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- From: enielsen@cayley.uwaterloo.ca (Erica Nielsen)
- Subject: Cats in nursing homes (was fiancee troubles)
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- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 16:16:23 GMT
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- >Have you tried any nursing homes, etc... I have heard about the programs
- >where pets are used in therapy with very good results, and the cats they've
- >shown on the news seem happy enough. Also, if it's close, maybe you can
- >visit them occasionally.
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- The nursing home where my grandfather is was adopted by a cat quite a few
- years ago (before grandad went in) and is an extrememly happy cat. All the
- residents just adore him and he will often be found collapsed on the hand
- rails around the home :-) Either that or he's begging for a treat from
- anyone who will sit still long enough to feed him. For a bunch of
- over-50's, those people in that nursing home hardly sit still. :-)
-
- Anyway, a nursing home would be a great idea, if it is permitted. It will
- not only brighten up the residents stay, but it will give the cats an
- opportunity for endless love and treats. :-)
-
- Erica Nielsen
- ...happily owned by Kitty for the last 14 years & counting... :-)
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- * Erica Nielsen Univeristy of Waterloo *
- * enielsen@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu Waterloo, Ontario, Canada *
- * enielsen@descartes.waterloo.edu *
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- * Happiness is a warm cat on a cold day *
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