A pet brings joy, that’s what everybody who lives with one in a joint household knows. With its playfulness and unconditional love, it often distracts us from stressful thoughts and duties. It teaches us to live here and now, to concentrate on the present for a while. Maybe this is also a part of success of felinotherapy, in course of which cats and their cuddly nature help patients.
It is not possible for everybody to keep a dog or a cat at home. Still, it is exactly contact with cats which can do wonders for a lot of people to improve their health condition. We are talking about felinotherapy which is supposed to get patients rid of mental and somatic issues. How? Thanks to cat’s company, the human mind will get calmer and not in the least, it also develops itself.
You will surely know the saying “a healthy mind in a healthy body”. Felinotherapy works on a similar principle. As soon as the mind rids itself of trouble and burdens, improvement of the physical condition soon follows as well. Let us explain how does it all actually take place.
We distinguish two types of felinotherapy. Either, the cat is only present in the same room as the patient, it gets him rid of the feeling of loneliness and closer contact is up to their choice and doing, or the person strokes the animal and cuddles it in their arms. In short, direct contact takes place.
Felinotherapy effectively reduces stress, anxiety, phobias, neurosis, mental blocks and even addictions. Further, it significantly contributes to successful rehabilitation after paralysis or to development of skills of physically or mentally handicapped children.
Felinotherapy is truly important for a wide group of people. For example, thanks to the contact with animals, the seniors feel energy for life again and they aren’t feeling lonely. Other people learn through cats how to establish a relationship with the outer world and with other beings.
Felinotherapy is a cat analogy to the well-known canistherapy, which we have mentioned on the blog several times already. My personal experience is, that both dogs and cats are capable of emphathising with humans to a great degree and to get them out of a bad mood, even worse – out of depression. Whether by coming to cuddle and expressing their own limitless affection or whether by distracting you with energetic frolicking, for which they are probably never too tired. Many experts confirm, that the presence of any pet is very beneficial for the human psyche.
Have you ever watched your cat and asked yourself what it might be thinking? It sometimes seems that these furry friends enjoy situations in which you don’t know if they love your or want to claw your eyes out. They only sit and watch you from a...
These special dogs were bred and raised specifically for hunting of puffins and guillemots (water birds). For this reason, they have several very specific and for their purpose very practical physical deviations. For example, they have extremely...
They say there aren’t many activities as relaxing as fishing. And it’s no longer true that fishing is only for men. When my friend told me she takes her dog for fishing, I was really surprised. And I immediately had to question her about how it...
If you like small dogs, it will be easy for you to fall in love with pomeranians. Not only they look like teddy bears with a nice face and look, they will also impress you with their nature. They belong to sociable dog breeds rightfully. Besides their...
Living with dogs is such a natural thing for us dog lovers that we sometimes treat them more like people. We love them, we nurture them but we may sometimes care a bit too much and unintentionally harm our furry friends. Such cases include wrong fur...
Miniature pinscher is also called min pin or German pinscher. There is a great personality with a big heart inside its little body. It is a big warrior,sports dog and a tourist. Perfect sports for this breed are for example dog dancing or agility where...
Some animals are simply talented for water sports. Already as a puppy, Ricochet grabbed people’s attention for her confidence she jumped into sea waves with. Later on, she became a dog hero helping disabled and a role model for many enthusiasts who...
While in the wildlife, their diet depends on natural instincts, rodents kept by humans and other small animals require a regular and balanced diet. What should rodent’s diet include and what should it avoid? What food is dangerous/safe for it? And what...
If you wish to do sports with your dog, you should at first think about if it’s right for you pet, no matter if you want to do it for leisure or top-level. And not only from the point of view of your pet’s nature but also of its physical predispositions.
Have you ever discussed whether a cat or a dog is more intelligent with your friends? Reportedly, scientists already know the answer. In this article, I mention a few facts and observations from a recently published research paper on this topic.
Cats can handle a new human in your family very badly. They are more sensitive to the changes than dogs. Are you interested in what you can do to enjoy this time and not to deal with the problems with your cat?
Are you considering getting a rodent as your new pet but you are afraid it won’t be doing good with your dog under one roof? Don’t be afraid, dogs and rodents can do great together. It is important to teach your dog from an early age that other animals...
