Healing Pet Therapy: Did you know?

Here are some benefits you may not know about:

For mental health –

1.  Decreases isolation and depression
2. Causes many to feel calm
3. Bridges communication gaps
4.  Provides comfort
5. Reduces boredom
6. Lowers anxiety and decreases agitation
7. Creates motivation for the client to recover faster
8. Reduces loneliness
9. Diminishes emotional pain in seniorsFor physical health –
10. The act of petting produces an automatic relaxation response
11. Stabilizes blood pressure
12. Reduces the risk of heart disease, heart attacks, & stroke
13. Improves cardiovascular health
14. Breathing slows in those who are anxious
15. Releases many hormones such as Phenyl ethylamine whichhas the same effect as chocolate
16. Diminishes overall physical painAnyone can benefit
17. Increases socialization /encourages communication
18. Helps person focus
19. Can bring person back to the present
20. Inner contentment may not be verbally expressed but can be seen ineating better sleeping better greater cooperation
21. Maintain & increase motor skills
22.  Increase movement in joints & recover faster
23. Provides motivation to move more, stretch farther, and exercise longer