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"Steve Touchstone" wrote in If, in the hopefully far distant future, I ever go to a Home, I'll insist it's one which allows furry visitors. I can understand banning pets for residents, who may not realise they can no longer take proper care of pets. But it seems to be fairly accpeted knowledge that having a pet around, even part time, is beneficial. Me too. What I hate most about staying in hospitals is that I can't get my cat fix every day. There was a story in the paper recently about a home in a Finnish town called Vaasa, where a cat had been living for 11 years. All the inmates and the staff loved him. Suddenly, after 11 years, a health inspector had decided that it was "unhygienic" to have a cat living in the home, and ordered them to put the cat to sleep! This was met with a storm of protest from both inmates and staff, and the decision was finally revoked. There was a picture of this beautiful brown tabby. One of the inmates was quoted saying he didn't like to sit in your lap, but when she had her photo taken for her 100th birthday (!), the cat, called Niklas, jumped in her lap to be in the picture, too. Awww! -- Marina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki |
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On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 07:25:31 +0300, "Marina"
wrote: "Steve Touchstone" wrote in If, in the hopefully far distant future, I ever go to a Home, I'll insist it's one which allows furry visitors. I can understand banning pets for residents, who may not realise they can no longer take proper care of pets. But it seems to be fairly accpeted knowledge that having a pet around, even part time, is beneficial. Me too. What I hate most about staying in hospitals is that I can't get my cat fix every day. There was a story in the paper recently about a home in a Finnish town called Vaasa, where a cat had been living for 11 years. All the inmates and the staff loved him. Suddenly, after 11 years, a health inspector had decided that it was "unhygienic" to have a cat living in the home, and ordered them to put the cat to sleep! This was met with a storm of protest from both inmates and staff, and the decision was finally revoked. There was a picture of this beautiful brown tabby. One of the inmates was quoted saying he didn't like to sit in your lap, but when she had her photo taken for her 100th birthday (!), the cat, called Niklas, jumped in her lap to be in the picture, too. Awww! When I was in the hospital for hip surgery and again for knee surgery, visiting pets were allowed, I declined to have my cat brought to the hospital, However, volunteers brought dogs in to visit patients who wanted to see animals. |
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On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 07:25:31 +0300, "Marina"
wrote: "Steve Touchstone" wrote in If, in the hopefully far distant future, I ever go to a Home, I'll insist it's one which allows furry visitors. I can understand banning pets for residents, who may not realise they can no longer take proper care of pets. But it seems to be fairly accpeted knowledge that having a pet around, even part time, is beneficial. Me too. What I hate most about staying in hospitals is that I can't get my cat fix every day. There was a story in the paper recently about a home in a Finnish town called Vaasa, where a cat had been living for 11 years. All the inmates and the staff loved him. Suddenly, after 11 years, a health inspector had decided that it was "unhygienic" to have a cat living in the home, and ordered them to put the cat to sleep! This was met with a storm of protest from both inmates and staff, and the decision was finally revoked. There was a picture of this beautiful brown tabby. One of the inmates was quoted saying he didn't like to sit in your lap, but when she had her photo taken for her 100th birthday (!), the cat, called Niklas, jumped in her lap to be in the picture, too. Awww! When I was in the hospital for hip surgery and again for knee surgery, visiting pets were allowed, I declined to have my cat brought to the hospital, However, volunteers brought dogs in to visit patients who wanted to see animals. |
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On Sat, 17 Apr 2004 23:03:47 -0600, m. L. Briggs
wrote: On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 07:25:31 +0300, "Marina" wrote: "Steve Touchstone" wrote in If, in the hopefully far distant future, I ever go to a Home, I'll insist it's one which allows furry visitors. I can understand banning pets for residents, who may not realise they can no longer take proper care of pets. But it seems to be fairly accpeted knowledge that having a pet around, even part time, is beneficial. Me too. What I hate most about staying in hospitals is that I can't get my cat fix every day. There was a story in the paper recently about a home in a Finnish town called Vaasa, where a cat had been living for 11 years. All the inmates and the staff loved him. Suddenly, after 11 years, a health inspector had decided that it was "unhygienic" to have a cat living in the home, and ordered them to put the cat to sleep! This was met with a storm of protest from both inmates and staff, and the decision was finally revoked. There was a picture of this beautiful brown tabby. One of the inmates was quoted saying he didn't like to sit in your lap, but when she had her photo taken for her 100th birthday (!), the cat, called Niklas, jumped in her lap to be in the picture, too. Awww! When I was in the hospital for hip surgery and again for knee surgery, visiting pets were allowed, I declined to have my cat brought to the hospital, However, volunteers brought dogs in to visit patients who wanted to see animals. I don't imagine any of my three would enjoy it visiting. Guess it'd take a special kitty to visit homes/hospitals and not get stressed out by the trip and strange sights and sounds. -- Steve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html |
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On Sat, 17 Apr 2004 23:03:47 -0600, m. L. Briggs
wrote: On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 07:25:31 +0300, "Marina" wrote: "Steve Touchstone" wrote in If, in the hopefully far distant future, I ever go to a Home, I'll insist it's one which allows furry visitors. I can understand banning pets for residents, who may not realise they can no longer take proper care of pets. But it seems to be fairly accpeted knowledge that having a pet around, even part time, is beneficial. Me too. What I hate most about staying in hospitals is that I can't get my cat fix every day. There was a story in the paper recently about a home in a Finnish town called Vaasa, where a cat had been living for 11 years. All the inmates and the staff loved him. Suddenly, after 11 years, a health inspector had decided that it was "unhygienic" to have a cat living in the home, and ordered them to put the cat to sleep! This was met with a storm of protest from both inmates and staff, and the decision was finally revoked. There was a picture of this beautiful brown tabby. One of the inmates was quoted saying he didn't like to sit in your lap, but when she had her photo taken for her 100th birthday (!), the cat, called Niklas, jumped in her lap to be in the picture, too. Awww! When I was in the hospital for hip surgery and again for knee surgery, visiting pets were allowed, I declined to have my cat brought to the hospital, However, volunteers brought dogs in to visit patients who wanted to see animals. I don't imagine any of my three would enjoy it visiting. Guess it'd take a special kitty to visit homes/hospitals and not get stressed out by the trip and strange sights and sounds. -- Steve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html |
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"Steve Touchstone" wrote in message ... I don't imagine any of my three would enjoy it visiting. Guess it'd take a special kitty to visit homes/hospitals and not get stressed out by the trip and strange sights and sounds. -- Steve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html The nursing home my mom lives at has 2 resident cats, Miss Kitty (gray tiger long hair) and Chocolate. Miss Kitty has gotten quite the reputation - she seems to know when a patient is failing, and makes sure she goes and visits them. She is allowed to sleep on the beds, and makes the rounds every day. G Chocolate (black long hair) is a bit shy, and only comes out at night when all the visitors are gone. You can go pet him when he is in the activities room, and he will accept all cuddles with the dignity of a Master. G They also have a d*g that comes to work with her owner everyday. I bring my boston terrier, Jasper, to see his grandma every sunday, and Miss Kitty usually follows us around for a while. She thinks Jasper is weird looking for a d*g! Overall, it is a good place for my mom to be, she likes it there and it is close to me. Patti - must..go..answer..the..Sasquatch Master's..call........ G |
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"Steve Touchstone" wrote in message ... I don't imagine any of my three would enjoy it visiting. Guess it'd take a special kitty to visit homes/hospitals and not get stressed out by the trip and strange sights and sounds. -- Steve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html The nursing home my mom lives at has 2 resident cats, Miss Kitty (gray tiger long hair) and Chocolate. Miss Kitty has gotten quite the reputation - she seems to know when a patient is failing, and makes sure she goes and visits them. She is allowed to sleep on the beds, and makes the rounds every day. G Chocolate (black long hair) is a bit shy, and only comes out at night when all the visitors are gone. You can go pet him when he is in the activities room, and he will accept all cuddles with the dignity of a Master. G They also have a d*g that comes to work with her owner everyday. I bring my boston terrier, Jasper, to see his grandma every sunday, and Miss Kitty usually follows us around for a while. She thinks Jasper is weird looking for a d*g! Overall, it is a good place for my mom to be, she likes it there and it is close to me. Patti - must..go..answer..the..Sasquatch Master's..call........ G |
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I don't imagine any of my three would enjoy it visiting. Guess it'd
take a special kitty to visit homes/hospitals and not get stressed out by the trip and strange sights and sounds. -- Steve Touchstone We had an unusually friendly cat at the shelter that some volunteers would take to the nursing home. The cat loved it, and the residents loved, but the liability issues terrified me. The cat wasn't quarantined from the other animals while at the shelter, and I had visions of an entire ward of elderly people coming down with ringworm. He finally got adopted....I agree it's a wonderful program, but not the way they were doing it. Sherry |
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I don't imagine any of my three would enjoy it visiting. Guess it'd
take a special kitty to visit homes/hospitals and not get stressed out by the trip and strange sights and sounds. -- Steve Touchstone We had an unusually friendly cat at the shelter that some volunteers would take to the nursing home. The cat loved it, and the residents loved, but the liability issues terrified me. The cat wasn't quarantined from the other animals while at the shelter, and I had visions of an entire ward of elderly people coming down with ringworm. He finally got adopted....I agree it's a wonderful program, but not the way they were doing it. Sherry |
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m. L. Briggs wrote: When I was in the hospital for hip surgery and again for knee surgery, visiting pets were allowed, I declined to have my cat brought to the hospital, However, volunteers brought dogs in to visit patients who wanted to see animals. That is so civilized. I bet QC and Huey would be great visitor cats. They're both very mellow and love hoomins. Pam S. |
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