We are not as well prepared to identify these same characteristics in younger people, including ourselves. Currently, our society does very little to encourage or support the integration of a pet into a person's lifestyle. The medical community also has done little to incorporate companion animals into the health care planning of their clients. This has led to great advancements in treatments and cures for specific ailments, but it has not contributed significantly to our collective comprehension that our lifestyle and environment can affect every aspect of our general health. Embedded within that is the need for humans to be able to have significant interactions and relationships in order to stay healthy.
Companion animals can mitigate the effects of loneliness, and other stresses.
You have a deadline to meet and while you're thinking how little time there is left, you scratch Bubba's tummy and you stop grinding your teeth. What many have known intuitively for years has now begun to be researched and confirmed to the satisfaction of scientific inquiring minds. Pets also facilitate learning, and with children, can facilitate the therapeutic process between the patient and the nurse, the pet can furnish an incentive to recover. The patient remembers to take an early morning medication at the time the dog goes out, or agrees to have dinner when the cat does. A recent two-year study was conducted by Victoria H. Raveis, Ph.D., et.