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I have a special needs 46 year old brother whose's therapy cat previous past
away.  I am looking to purchase another one.  I live in Georgia.  Can anyone
help me with locating a good place to go for that?

I am thinking of integrating cat assisted therapy into my existing mental health
counseling practice.  Does anyone know of other counselors already using cats in
their work? I know of counselors who use dogs but I would really like to connect
with those who utilize cats.  If anyone has any contacts please let me know! 
Thanks!
  - Phil

Loving a pet is special because that relationship is personal to you.
It sounds like Cupid was very loyal and that you bonded well and it is
wonderful that you shared him with your children.   I'm very sorry for
your loss of Cupid after 17 years.  There is also a terrific online Pet
Grief Support Center at the Rainbow Bridge at
http://www.rainbowsbridge.com/hello.htm
<http://www.rainbowsbridge.com/hello.htm>

We would be happy to see photos of Cupid here on this site in a photo
album!

Take your time selecting your next cat or kitten to be sure it is a good
match for you and your family.   After having such a positive
experience, it is worth a little extra time to do some research so that
the next companion you bring into your home is just as special.

12 Weeks  For kittens, try to adopt one that grew up with its parents
until at least 12 weeks or older.  Although kittens can take care of
themselves physically at 8 weeks old, they learn how to socialize with
people by observing their parents relate to people.   By visiting the
kitten's parents, you can see how friendly they are with people.   See
"How Young Is Too Young?" at  http://www.breedlist.com/faq/young.html
<http://www.breedlist.com/faq/young.html>
<http://www.breedlist.com/faq/young.html>

Father's Personality  Surprisingly, research indicates that the kittens
look up to the dominant male cat, probably the father, in relating to
people so you want a friendly father cat that will be a good example to
his baby kittens.  See  "The Influence of the Father on Kittens'
Temperaments" at http://www.messybeast.com/paternal.htm
<http://www.messybeast.com/paternal.htm>
<http://www.messybeast.com/paternal.htm>



Many articles are written about how to screen a breeder that apply to
what to look for from any home of a kitten or cat.  Adopting directly
from the family or person who raised your kitten gives you the most
information and is usually the best option.  If there is a breeder you
trust, contact them directly and if they don't have a kitten available,
they may refer you to someone who does.

Again, we'd love to see photos of Cupid and your new kitten when you
have selected one!

Mary





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Two weeks ago I lost my friend and companion of 17 years.  Cupid, my
beautiful Flame Point Himalayan, taught me to love cats. I did not
pick him, he literally picked me!  I was in a pet store in Lansing,
Michigan 17 years ago and he reached his paw through the bars of the
cage and got his nails caught on my sweater.  He changed my life that
day forever.  I have lost a very important member of my family.  He
was with my children from the day they were born.    I am looking for
a kitten that looks like him so I can continue to look into the face
of an angel.

Hi! My name is Catherine and my cat and I would like to get into pet
therapy but are unsure of where to start. If anyone has any
suggestions, please e-mail me. I live in Bellevue washington and do
have transportation though I work an 8-5 job.

I have a disabled cat Abigail.  Abbie was born to a feral mother had
had a severe eye infection.  She lost one eye totally and has maybe 5%
vision in the remaining eye.  The woman who fostered Abbie and her
siblings did a wonderful job with them.  Abbie is the sweetest and most
good natured little girl youve ever met.  She thinks everyone she meets
is her new best friend and always purrs when shes being held.  Her
vision problem isnt that big an issue either.  While she doesnt get
around as well as her sister (who I also adopted) she does fine.  The
point to my story is that Ive been thinking Abbie would make a
wonderful therapy animal.  I think she would be great with senior
citizens especially. I was hoping for ideas about how to go about this
in the Cleveland, Ohio area.

Thanks
Kat

I am the co-ordinator of a group in Australia, and would like to join
this group and exchange ideas and photos. I use LaPerms & Devon Rex
cats, and we have many breeds of dogs as visitors, also rabbits,
chooks, ducks and a minature horse.  We provide services such as
emergency boarding, groomind, dog walking etc.  All members are
volunteers, most of the vet is also donated free or at cost.
Beth McIntyre
C.A.S.
Co-ordinator

Thank-you SStickevers!



It was very exciting to be published in

Cat Fancy Magazine: November 2007

in the article "Is Your Cat a Therapy Pet?".



I hope people are encouraged by how healing and important their
relationship with their pet can enrich their life.

The next litter will probably be in Spring 2008.





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Congratulations on your recent article in Cat Fancy! We love our flame
point cat and wondered if any litters are planned soon

Hi everybody, I am currently a student taking classes to become a
counselor, I am also going to start taking OT classes.  I will be
taking the Delta course in  nov. with my pup too!!
   I right now i'm taking a class on group counseling, at the end of
the semester I have to run a mock group counseling session in class.
My subject is of course AAT with Autistic Children...Does anyone have
any info that would be helpful to me for this class and in the future.
    Also, I would really like to hear more about using animals in OT
work.
Thank you.
Jillian

Welcome Jillian!

Jennifer Williams, Ph.D. wrote an article about how many animals, not
just dogs, can be included for therapeutic purposes, pet therapy and  in
Animal Assisted Therapy for the November 2007 issue of Cat Fancy
Magazine.  She did include some of my work with clients through my
cattery, Flame Point Cat and include it in the article as well.  In
fact, this Pet_Therapy Yahoo Group was started as a result of my
communications with Dr. Williams.  You are welcome to let her know Mary
from FlamePointCat referred you.  Her information is below:
Jennifer Williams, Ph.D Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society -
www.bluebonnetequine.org <http://www.bluebonnetequine.org/>  How to
Start and Run a Rescue - www.howtostartarescue.com
<http://www.howtostartarescue.com/>  EquineBehavior.Net -
www.equinebehavior.net <http://www.equinebehavior.net>      Another
resource is www.DeltaSociety.org <http://www.deltasociety.org/>
Can you be more specific about your goals in AAT?  Are you a Therapist
looking to include an animal as a modality for treatment?  Is your
background in the sciences using animals or Veterinary School?  Are you
looking to enter the medical community that uses service dogs for
rehabilitation?     Usually these various fields all have a small
subsection that merely mentions Animal Assisted Therapy which is why it
is hard to find one resource that pulls all of these fields together.
My experience is with Doctors, Therapists, and others in the Health
Profession to help a client with a specific need through Flame Point
Cat.  I first had to get an understanding of the disability and need and
then come up with possible goals the cat or kitten can actually do.
Sometimes it required I train the cat or kitten in a particular way, but
most of the time, I spent time with the client and their newly adopted
cat to guide them both how to "help each other".  I usually start by
educating the Health Professionals, Parents and Clients about how to
understand the cat or kitten's behavior.  Once they can understand the
cat, then the work can begin.  Usually, the people need to be taught how
to signal the cat and the cat needs to be taught the signal.   It sound
easy, but it takes a strong bond to work.   Is there a specific
disability you are trying to help?   With more specific information, we
can probably help you further.  If you do find a good source of
information, please post it on the board or send me an email.   Mary
flamepointcat@... <mailto:flamepointcat@...>


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Hi everyone, I am currently a student right now and I was wondering if
anyone knew of any courses/workshops in the new england area? And
does anyone have any reccommended reading? I am really intrested in
AAT. any feedback would be great
Thank you,
Jillian L.
MA

Romeo's Photo Album is wonderful!

Romeo
<http://pets.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/pet_therapy/photos/browse/881a>

He certainly bonded with his Daddy!  Romeo's sleeping positions are
really funny.   Did Dad ever wake up with Romeo's fluffy tail in his
face?  Does he know you put his photos on the Internet?  It's just so
uplifting to see those two!

Thanks Terry,

Mary



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Thank you Mary for sending me the link to your group, happy to be here.
I have posted an album of Romeo. Will add more soon. Terry

See the Photo Album of Skittles:

Skittles by vyacyniak

My cat Skittles came at a very important time in our lives, to live
with us. I had just lost my kitten to FIP disease, and was devastated
by the loss. Surfing the computer I came to a site that had Skittles
picture posted on it, and, immediately I was drawn to this beautiful,
blue eyed, flame point himalayian male. As I inquired about him, I
found that there were many characteristics he had that my previous
kitten had and I knew I had to have this cat. Skittles was a large
kitty for his age. The only thing troubling me was how he'd get along
with my other cat, a chocolate himalayian named Fluffy. To my
greatest pleasure, Skittles was very easy going and submissive to
Fluffy, and they hit it off right from the start. My whole family
took to him also, and I knew, our new addition to the family was just
what doctor ordered. Skittles got cuter and cuter, and still charms
me with his beautiful powder blue eyes. His gentle nature makes him
irresistable to anyone he meets. He makes us laugh when he climbs
into a box, and lets us drag him around the entire house..enjoying
his ride. One day I was planning to take a cake to a party and pulled
out my tupperware container on our table. When I turned around, there
was Skit's, crammed into the plastic cover of the cake tupperware.
But the best memory I think  I have..is when I had to laugh out loud
upon seeing Skittles, inside a paper shopping bag that just happened
to have the bottom ripped off exposing only his eyes pearing out at
us.. Skittles is the love of our lives, and makes our days always
joyful and loving.

Cats are very careful about who they choose to demonstrate their silly
behaviors so please tell us about your cat stories!  Well, this is a
place where we can all see how interesting and reveal the mystery behind
the cat...

If you create a photo album then you can paste the title into your story
and we can see the kitty you are writing aout.

This is going to be fun!







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Please tell us about your stories of your dogs and puppies that everyone
will enjoy.  It could be something that happened a long time ago and
sharing your memoies of a great story would be fun for all of us to
read!

If you create a photo album, then in your story, you can paste in the
title of it so we can see your dog or puppie that you are describing.

Can't wait to hear from you!



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Horses are especially sensitive and wonderful for forming stong
personal bonds. Jennifer Williams, Ph.D. is an expert on animal
behavior and is publishing articles encouraging that other animals be
included for Pet Therapy.

Introduce your Horse and other Pet stories here! After creating a
photo album, please paste the title of it right into the message and we
can see your pet that you are writing about.

This will be the most interesting category as it will include the
greatest variety of animals!





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Is your pet therapeutic to you?  This Pet_Therapy Group show how pets
are calming, healing, silly, and motivate us to care.  Even people that
don't have a pet living with them often get comfort and laugh at animals
they see online.  This is a place where all animal lovers can enjoy pet
stories and photos from many different people in one place!

Pet Therapy generally studies the positive affects that animals have on
people.  Many of us experience that and share that in our daily lives.
Animal Assisted Therapy is where goals of an individual are reached
involving animals.  This is an expanding field in Psychology and your
stories will help move this trend forward.

How has your pet been therapeutic?





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Enter your vote today!  A new poll has been created for the
pet_therapy group:

What pets do you have?

   o Dog
   o Cat
   o Bird
   o Rabbit
   o Horse or Pony
   o Iguana
   o Guinea Pig
   o Hamster, Gerbil or Mouse
   o Rat
   o Snake
   o Turtle or Frog
   o Hedgehog
   o Pig
   o Hermit Crab
   o Insects
   o Exotic Animal requiring a permit
   o Chicken
   o Cow
   o Goat
   o Fish
   o Other Farm Animal
   o Other Mammal
   o Other Reptile
   o Other Amphibian
   o Other Marine Life


To vote, please visit the following web page:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pet_therapy/surveys?id=12613118

Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are
not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups
web site listed above.

Thanks!

Welcome to share your stories about your pet! 

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