So I work at an elementary school in the morning, about a 2 hour shift. Sometimes, I will bring Caesar into the school to see the kids.
He has a very outgoing personality, and I obviously moniter him very closely while he is there. The kids aren't allowed to pick him up, "So they won't get scratched", but really its to protect my little buddy. :wink:
He will go up to the kids by himself to get pets, and I will allow the kids to give him treats, or play with him with a yarn etc.
He seems to really enjoy his time there, however there are things that make him stress out. The car ride in particular is rough, The first few times I used a carrier, but now I let him free-roam the car, he seems much more comfortable however still stressed
At times if there are too many kids trying to pet him at once he will get overwhelmed, but usually he just goes and cools off in the closet until he's ready to come out again. Sometimes when we first arrive, he will run around for 5 minutes trying to escape, but for some reason he settles in after the initial shock and then seems to enjoy himself, playing, purring, and cuddling with the kids.
I obviously can't read his mind, so I'm not sure if the negative stressors outweight the positive stimulus he gets there. He is a VERY active cat, and I can only give so much playtime to him in one day. He gets so much stimulus there, gets new sights and smells and people to keep his mind busy. I just don't want to continue bringing him if it is more stressful for him than it is a positive experience.
The kids absolutely love him and even wrote him thank-you cards for coming in to visit them
I'm lucky none of them have cat allergies. They constantly as me "When Caesar coming back?" "Does Caesar miss me?" etc. etc.
On a note, when I used to bring him in the carrier, he would jump into the carrier every morning, as if he was waiting for me to pick him up and take him with me
I may be reading too far into that, but thats what it seemed like to me 
He has a very outgoing personality, and I obviously moniter him very closely while he is there. The kids aren't allowed to pick him up, "So they won't get scratched", but really its to protect my little buddy. :wink:
He will go up to the kids by himself to get pets, and I will allow the kids to give him treats, or play with him with a yarn etc.
He seems to really enjoy his time there, however there are things that make him stress out. The car ride in particular is rough, The first few times I used a carrier, but now I let him free-roam the car, he seems much more comfortable however still stressed
I obviously can't read his mind, so I'm not sure if the negative stressors outweight the positive stimulus he gets there. He is a VERY active cat, and I can only give so much playtime to him in one day. He gets so much stimulus there, gets new sights and smells and people to keep his mind busy. I just don't want to continue bringing him if it is more stressful for him than it is a positive experience.
The kids absolutely love him and even wrote him thank-you cards for coming in to visit them
On a note, when I used to bring him in the carrier, he would jump into the carrier every morning, as if he was waiting for me to pick him up and take him with me