Why can't I take my dogs to hospital?!!!
This week I have some surgery that will require me to be in the hospital for 3/4 days. This is the first for me. Needless to say, DH will be around but I am going to miss my little furbabies sooo m...
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Deb and Ed M wrote:Deb and Ed there's no question that special needs children make a connection with pets. I know a person that has a downs syndrome child and one of the first words she spoke was (Dog).
Actually - Dr Doug - I was thinking the best reason to NOT take your dog to the hospital for a visit is because they can "catch" something (or bring home a nice virus to be shared with the rest of the family) ;-)
I agree with Nabi - there's a lot of therapy that happens with animals and humans. I used to be a docent with our local zoo and took gentle "wild animals" to visit schools for children with impaired cognition. Of course, I didn't know the background of the children I was dealing with - but everyone gasped when one boy with severe autism, stopped his head-nodding to look at, and stroke, the skunk I had shown him. It seems he had NEVER reacted to anything in the past? And I could write for hours about the benefit of horseback riding for kids and adults....
