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Has anyone ever used their MC as a PAT cat? My mother, whose dog is a PAT dog visits an old peoples home once a week and a lot of the residence there love cats and would love to have a visit from one. She suggested when Simba is a bit older he would make a wonderful PAT cat as he is so cuddly and gentle. Would be interested if anyone has done this though? I would have to get him trained to the harness though:smile:
What a great idea Karena ! - I can't think of a better breed of cat to rise to such an occasion
Not sure what a PAT cat is exactly, but I gather it is to visit the sick and elderly. One of our breeders did that with one of her big male MCs, Barney. Here is a link to some info about that: Certified Therapy Pet, Barney
Milo used to be a Pat Cat :smile: it was realy nice listening to the storys from the people he used to visit, some of who had alzheimer's loved him & used to cuddle him while telling me all about there kitten/cats in their lifes.
I did'nt like takeing him in the summer as the home was very, very warm but MC's are definately the breed for the job.
Welcome to Pets As Therapy one thing I will advise though is get a harness :LOL:
Sounds like a wonderful thing to do.
PAT dogs/cats are used for all sorts of therapy with hospitals, homes etc. My mother visits an old peoples home and a home for terminally ill children. It really does make their day - it is said to help recovery in some cases so these PAT animals do a lot of good.Quote:
Originally Posted by NCarver