Mike Carruthers:
Just like humans our pets are living longer and getting old age
diseases just like us, Alzheimer’s, for example. Franklin
McMillan:
By name we haven’t given it that. It’s just got every indication
of being the same. They get disorientated. There’s dementia.
I had a patient who didn’t even remember he was fed - he’d eat
his meal, and then he’d bark for more food.
Veterinarian
Franklin McMillan, author of the book, Unlocking
the Animal Mind is a leader in the study of animal mental
health.
Fortunately,
in animals we have a drug that helps a lot of these animals
regain a lot of their mental capacities. In fact, in that sense,
we’re a bit ahead of people.
You’ve certainly heard that pet ownership is
good for your health. Several studies have proven that.
And
I thought there must be more to this story. So, I went into
the medical literature and pulled out a ton of articles that
showed it works the other way around, too, And I documented
in one paper in the AVMA Journal that humans affect animal health
with simple measures as just petting them. It’ll increase blood
flow to the heart. It actually, in a rabbit study, slowed the
progression of heart disease. Amazing stuff.
And
can you spoil your pet with too much affection? Impossible,
says Dr. McMillan…
It’s
funny because that’s exactly what I define pampering as, is
just piling on the good things in life and it’s not necessarily
a bad thing, obviously.
At
SomethingYouShouldKnow.net, I’m Mike Carruthers, and
that’s Something You Should Know. |
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