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Wednesday, May 12, 2004Pets should be allowed into hospital wards and made available on prescription, psychologists say. They believe the healing power of animals can hasten the recovery of patients. Dogs, cats, parrots and ferrets can help improve the physical and psychological condition of people suffering from serious illness or recovering from surgery, research has found. June McNicholas, a psychologist from the University of Warwick, told delegates yesterday at the Royal College of Nursing conference in Harrogate that they should overcome concerns about infection and allow animal-loving patients to bring their pets into hospitals for visiting access. We already do this in Akron. Although, I've never seen a cat or a ferret in the hospital. Only dogs. (I'd be a little worried about birds. They are a little too free with their waste and can transmit air-borne diseases.) posted by Sydney on 5/12/2004 08:13:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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