Visiting the Nursing Home

6 comments Posted by Figaro the Therapy Cat at 11:59 AM

Hi Kitties,

Yesterday I visited my Nursing Home. Here you can see me in my kitty carseat on the way to my job. It was a lot of fun to see my good friends, and I even met new friends. For the first part I let everyone pet me and then I walked around and finally I just lay down on the floor and relaxed. Everyone liked looking at me. I was a very good kitty and did a lot of high fives. For next time my mom is going to bring my podium and I will do some twirls, sit-ups, and double high fives, I only do those on my podium.
Also, after my AAT visit (Animal Assisted Therapy) some of the residents go to do yoga. This morning my mommie found out that it is with the same yoga instructor who teaches her class at the gym! He said we should join him for yoga sometime. I am not sure if I would be good at yoga, I do not think I would like to do some of the moves, like "downward-facing dog" or "bird of paradise". But for humans it is great for relaxation and flexibility. (PS, my mommie does the "bird of paradise" very well but I do not think she is a bird!).
My next Nursing Home visit is Thursday, I can't wait!
Love,
Figaro

 

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Reading at the Library

2 comments Posted by Figaro the Therapy Cat at 11:07 AM

Hello Kitties,

This morning I went to read at the library. I had a very good time. Over 15 children came to the library to read to me and the other dogs! A lot of my friends were there, as well as new friends. I heard many stories. I usually get to hear stories about dogs, and I heard 2 of those. I also heard a story about a soccer coach. I also heard a story about what you can and can't do, for example, "can you ride a bed? no! can you ride a sled? yes!"
One of my new friends, E., read a story she wrote by herself! This was very exciting. It was about saving a dolphin. My other friend Z. read a story that her sister wrote about animals. I really liked those.
Now I am getting to the really good part. One of my very good friends brought a story that her aunt wrote. It was all about her and all the animals she is friends with. The best part is, two of the pages had photos of me! I am in a book! I was very excited. I would like more people to write stories about me.
I also handed out my bookmarks and everyone was very pleased.
Now I am just taking a short nap before I take a longer nap.
Love and purrs,
Figaro <3

 

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My sister gives me kisses

2 comments Posted by Figaro the Therapy Cat at 2:20 PM

Hi Kitties,
Do you see that photo of my sister giving me kisses? My big sister loves me very much.
Tomorrow I will be going to a reading program. We also ordered some new bookmarks with my photo on them to give out to the children, I have to check for them in the human mailbox later today.
Also, this week a cat Jax tested for his therapy license with our club and passed! Jax is a black cat. He did very well. Now there are 2 of us cats in the therapy club.
And I was just informed that I am going to be featured on the website of my mom's department for "service activities". I am very pleased about that, especially because the photo they have selected to use is very, very flattering of me and my fluffiness.
Love,
Figaro

 

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Our Dasha is home!

5 comments Posted by Figaro the Therapy Cat at 10:22 AM

Hi Kitties,

I know many of you are impatiently waiting for a Dasha update. She is finally at home and doing very well. She has been taking her medicine like a good little girl every morning and evening. Her stitches are healing nicely and she does not has to wear a bandage anymore, and she is going for her post-op visit tomorrow morning. Do you see how cute she is? I love my little cousin! (But I am not allowed in her room because I would probably play rough with her.)
Next weekend - the library reading program!
Love,
Figaro

 

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An update on our sweet 'keet

3 comments Posted by Figaro the Therapy Cat at 7:28 AM

Hi Kitties,
Our 'keet Dashinka is doing very well. My mommie collected her from the hospital on Friday afternoon before she left for a trip, and so Dasha stayed at my grandparents' house for the weekend for her convalescence. She has to wear a little dress to keep her from picking on her stitches. She has been eating and drinking and doing very very well! She has a post-op appointment at the hospital on Wednesday and then they will take her stitches out and soon she will be ready to spend more time with Romeo in the same house.
I myself do not have any appointments for an entire week so we are just relaxing. Tonight we are going to go do some yardwork outside again. Yesterday when my mommie got back she slept for a lot of hours because over the weekend she was at a wedding making wedding flowers and dancing all night long. I slept right next to her since I love to sleep!
Love,
Figaro

 

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Dashinka

4 comments Posted by Figaro the Therapy Cat at 12:09 PM

Hello kitties!
We have received some great news today. Our parakeet Dasha is doing very well and she is climbing up to her perch and doing a good job at balancing. My mommie is going to pick her up from the hospital tomorrow morning! We have prepared a hard boiled egg and some other delicious snacks for her to eat when she comes home. I am hanging out on the porch with Mommie and the other 'keet, Romeo, and waiting for her return.
Love,
Figaro

 

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An update on our 'keet

3 comments Posted by Figaro the Therapy Cat at 8:42 AM

Hi Kitties,
This is just a quick update to say that our parakeet Dasha is doing well. Our doctor called and she has gone through surgery fine and she is just now waking up and is on a lot of pain medications. They think that she will be okay but she might get an infection. I am just relaxing and watching Mommie do some work, and waiting for Dasha to come home on Friday.
Love,
Figaro

 

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A sad parakeet tale

2 comments Posted by Figaro the Therapy Cat at 9:39 AM

Hello kitties!

I do not think I ever told you, that we have two small parakeets at our house named Romeo and Dasha. (We used to have Romeo and Juliet, only we discovered that Juliet was a boy so then she got her name changed to Jiles, but then Jiles died suddenly a few years ago so we got Dasha for Romeo to be friends with. Dasha is still a little chick, only 3 years old.) The parakeets mother is out of town this week so we are taking care of them. But we accidentally left the parakeets outside in their cage overnight on Sunday, and our parakeet Dasha got very nervous and she got bitten by someone through the cage! She is not doing very well right now, because she has an open fracture on her wing and it is very serious. My mommie took her to the parakeet hospital and she is getting her wing amputated today. The doctor said that she will probably be okay but we are worrying all day about her. She will be back from her hospital stay on Friday.
Love,
Figaro

 

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My sister Veronica

7 comments Posted by Figaro the Therapy Cat at 9:13 AM

Hi Kitties,

Tomorrow I have a visit and my older sister Veronica is going to come with me. She is very, very shy so it will be an adventure for her. We will bring our whole family out on this visit so that she will feel safe. My mommie is coming, of course, and also my mommie's parents I. and S. And also, probably my uncle S. and a few of my mommie's friends. She is going to wear her new paw-print leash that mommie got her and we will have to share my stroller. I think she will probably make a lot of hisses. Wish us luck!
Love,
Figaro

 

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And today we play outside

4 comments Posted by Figaro the Therapy Cat at 1:14 PM

Hi Kitties,

This weekend was super relaxing for me. I hung out at home all the days and did a lot of sleeping. My mommie was out of town for the weekend. I was a very good boy and did not scratch on any furniture like I sometimes do. Plus, my mommie stayed at a bed & breakfast for her vacation so she brought us back a homemade breakfast sausage. It was very delicious.
This evening after mommie gets home from work we are going to work outside on the garden. We will be eating some grass (and throwing it up later).
Love, Figaro

 

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