Dear Kitties,
Hello all!
Today is my first Mancat monday, since my birthday was last week. It is also my mommie's birthday.
And guess WHAT? Our kitty stroller came in the mails over the weekend!!! The parents took me for a ride in it yesterday evening and it was very very fun. We went around some blocks and by the pond near our house. I liked to sit in it and watch everything. We took some pictures but they are not on the 'puter yet.
And guess what ELSE? We got contacted by our friend at the Pet Therapy Club and she said we can arrangify a visit for me on Thursdays for the Nursing Home! This is very exciting. It will not be to visit patient rooms because I am a kitty and so the rules are I have to visit in the Lobby. That is okay. Mommie called the Nursing Home Right Away to arrange a time but we had to leave a message. Soon I will be going. This is a great news for my first MANCAT monday.
Expectant,
- Figaro
The Therapist from the Hospital emailed my mommie today and said that she is working on changing their laws to allow a therapy cat. She said as soon as it is done she will schedule us for a visit! It is very good news after I was not allowed to go to the nursing home. Ah, it is so difficult! I hope I will get to go at least pretty soon! I am keeping my tail up about this!
Much better mood,
Figaro
Well, another setback today. I will not be going to the nursing home a week from today because this Nursing Home also does not accept kitties and only dogs. I do not understand this but it is making me sad, especially to receive these newses on my birfday. We are now hoping some other nursing home will take me or else the Veterans Home.
I am keeping all of my toesies crossed!
Determined,
Figaro
Hello Kitties,
Today I did some extra Training for my therapy cat volunteering. We went with mommie and dadbean with me on daddy's shoulder around a few blocks in our neighborhood. Then we met 3 nice little girls and they all were like, "ooooh a kitty" (that is ME!). So Mommie tolded them they could pet me and they petted me for a while and said I was soft. I was super polite. Then we went home.
I am hoping I will get to do my therapy works soon, but we didn't hear back yet about end of july.
-Figaro
Maybe going to the Nursing Home in a few weekses
1 comments Posted by Figaro the Therapy Cat at 3:06 PMWe got a call back from our friend who is in the pet therapy club with us, and we might be going to the Nursing Home on July 30th. I am keeping my hopes way, way up and crossing my paws that we will be allowed to go. The club thinks we can probably go but they had to contacts the Nursing Home to find if they have special rules about cats. It will be a special treat for my BIRTHDAY (coming up on July 22nd!!!) that I will gets to go!
-Figaro
Mommie contacted the nice lady again who we shadowed with her doggie Cordial, and she said that we could prolly go to the Nursing Home on July 25 or 31. So I am keeping my toesies crossed that I will get to do it!!!
Also today I did some tooth brushings because Mommie said i had the bad of breaths. Now I have squeaky clean teeths for my visitations.
Here is my practicing the Yogas for relaxation.
- A little brighter, Fig.
Well, it turned out that the Hospital does not have a policy that Therapy CATS can visit, only Therapy DOGS. The lady at the hospital said she can look to see if she can change the policy to Therapy ANIMALS but we do not know when that will happen.
Now Mommie has to go shadow another team before i can go somewhere else. She is going to go to the Nursing Home that is right by our house and ask them today for a volunteer application. Then we will see.
So now I just hang out around the house and wait... this is very boring for me.
- One very sad Figaro
I am the Man(cat)! I gotted my official paperworks!!!
5 comments Posted by Figaro the Therapy Cat at 9:27 AM
Hello kitties,
Congratulations. We are pleased to accept you as a registered Pet Partner Team and a member of the Delta Society!
Qualification Area: Predictable
Expiration Date: 6/30/2010
Please use this letter as your temporary ID.
Your two-year registration/membership fee includes:
· A subscription to our “Interactions” magazine.
President and CEO"
Yesterday mommie went shadowing for me to find out what place will be a good fit for my volunteering. I cannot go yet because I have not received my paperwork!
She went to our hospital to the rehab unit and she talked with the Recreational Therapist. Also another team with a dog went with her to show her around and the dog was a greyhound named Cordial who is exactly my coloring! Well, I has more white but she is buff and white too.
All the patients said they would like to see me there next time because they like kitties, and soon I will be going there! We decided it was a good place for a mancat like me because it is a very relaxing environment but I will be very useful for helping people who had strokes get regained mobility by petting me! I love to be petted so it will be fun for me too.
I am extremely eggsited about all of this.
Also, parents may go to the petstore tonight to get us a fish for the pond!
