats In A Medically Supportive Role Pt 6\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-573\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-573'>\n\t\t\t\thow liberating it can be to someone to just be able to hold and fondle and pet a cat\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Cats In A Medically Supportive Role Pt 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have a special needs granddaughter who loves the animal world \u2013 we tried her with a cat, but she was too rough with it and hurt it to the point of it becoming aggressive \u2013 not through any fault of her own were she a normal thinking person.\u00a0 It\u2019s just that with her disabilities both mental and physical she was unable to be careful and soft and cuddly with a cat.\u00a0 She does much better with a dog that is larger and able to take her rough treatment in a much more sturdy way.<\/p>\n<p>Other families that I have observed with mental illness in their family take to a cat much more readily.\u00a0 The y are, after all, normally domestic creatures of a friendly disposition and can be good for anyone working out of an anxious or depressed state of mind.<\/p>\n<p>There are also cats that are known as Therapy cats.\u00a0 These cats belong to an organisation that takes them visiting all over the place \u2013 to rest homes, to individuals with special needs, to hospitals, to kindergartens, and to schools. \u00a0There are many places where a Therapy cat be needed for short periods of time and not as a live-in type of situation.\u00a0 Cats of course have to qualify for this service \u2013 they first of all have to be registered as a Therapy Cat with an organisation.\u00a0 Other requirements of them are that they should be familiar with travelling and will travel with and with ease.\u00a0 They should be very social animals with an ability to be calm in all situations with an assortment of people and personalities. They should have a minimal shedding problem.<\/p>\n<p>Their roles then would be to help with people undertaking therapy on a physical basis.\u00a0 Perhaps when one is recovering from surgery, or doing their best to regain their motor skills after stroke or accidents. 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