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All Flame Point Cat kittens receive specialized Animal Assisted Therapy
Training to be gentle and
social that sets them apart from most other cat breeders. Some some examples of how a person who
struggles with speech or vision will benefit from Flame Point Cat's training are that all
kittens come to hand signals and to respond to certain sounds, such as a rattle. The gentle and social disposition of all kittens from Flame Point
Cat is well known!
Publication
November
2007 Issue of Cat Fancy Magazine
40 "IS YOUR CAT A THERAPY PET?"
Flame Point
Cat places many of their
Flame Point Himalayan kittens with
patients in animal-assisted therapy programs. For
example, a Schizophrenic client who received a Flame Point
Cat kitten, came to think that the cat not only could
see the squirrels she believed raced across her bed nightly
but also chased them away. The client believed her cat
understood her schizophrenia, and this newfound
understanding helped her so much that her doctor was able to
reduce her medication dosage.
written by Jennifer Williams,
Ph.D
Note: The article should state
that we breed Flame Point Doll Face Himalayan Persians rather
than "flamepoint Siamese cats".
www.CatFancy.com
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Trained
for Clients with Special Needs
Flame Point Cat was founded in the spirit of the work done by Pet Therapy Consultants.
Together we can determine which behaviors you are interested
in and how the selected feline can help your client reaches his or her therapeutic
goals using Animal Assisted Therapy.
We are willing to work with Therapists, Doctors and other Health Care providers to achieve
your goals pooling our knowledge of feline behavior and how to enhance the
client
bonding with a kitten or cat to support the medical and psychological professional
goals. We honor all HIPPA privacy agreements and do additional research
to understand as much information about the individual's needs as necessary. Details about an individual client are kept confidential.
Some clients sign releases to give us permission to discuss some general
information, such as the client mentioned in the November 2007 Cat Fancy Magazine Article "Is
Your Cat a Therapy Pet?"

Less formal Cat Therapy is also done
here at Flame Point Cat. Kittens travel from place to place for
informal visits to cheer people up. Your kittens will be used to
traveling and being handled by different people. This cat therapy
helps your kitten adjust to your family members and the journey they will
take to arrive safely to your home.
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