Do you have any pet? You may have noticed that being around your pet makes you feel better. But what is your obligation for your pet? An Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) or Pet Therapy is essential for all pet lovers which is a guided interaction between a person and a trained animal. Talking with your pet helps to enhance that levels of oxytocin, and often increase the “love hormone” that boosts the human-animal bonding.
Pet therapy involves interacting regularly with pets for a set time over months or weeks. Dogs and cats are utmost commonly used in pet therapy. However, fish, rabbits, guinea pigs, horses, and other animals can also be involved in AAT. Pet therapy is an organized set of sessions that help people to reach explicit goals in their treatment. The objectives of a pet therapy program include:
Improving motor skills and joint movement
Improving assisted or independent movement
Increasing self-esteem
Increasing verbal communication
Developing social skills
Increasing willingness to join in activities
Improving interactions with others
Motivating willingness to exercise
The Benefits of Pet Therapy or AAT
Pet therapy helps to build or boost the strong human-animal bonding. Talking with a friendly pet can help resolving many physical and mental issues and also helps in reducing blood pressure and improves overall circulation. It may also release endorphins that produce a comforting effect. This can help reduce pain, decrease stress level, and improve your overall emotional or psychological state.
Apart from these health benefits, there is a wide range of benefits of pet therapy, which include:
Improved communication and boost human-animal bonding
Enriched ability to evoke
Makes you happier, reduces depression, and improves your outlook on life
Cuts back loneliness and isolation by giving you a companion
Reduce monotony
Reduce anxiety because of its calming effects
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