You’ll never guess what I did for National Therapy Animal Day! Or you probably will — I went on a therapy cat visit, of course. This time it was one of my rare visits to USC. I only go maybe a couple times a year, and it’s usually for finals week. That’s the most stressful times for students.
The campus is really big, and the therapy pet visits have been held in several different areas, but I hadn’t been in this one before. It was a courtyard area where they set up coffee and snacks. Although the event was called “Dogs and Donuts” word got around that a cat (me!) was also there, so I drew a good crowd! Of course there were a couple of dogs too. Both of them were older, very nice dogs, and neither of them really noticed or cared I was there.
The important thing was that the students got to visit with us and take photos. I even gave paw shakes to a few of them. While some of the students had cats at home that they missed, one told us about her cat who traveled with her all the way from a barn in the midwest to the Chicago area to college, and now to visits home too.
One of my favorite parts of visiting USC is greeting all the students from different parts of the world and different cultures. The two things they always have in common is a desire to learn, and a love for kitties.
I got lots of comments about how calm I was. And I was, mostly! But a couple of times I really wanted to get down off the table where my Sleepypod was and explore! But my human said no so I stayed put.
It was a great way to celebrate National Therapy Animal Day.
