I got to visit the children’s hospital this week! Which I always enjoy. The moment we went to the lobby, I was ready to go to work, and jumped up on one of the sofas, next to a mom and her teen daughter. I head butted them right away so they’d pet me.
One area had a table surrounded by sofas full of patients and their families. So my human put me on the table with my bell so I could do some tricks. A couple of little girls really enjoyed my tricks, and wanted high fives from me. A lot of high fives! When they were called to the exam rooms, my human and I went too.
It was a busy day full of patients in the rooms. The first one I saw was a teen boy with his mom and dad. His dad was holding the boy’s big plastic body brace. They were nice. Another patient I saw was a little girl. The doctor came in at the end to tell her mom she didn’t need to come in for two years! I don’t know what she was there for, but that had to be good news.
One really fun thing is when my human opens an exam room door and the patient’s face instantly lights up when they see me. The ones who are really excited to see a kitty just have this glow. One of these was a little girl who had really wanted a cat. Her mom explained that her dad said no so they got a little dog instead. Even though they love the dog, she did acknowledge that it wasn’t the same as having a cat. So we spent a lot of time with the girl so she could have a kitty fix.
We finished our visit up in rehab. The physical therapists are always very busy with their patients, so we try to stay out of the way and only spend a couple of minutes with those who want to see me. But I still got a little quality time with three girls who were there.
It was a fun and really gratifying day.
