Furry Medicine

[RBSinTo]

You must have some really bad bourbon if you're cleaning paint brushes with it. lol

Love our cats but will stick with my whiskey.

crank,
You stick with Whiskey?
I knew it was good for cleaning brushes, but am surprised to find it's also an adhesive.
Very versatile liquid. Wonder what else you can do with it?
RBSinTo

 

[Nuuska]

Nuuska,
My Teemu Selanne English-Finnish decoder ring came up with
"Karvainen laake".
Whatcha think?
RBSinTo

While "karvainen" = furry - it resmbles too much "karvas" = bitter/acrid/acid - especially for kids the word wuould have to be softer.

 

[Midnight Toker]

Probably the reason more hospitals and rehab centers are using therapy animals.

I’ve heard that in some hospice facilities, they can bring in a cat and it will somehow instinctively be drawn to whatever patient is nearing the end first. As if it knows who needs attention and comfort most.

 

[Brad Little]

I’ve heard that in some hospice facilities, they can bring in a cat and it will somehow instinctively be drawn to whatever patient is nearing the end first. As if it knows who needs attention and comfort most.

Yes, I saw that, too.

 

[RBSinTo]

I’ve heard that in some hospice facilities, they can bring in a cat and it will somehow instinctively be drawn to whatever patient is nearing the end first. As if it knows who needs attention and comfort most.

Midnight Toker,
But of course.
Palliative Pusycats.
RBSinTo

 

[gjmalcyon]

I’ve heard that in some hospice facilities, they can bring in a cat and it will somehow instinctively be drawn to whatever patient is nearing the end first. As if it knows who needs attention and comfort most.

The most famous was Oscar:

Meet Oscar, the Cat that Predicts Death and Provides Comfort

A hospice therapy cat provides comfort and care by predicting death and holding vigils.

www.crossroadshospice.com

 

[Teleguy61]

One of our many rescue cats was a Siamese, who certainly seemed to have lived with someone older, who had probably died or gone into a nursing home, and the family just put her outside. She had been a stray.
She commanded us--I kid you not--to take her home, and we did.
She was a bit standoffish--we had two large dogs and four other cats--but when I came down with the flu, she crawled under the
covers with me, curled up in my arm and purred for two days, until I felt better.
Later, my wife was recovering from cancer treatments, and she did the same.
She was wonderful, truly one of the most amazing animals I have ever known, and the greatest cat we ever had.
Beautiful, commanding, and just so sweet.

 

[RBSinTo]

One of our many rescue cats was a Siamese, who certainly seemed to have lived with someone older, who had probably died or gone into a nursing home, and the family just put her outside. She had been a stray.
She commanded us--I kid you not--to take her home, and we did.
She was a bit standoffish--we had two large dogs and four other cats--but when I came down with the flu, she crawled under the
covers with me, curled up in my arm and purred for two days, until I felt better.
Later, my wife was recovering from cancer treatments, and she did the same.
She was wonderful, truly one of the most amazing animals I have ever known, and the greatest cat we ever had.
Beautiful, commanding, and just so sweet.

Teleguy61,
Medicine is just medicine, but Furry Medicine is so much more.
I mean, who ever cuddled with a bottle of Tylenol?
RBSinTo

 

[WaltW]

crank,
You stick with Whiskey?
I knew it was good for cleaning brushes, but am surprised to find it's also an adhesive.
Very versatile liquid. Wonder what else you can do with it?
RBSinTo

I had no idea that whiskey was good for cleaning paint brushes. I could have gotten some use of it rather than just pouring it down the drain 15 years ago when I needed to give up the booze and get healthy. I would have had to contaminate it so I wouldn't be tempted to drink it. Getting and staying sober was one of the most difficult things I've ever done but I've learned a lot about myself in the process.
I've had some furry medicine in the past, 2 rescue cats, both Egyptian Maus which were very affectionate.

 

[RBSinTo]

I had no idea that whiskey was good for cleaning paint brushes. I could have gotten some use of it rather than just pouring it down the drain 15 years ago when I needed to give up the booze and get healthy. I would have had to contaminate it so I wouldn't be tempted to drink it. Getting and staying sober was one of the most difficult things I've ever done but I've learned a lot about myself in the process.
I've had some furry medicine in the past, 2 rescue cats, both Egyptian Maus which were very affectionate.

WaltW,
Alcohol never had any allure for me, but ciggerettes were a different story. I was a 2-3 pack per day addict, but quit for the third and last time in 1990. And Harold, one of my best kitties, provided furry medicine to help me through it. Toughest part was taping him to my shoulder as a patch.
RBSinTo

 

[Teleguy61]

Teleguy61,
Medicine is just medicine, but Furry Medicine is so much more.
I mean, who ever cuddled with a bottle of Tylenol?
RBSinTo

Bingo.

 

[fronobulax]

Furry Therapy

 

[jp]

I’ve heard that in some hospice facilities, they can bring in a cat and it will somehow instinctively be drawn to whatever patient is nearing the end first. As if it knows who needs attention and comfort most.

My mother-in-law was a hospice nurse, and her department had a rotating menagerie of hospice animals, mostly dogs and cats. They were a great comfort to so many people, but they always had to be retired after a certain number of months. They made attachments to patients very quickly but would noticeably suffer from depression after being in such an environment. It was often repeated cycles of attachment and death.