Therapy Animals

This forum has helped with several issues I have had in the past. As a way of giving back I want to let everyone know how effective a therapy animal can be for anyone with either a mental and/or physical ailment. In the hopes of helping others my cat, Gimli who is a 3 year old hairless Dwelf is currently in training to become a therapy cat. I believe his personality will make him perfect for the job.

We will be trying to document his training and success as we move forward with this process. Please let me know what you think.

http://www.instagram.com/gimli_the_dwelf

That is wonderful! Cats are amazing, good luck in your journey together. My guy has helped me a ton when I was having nightmares that would wake me up every night and I couldn’t sleep. He chooses to sleep in my arms foyr the entire night and waking up to him made things slightly better. When I had a bad flare of Crohn’s disease, my other one used to know when I was about to throw up and would quietly force himself into my lap against my stomach,purring, looking into my face and would stay with me through the whole thing. Sometimes it prevented me from getting sick, others it was just good to have someone there at my worst times.

K9G,

This is amazing! Well done on going through this process...and yes, please keep us updated!

Give Gimli some treats and loves/scratches from us!

S.C.

I have two beautiful fluffy cats.

sometimes I enjoy them but honestly they cause me more trouble than they do helping me calm my anxiety.

They throw up and they almost always aim for the carpet. One or the other throws up a few times a week. Yes we have checked them with the vet.

Sometimes they decide they don't wish to poop in one of their 3 litter boxes. We had to take out the carpet in the room they sleep in at night and put down faux wood so it is easy to clean.

They leave hair everywhere. Even though we brush them a lot, hair, always, on everything and you notice it most as you walk out the door and see it on your black pants.

So great if therapy animals bring you peace but mine don't.