{"id":576,"date":"2017-05-23T03:22:01","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T03:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/?p=576"},"modified":"2017-06-14T03:39:48","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T03:39:48","slug":"catsinamedicallysupportiverolept7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/catsinamedicallysupportiverolept7\/","title":{"rendered":"Cats In A Medically Supportive Role Pt 7"},"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: 20%;\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-576 gallery-columns-5 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\/catsinamedicallysupportiverolept7\/facility-therapy-cat\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Facility-Therapy-Cat-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cats In A Medically Supportive Role pt7\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-580\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-580'>\n\t\t\t\tFacility Therapy Cat who along with their handler actually live in \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\/catsinamedicallysupportiverolept7\/facility-therapy-cat1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Facility-Therapy-Cat1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cats In A Medically Supportive Role pt7\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-579\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-579'>\n\t\t\t\tWhat a comfort to just see cat wandering around or lying on the couch or on someone\u2019s knee\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\/catsinamedicallysupportiverolept7\/facility-therapy-cat4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/facility-Therapy-Cat4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cats In A Medically Supportive Role pt7\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-583\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-583'>\n\t\t\t\t, a person who is locked up for various reasons can find great comfort from the visit of a Therapy Cat.\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\/catsinamedicallysupportiverolept7\/facility-therapy-cat2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Facility-Therapy-Cat2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cats In A Medically Supportive Role pt7\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-581\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-581'>\n\t\t\t\tbring comfort to those who suffer wherever they may be housed.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/catsinamedicallysupportiverolept7\/emotional-therapy-cat\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Emotional-Therapy-Cat-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cats In A Medically Supportive Role pt7\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-582\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-582'>\n\t\t\t\tNext we have an Emotional Support Cat who actually resides with the patient needing them.  \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 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And then there is the Facility Therapy Cat who along with their handler actually live in an assisted-living facility such as a care or nursing home.\u00a0 Their roles are entirely made up of providing comfort, support and just their own presence to all of the residents in the home.\u00a0 What a comfort to just see cat wandering around or lying on the couch or on someone\u2019s knee.\u00a0 I know when my father-in-law was in a home, they had a couple of Facility Therapy Cats who lived on site and everyone loved them.\u00a0 My father-in-law would often seek out their companionship of the cat when his long-time partner became a tragic victim of Alzheimer\u2019s \u00a0and who never knew him most days.\u00a0 The cat served him well during those years before he passed himself.<\/p>\n<p>A Therapy Cat is also most useful in a detention centre of some kind.\u00a0 Because of their calming natures, a person who is locked up for various reasons can find great comfort from the visit of a Therapy Cat.\u00a0 In some cases, their presence on occasional visits have helped rehabilitate them back into a normal life situation.\u00a0 All praises go to the Therapy Cat and their owners who take the time and have the patience to bring comfort to those who suffer wherever they may be housed.<\/p>\n<p>Next we have an Emotional Support Cat who actually resides with the patient needing them.\u00a0 Amazingly and with great foresight on the part of the medical profession in charge of the situation, they come to them as a prescription cat.\u00a0 So long as the patient shows no signs of an allergy to the cat being prescribed, then that is the only drawback.\u00a0 I think I mentioned earlier that this could be the difference to being on harmful medication or not. Certification is not needed in the case of an Emotional Support Cat as with the Therapy Cat.\u00a0 However, the prescription for such an animal needs to be in the possession of the patient at all times, the prescribing doctor usually being a mental-health practitioner.\u00a0 Should anything happen to the cat or the person, there is this necessary paper-trail to provide up to date information in cases of travel or being out and about in the public arena.<\/p>\n<p>So you see, cats can be most useful\u00a0 as Cats In A Medically Supportive Role. Their roles are necessary for the servicing of those with mental health problems, recovery from physical and mental accidents of either nature or of the world, in the work place as a calming authority, in detention centres in the same capacity, as just great companions to provide someone to care for and love when their own two legged companions have gone the way of the world.<\/p>\n<p>Physical, Mental and Emotional trauma of any kind can be treated with or without medicine by just introducing our feline friend into the midst. 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