I think we know that animals are wonderful at helping young people with mental conditions, particularly, I believe, autism which is a condition whereby a child has great difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other people. In this instance six-year-old Iris Grace barely communicated for the first few years of her life. Her …
Why are hospice cats effective and beneficial? Why aren’t there more of them? Hospice management are perhaps a little reluctant to consider adopting a cat in case some patients or staff complain but when they do take the plunge it works out brilliantly based on what I read. This is certainly what happened at …
There is nothing so pleasant as living with a cat and having him near you while busy and at rest. There is also nothing so motivating to get well during a serious health scare as the desire to not be separated from your furry friend. I know this from experience, because I recently took …
By Danielle Walsh – Ark on the Edge (2nd December 2013) Well, hello again to all my feline and human fans out there; I have much news to tell you – so are you sitting comfortably – right, I’ll begin. So what’s been happening in the world of Dylan: well, firstly the diet is …
By Elisa Black-Taylor When I wrote the article about the tragic Newtown shooting back in December, it gave me a chance to get to know Robin Olson. Click this link to go to the story. Robin runs a rescue called Kitten Associates, and her program Kittens For Kids recently helped families of the Newtown, …
by Deborah-Ann Milette I own the very feline advertised with the children and Motzie is a wonderful feline for his species. He serves as my personal service animal for my illness (he will dig his claws into my leg about a half hour before it hit me giving me time to get to a …
It is my belief that some doctors can tend to find easy and formulaic solutions to health problems. In the case of children mental health problems that can mean drugs. There has been a quite startling increase in prescriptions for drugs that calm hyperactive children, particularly boys. This feels wrong to me. The classic …
by Deborah-Ann Milette (New York) Photo by Kathrin Stucki. A1Savannahs gave him the learning tool with their own children, I ran with it. Motzie, my F2 Savannah cat, belongs to the people. He is a Savannah cat that assists children. I am sure by now the world probably knows that Motzie & Peanut are …
