Our Chatty Therapy Cat Visit at the Children’s Hospital
My visit to the children’s hospital started off with a couple of grown ups. One of them was a guy in one of those funny hats that show he’s a member of the organization that founded the hospital. His wife saw me first and was so happy to see me! My human chatted with them a bit about the work we do at the hospital before heading through the lobby. I visited with one little boy before heading to the exam rooms.
Before we even saw any patients, someone from the control room saw me, and a bunch of the staff came out to say hi to me! It was really fun seeing them all.
The first couple of patients I saw were both young teenage boys with injured legs. The first one was in a wheelchair and his leg still had open wounds. So instead of trying to balance me on his lap, my human set me on an exam stool and did her best to keep it from rolling. The boy and his dad were both really nice. My human spent time talking to both of them about me and my therapy work and the hospital. The guy we met at the beginning should have heard — they love the care they get there!
The second boy had healed scars on his injured leg. He was sitting on the exam couch, between his mom and sister, and I dipped behind the boy’s legs so everyone could pet me.
The next couple of exam rooms both had girls — one was a tween and one was a young teen. They were both really happy to see me. It’s always so much fun to see faces light up when I come into the room! I love all the attention I get. And for some reason, everyone was really chatty today. My human was happy, telling them all about me and my work, and the therapy organization we belong to.
We had enough time to visit the surgery area, or thought we did, but when we got back to the lobby it was full! My human and I sat for a while with a mom and her adorable son. They have a cat at home, so the mom wanted to know a lot about me. And my human explained how to train their kitty to do a high five. We also visited with a couple of girls in wheelchairs…and by then, it was time for us to leave! It was really a nice visit.