I was back at one of my usual hospitals yesterday, and it was a lot of work! My human and I were the only team, and we visited as many patients as we could. Lots of them wanted to spend time with me. There was a young man, maybe a teenager, who couldn’t get enough of me. And then there was the lady who didn’t really want to see me because she preferred dogs. But she and my human chatted for a few minutes and she decided she wanted a visit anyhow… and she thought I was pretty cool! That is why my human never instantly takes no for an answer from patients who like dogs. Usually they want to talk anyway, and find out more about me. Then sometimes, like with this lady, they realize that purr therapy is a good thing to have too.
My favorite visit came towards the end. It was an older Latina lady who smiled the moment she saw me. She has six cats at home, so she really needed some kitty energy in her hospital room. She chatted with my human, and talked to me too, and even sang to me in Spanish! During our visit, the nurse stopped by with a pain pill for her, and left it in a little paper cup. Near the end, when we were finishing up the visit, she looked at the cup and said, “Oh, you made me forget my pain!”
I’m sure the title of this post had you wondering what was the best compliment a therapy cat can get. Well, that was it. There is no higher praise in the world of therapy pets, and it is why we visit the hospitals. We don’t work for the praise, of course, but it is really awesome when you do hear it.
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You are definitely fulfilling your mission as a therapy kitty, Summer!
Petcretary can’t take us to her work, but she does sometimes show them us on the computer…and she tells stories about us to her residents, too. Some of them are missing their own kitties so much.
Keep up your wonderful work!
You and your mom do good work, Summer. I’m sure she is very proud of you.
helping a human forget their pain is a mighty fine accomplishment Summer…high paws!!
That was a pawsome compliment!
Wow, your post made me smile big, Summer! What a great compliment. I’m really happy for the lady that she had a wonderful time with you!
Summer, I have to agree, there is nothing that takes away pain or unhappiness like a cat. That is why you guys are such good nurses. I would rather have Purr therapy any day!
Love Barb
Therapy Kitties FTW!
That is the bestest you could do Summer. Make her think about other things and not her pain.
Summer,
Yoo resemble that compliment!
Toffee
Bravo, Summer! You are such a natural at being a therapy cat.
Purr therapy works really well; no side effects too. Hats off to you Summer and your human for all the good that you do. What a wonderful kitty ambassador you are.
That brought a tear to my eye, Summer! You and your human are heroes for the work you do.
That is just great Summer, and it probably is very true. You and your Mom are doing such a good job helping those people. Well done to both of you.
We love it when we change people’s perceptions when they view themselves exclusively as ,”cat people” or , “dog people”. We have a “dog friend” who is slowly being seduced by both Esme’s and Malou’s charms and who says she is, ” considering cats for the first time in her life “, since she has always identified as a, “dog person.”
You’re doing a great job Summer and we know many patients are not only forgetting their pain, they are embracing cats for the first time in their lives because of you and your human. Well done! 🙂
the critters in the cottage xo
That is a well deserved compliment. XO
Paws up, Summer ! You’re amazing ! Purrs
we can’t imagine better therapy than seeing you or another therapy animal
Aww… what a great compliment! You are doing great things Summer. We love reading about your therapy visits. Keep on spreading the purrs!
xoxo,
Mia, Mosby, Angel CJ and Angel Cosmo (and their human)
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Yes indeed Summer that was a wonderful compliment…and well deserved
Hugs Madi your bffff
You are soo right, that IS the BEST compliment you could get!!! I also love that the woman sang to Summer in Spanish, sooooo sweet!
Aw, Summer–that really *is* the best compliment ever! You are really a good girl and so is your Human. I think that there’s really no better medicine than having a furry kitty purring right at your side.
The Human understands this complment too, because years and years ago, a student wrote on an end-of-the-year teacher evaluation, “I never looked at the clock in this class.” The Human still thinks about that, like 20 years later!
That is totally awesome, Summer! You are doing such wonderful work!
Purrs,
The Chans
Great work you and your human do, Summer! Purr therapy is the best 🙂
Purrs xx
Athena and Marie
Wow! That most definitely would be the best compliment ever! Thank you for helping her and all the others.
Purr therapy is the best medicine there is. We’re glad you helped that lady and all the patients feel better, Summer.
I would feel very good, if I could have a pretty cat like you sit on my lap and purr!!
Well done, Summer! I’m thinking that more doctors need to use kitty medicine for their patients.
Great Job, Miss Summer !
kitty has magic =^x^=
you know your human should help you write a book about your visiting, i think it’s cool
You’re doing important work – kudos kitty!
That is terrific pretty Sumer, we a proud of you and the work you do!
Summer you are a good girl and aside from that you have a wonderful happy effect on your patients. Xxx I’m glad you got proof of that on your visit.
Summer, just the sight of you makes me smile so I can imagine how wonderful you make the people in hospitals feel.
Have a good day.
Summer, you are the best medicine!
Good job, Summer! I’m so happy that you get to help people forget their pain, even for a little bit 🙂
Oh wow, that is the highest of all compliments. Great job Summer and mom! What beautiful memories you two leave behind on each trip for the patients. We wish there were more therapy cats. We gotta work on that! Purrs
What a super visit that must have been for both of you!
The Florida Furkids
We really can’t imagine a better compliment for you than that.
Oh Summer – what a wonderful compliment to get – and indeed it’s the highest praise you can hear when you’re visiting patients in the hospital whose life can be nothing sometimes but pain and pills. You gave her a gift – YOU!!!!
Hugs, Teddy
What an awesome compliment for an awesome therapy cat! You go!! Enjoy your week.
Good job Summer!
What a brilliant compliment for a therapy cat.
Well done you!
Proof that cats are good therapy 🙂
We are happy that lady enjoyed your visit and forgot her pain for a while 🙂
Purrs Georgia,Julie and JJ
That’s fantastic, Summer!!!! Great job!!!!