10 Ways a pet can help in dementia care 1. Pets give unconditional love to everyone. 2. Pets, especially dogs and cats, have sixth sense have know when someone’s not well. 3. The person with dementia sees a pet as a companion. 4. The person with dementia...
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10 Ways a pet can help in dementia care 1. Pets give unconditional love to everyone. 2. Pets, especially dogs and cats, have sixth sense have know when someone’s not well. 3. The person with dementia sees a pet as a companion. 4. The person with dementia often unloads their thoughts to the pet as they see them as a confident 5. Dogs especially can sense danger and can alert the person by barking. 6. Cats and dogs are cuddly and therefore comforting. 7. Pets are often seen as a therapy. 8. Fish are very calming and people with dementia often find them a great comfort just by sitting and looking at a fink tank. 9. Budgies are chirpy and happy souls by and large; this can only be for the betterment of the person with dementia. 10. Overall pets of any nature form a bond that humans can’t form with the person with dementia.
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