Who’s a sweet boy? Gus is! Just one reason to actually like going to the vet.
Image found on Searcy Animal Clinic.

After this past week, I have even more respect for working and/or therapy animals. Sure, Gus wasn’t able to calm Luke down when we had to go to the vet’s office, but he does an awful lot of good in the waiting room at the clinic. Whether it’s keeping kids entertained and occupied or soothing nervous animals, Gus is a hardworking cat. (And yep, the furry one is much better now, and still has a few days of antibiotics left for his kidney infection. If I’m lucky he’ll forgive me in a week or so.)

Audi is the calmest of the Martin girls, so is perfect for therapy.
Photo by Philip Martin found on Arkansas Living.

My co-worker and friend Karen got one of her three dogs, Audi (her sisters are Paris and Dublin), certified as a therapy dog and often spends time on weekends taking Audi wherever she’s needed to bring comfort to whoever needs it. What better way to feel better is there than fuzzy-belly therapy?  Nothing as far as I’m concerned.

Luke isn’t calm enough around strangers to be a therapy cat, but this sweetie is.
Image found on ParklandOnline.

Anything that can make a hospital stay more bearable is worth a little dander.
Image by Jeff Krausse found on Huffington Post.

Even kangaroos can provide comfort.
Image found on L.A. Unleashed blog (Los Angeles Times).

Yep, ducks do therapy too … I don’t know if they all wear toupees though …
Image found on Tractor Supply Co.

I now have an inexplicable urge to smooch a llama.
Image by Jen Osborne found on Slate.

I’ve got a bit of a cold right now, but I’ll spare you the “little hoarse” jokes.
Image found on JournalStar.

Such bliss can come from hugging something fuzzy.
Image found on USA Hagen.

You know that saying, “Everything’s better with bacon”? Maybe that should be “bunnies.”
Image found on AL.com.

Of course, for me, there’s nothing more therapeutic than this guy.  🙂