Re: Pet therapy and ADD

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Although I will NEVER advise ANYONE ever against getting a rescue cat, or rescuing a stray – like we’ve done several times (Yawnie adopted us – wandered on and yelled and yelled until several days later we gave up and invited him in)

HOWEVER, if you want a cat that’s as wound up as an ADD person – get a Tonkinese. Seriously, they are all energy all the time, seldom calm and relaxed. They are jumpers and climbers – they love to either jump or climb onto your shoulder and either hang out with you, or check out what you are doing (it might be interesting). I think that Tonkinese may be the ADHD breed of the cat world. We’ve got 2, and we swear we’ve never seen so much non-stop action. We had to kid-proof the house, rugs end up in piles in the corner, they love to FETCH, worse than a dog if one carries a toy over to you and drops it at your feet – and you ignore it, prepare to pay dearly, for they will wrap around your feet and bit and claw untill you toss the toy for them. And it must be a good toss, nothing lame like 3 or 4 feet. The more obstacles they have to navigate around to get back to the toy, the happier they are. And watch out – unless you move quickly, they’ll jump up to your hand and yank it back out as you are just too slow for them. You need to be hyper, ADD, fast, etc. to keep up with a Tonk. They even wear me out.

They are PEOPLE cats – when you return home from work or where-ever, they had best be the first thing you pay attention to, or you will pay the price. I’ve known of a lady who had a Tonk that hung up the phone whenever she came home and tried to call a friend. Spending 5 minutes with the cat FIRST meant she could make her calls uninterrupted. Otherwise, the cat found the phone and pressed the button.

For me, cats are GREAT therapy. They are good friends and when I don’t feel well for whatever reason, it’s as if they know…..

Yawnie, he’s a lover-boy. Wants to smooch and sit on your lap, he just wants attention. He’s not so much active as he is a perfect companion. He just wanted a human to love – and one to love him back.

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Poor fellow, he’s got a broken foot and is in his 4th splint as the first three kept working off. I don’t think the bone is aligned properly any more, but the vet doesn’t seem concerned since we want to make him a 100% inside kitty.

LOL – geesh, what a ramble! In short, I do believe that my cats are good therapy for me – however, when their time comes down the road, I’m always a total basket case. Punkin and Shadow (yeah, two on one weekend) passing this spring still chokes me up do this day when I think about it.

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