Posted by pegasus on November 30, 2004, at 18:03:18
In reply to Weird question, posted by messadivoce on November 30, 2004, at 13:46:34
I have a friend who works for a therapist who has a whole family of abyssinian cats that get involved in the therapy. I guess she's always had the cats as part of the practice. I would imagine she warns clients about the presence of animals before their first visit, so if they would fall deathly ill, they can avoid that particular therapist. She's supposed to be very good, so apparently she has no problem finding enough clients who like the cats, and doesn't need to accomodate everyone.
Also, interestingly, there is a new hospital in my town that just opened, that has a bunch of therapy dogs. The dogs actually live at the hospital, and there are full time employees who take care of them, and take them around to visit patients. I thought this was really cool, but I wonder about the allergy issues, especially in a hospital.
pegasus
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