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Animal Assisted Therapy    

 

 

All Flame Point Cat kittens receive specialized Animal Assisted Therapy Training to be gentle and social that sets them apart from most other cat breeders.  Some some examples of how a person who struggles with speech or vision will benefit from my training are that all kittens come to hand signals and to respond to certain sounds, such as a rattle.  They are familiar with wheelchairs and other medical devices.  The gentle and social disposition of all kittens from Flame Point Cat is guaranteed!

 

Publication

November 2007 Issue of Cat Fancy Magazine

 

40  "IS YOUR CAT A THERAPY PET?"

"Mary Burkwit, a breeder in Rochester, N.Y., places many of her Flame Point Himalayan cats with patients in animal-assisted therapy programs.  She tells the story of a Schizophrenic client who received one of her cats and came to think that the cat not only could see the squirrels she believed raced across her bed nightly but also chased them away.  The client believed her cat understood her schizophrenia, and this newfound understanding helped her so much that her doctor was able to reduce her medication dosage."

 

written by Jennifer Williams, Ph.D

 

Note: The article should state that I breed Flame Point Doll Face Himalayan Persians rather than "flamepoint Siamese cats".  

www.CatFancy.com         

 

 

Trained for Clients with Special Needs

 

As a Pet Therapy Consultant, together we can determine which behaviors you are interested in and how the selected feline can help your clients reach their therapeutic goals using Animal Assisted Therapy.  I work with Therapists, Doctors and other Health Care providers to achieve your goals pooling my knowledge of feline behavior and how to enhance the client bonding with a kitten or cat to support the medical and psychological professional goals.  I honor all HIPPA privacy agreements and do additional research to understand as much information about the individual's needs as necessary. 

 

     

 

If it is in the best interest of the client, I am willing to come to their home or doctor's office so we can learn what we should teach the kitten together.  I am willing to return to help reinforce the behavior.  Also, I prepare information that explains the special training that directly involves the child or new companion owner.

 

Less formal Cat Therapy is also done here at Flame Point Cat.  Kittens travel from place to place for informal visits to cheer people up.  Your kittens will be used to traveling and being handled by different people.  This cat therapy helps your kitten adjust to your family members and the journey they will take to arrive safely to your home.

 

 

Details about an individual client are kept confidential.  Some clients sign releases to give me permission to discuss some general information, such as in the November 2007 Cat Fancy Magazine Article "Is Your Cat a Therapy Pet?"

 

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Let's see how high we can make that membership number increase because all pets can offer us a therapeutic relationship.

 

http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/pet_therapy/

 

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Legally providing for your cats in a Cat Trust

 

Are your companion pets provided for if you are incapacitated or die unexpectedly? Burkwit Law Offices can assist you making provisions available to beloved pet companions.  This legal advice and documentation can be incorporated to your existing Will or we can assist you making one.  We understand how important your pet companions are to you and your family.


 


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