October 2003
Late in 2003 I had the privilege, along with three other
members of our Cats Protection branch, to attend a workshop on TTouch for cats run by
Sarah Fisher and Tina Constance at Battersea Old Windsor. We all learned a great deal that
day and Milly is a kitten who reaped the rewards from this.
Milly is a pretty, black kitten who had a bad start in
life, especially in terms of lack of socialisation. Her two male littermates settled quite
quickly into their new home, but Milly remained extremely scared and timid.
On visiting Julia - the new owner of all three - I thought
I'd try out my TTouch skills. At the time, Milly was lying on the bed wide-eyed and too
terrified to move. I talked very quietly to her and then began the Clouded Leopard TTouch
- so using the pads of my fingers to move the skin around in one-and-a-quarter circles.
After a few minutes Milly relaxed enough to allow me to
pick her up and put her on my lap. I then moved on to ear work and gently progressed to
mouth work. Within a short time she was totally relaxed and sleepy and I was able to pass
her to Julia for a good cuddle. Julia and another friend who was present were amazed at
the change in her. The friend was even able to hold and cuddle her.
A week later I had a second session with Milly, repeating
the work again with the same result. Milly has since gone from strength to strength.
The feeling of pleasure and well-being it created in me to
be able to help this little cat was enormous.
Thank you Sarah, Tina and TTouch for showing me how.
Joan Kempsell
Hemel Hempstead and Berkhamsted Branch, Cats Protection
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