Ive finally done it!

[DJFyrewolf36]

After a long time of "thinking" about it (and not doing any actual research ) I have contacted a local pet therapy group about training Remus as a therapy cat. He is wonderful around people (especially small kids) and I think that he could make a great therapy cat.

I'll let you know more as I find out more. This is so exiting! I really do want to make a positive difference in the lives of others and I'm finally moving forward with it.

Wish me and Remus luck!

[Emeraldgreen]

I think this is a great idea. Please keep us posted on how it goes. I have been thinking of taking my cat Sneakers to senior's homes to visit lonely older people and would love to hear about your first adventures. Wishing you the best!

[Barbara]

Remus is one of my favorite kitties here and I think it is great that he is starting this career

[moosmom]

DJ

Mollie Rose is a therapy cat. We go to the convalescent home a couple times a week. People REQUEST Mollie Rose's presence. It is such a rewarding experience to see the expressions on patient's faces when they feel her fur. I get choked up when I go up to the ward where there are people with Dementia and Alzheimers. It's just a feelig that can't be expressed.

Good luck! You'll love it, I promise!

[catmandu]

I HOPE THAT REMUS IS ACCEPTED AS HE HAS THE CAPACITY OF MAKING A LOT OF LONELY PEOPLE VERY HAPPY INDEED.
JOSEPH WOULD MAKE A GREAT THERAPY CAT, ONLY HE HATES TRAVELLING WITH A VENGEANCE.
MAYBE SCRAPPY 2 ?

[krazyaboutkatz]

This sounds like a wonderful thing to do and I hope that Remus will do well. Good luck.

[Karen]

Oh, do keep us updated! There's just something about the presence of a pet that touches people who otherwise seem beyond reach.


When Aunt Bertha was in the nursing home and beginning to fail mentally, she told me a couple times when I visited that a cat had come in, and must have been hiding, but a little white cat had made her home there. It was all a hallucination, but it made her smile, so I didn't correct her.

[DJFyrewolf36]

I'll keep you all updated! So far, no word yet via email but if I don't hear back by the weekend (I know people are busy lol) Im going to give the lady a call.
I should have mentioned in my email Remus is a good traveler too lol. He's the only kitty of my crew that doesn't yowl bloody murder when you stick him in a carrier. He usually just goes to sleep .

Better than Spook who usually pees on herself...