Therapy Animals Are the Coolest! Warning: Lots of Cute Animal Pictures!

In the geriatric healthcare world, therapy animals are often seen, usually certified therapy dogs. In the new place I work we have multiple large bird cages, fish tanks, therapy dogs, & even Parker the therapy cat! Parker looks to be an elderly cat himself and I don't know his full story but he has his own room with his name on it. :D


The bird cages are glass enclosed, and I know my cats would be having a field day watching the birds. Maybe in Parker's prime. Nowadays Parker seems to be quite content to lie around and get petted or rub your legs. Or give you that typical cat look of, you're still taking pictures of me, human?

I know Parker must have a special story and I aim to find out. Anyway, the birds are neat too. If you look closely enough in my first picture, I think I see another birdie snuggled in the back of the nest. There are a variety of these finches.

There's even a baltimore Oriole bird, according to a couple sources anyway. I've been told you can see them in the wild in Minnesota as well. Funnily enough, I never saw them when I lived near Baltimore, MD for nearly five years, at different times.


There's also an elusive blue finch that I've yet to get a good picture of. One of the cages has some neat small pigeon type birds. These cages are pretty big which is great, the birds always seem content and lively & the cages are kept quite clean as well.

It's amazing the therapeutic effects animals have on the elderly, sick people of all ages, & people in general. I love seeing people's eyes light up when they see Parker, or one of the several therapy dogs, or the delightful, chirping birds. The aquariums provide a nice, tranquil vibe.

I kept freshwater aquariums for many years and had a really old cichlid (over ten years old.) Some people don't think you can get attached to fish, but that's not true. I also had a goldfish that lived to be quite old. I do believe they can develop a fondness for the human that feeds them and they do look at you. Obviously, certain breeds are more attentive than others.

I think I will get back into aquariums. I was always good at it & enjoyed it immensely. What are your thoughts? Do you have a therapy animal? I have two therapy cats that are the best. They can be better companions than actual people at times. Orangey certainly thinks so. =)

And my box kitty is always entertaining. =^_^=

That will wrap things up. Thanks for visiting my blog.

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