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'''Pet therapy''' (also known as animal-assisted therapy or AAT) is a type of therapy that uses animals to help improve the social, emotional, or physical functioning of a patient.  According to hospital administrators, the larger the animal the larger the benefit.  Examples of animals being used as '''pet therapy''' included black bears, grizzlies, and K9s.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/10/pet-therapy/ Hospital Pilots Pet Therapy with Black Bears, Grizzlies]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/01/drug-sniffing-k9/ Hospital Hires Retired Drug-Sniffing K9s as Pet Therapists, Dramatic Reduction of Shady Patients, Visitors Ensues]</ref>
 
 
'''Pet therapy''' (also known as animal-assisted therapy or AAT) is a type of therapy that uses [[Rhinorrhea|animals]] to help improve the [[Antisocial Worker|social]], emotional, or [[American Ninja Warrior|physical functioning]] of a patient.  According to hospital administrators, [[Cheetah|the larger the animal]] the larger the benefit.  Examples of animals being used as '''pet therapy''' included black bears, grizzlies, and K9s.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/10/pet-therapy/ Hospital Pilots Pet Therapy with Black Bears, Grizzlies (Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/01/drug-sniffing-k9/ Hospital Hires Retired Drug-Sniffing K9s as Pet Therapists, Dramatic Reduction of Shady Patients, Visitors Ensues (Gomerblog)]</ref>
 
 
 
 
 
'''More Animals'''
 
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* [[Cheetah]]
 
* [[COBRA]]
 
* [[Frog in the Throat]]
 
* [[Genital Warthogs]]
 
* [[Veteranarian]]
 
* [[Veterinary Medicine]]
 
* [[Can you post a picture of a cute puppy to cheer me up?]]
 
* [[Zebra]]
 
  
  
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[[Category:Internal Medicine]]
 
[[Category:Nursing]]
 
[[Category:Nursing]]
[[Category:Rehabilitation Medicine]]
 
[[Category:Veterinary Medicine]]
 

Revision as of 15:54, 20 September 2016

Pet therapy (also known as animal-assisted therapy or AAT) is a type of therapy that uses animals to help improve the social, emotional, or physical functioning of a patient. According to hospital administrators, the larger the animal the larger the benefit. Examples of animals being used as pet therapy included black bears, grizzlies, and K9s.[1][2]


References


  1. Jump up Hospital Pilots Pet Therapy with Black Bears, Grizzlies
  2. Jump up Hospital Hires Retired Drug-Sniffing K9s as Pet Therapists, Dramatic Reduction of Shady Patients, Visitors Ensues


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