Frankie is one of 32 pets that volunteer at the hospital. “Right now we have 27 dogs, 1 cat, 2 bunnies, 1 pig and 1 rat,” says Cathy Bones, pet therapy coordinator at the hospital.
Posted on 03/29/2013 10:40:11 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows
I’ve got a feeder for them when I have to be gone.
They get left outside (we’re in the country) with
the porches open for shelter.
Lizzy is always mad when I get back.. not because of
any hardship but at the busting of the routine.
Malcolm wakes up and says “Dude, the door has been broke for like DAYS I guess”.
Frankie is one of 32 pets that volunteer at the hospital. “Right now we have 27 dogs, 1 cat, 2 bunnies, 1 pig and 1 rat,” says Cathy Bones, pet therapy coordinator at the hospital.
Yeah right. There aren’t enough infection control problems in hospitals as it is.
Can I bring some chickens into the hospital to pay my bill?
I love dogs and cats but this is NOT a good idea.
My GOD, save us from ourselves, we are almost too stupid to exist.
I have mixed feelings about it: I would be concerned about any possible impact on other patients due to hygiene issues. When my wife was dying, I was hoping to be able to get her home to hospice care, and I mentioned to the nurses that I was hoping she would be able to see her cat one last time (among other things). They said: “Bring it in! We’ll let you.” But I really couldn’t do that. Fortunately, she did get to go home for that last three days of her life, and her cat jumped up into the hospital bed and slept with her there part of the time. I think she appreciated that.
I’m sure she did.
This is one of those times the saying, “The Road to Hell is paved with good intentions” comes to mind.
Bacteria epidemics in hospitals today are bad enough without bringing pets into the mix.
No kidding!!
It is proved animals have an healing effect on people, especially the young and the old.
> Chicago Hospital Allows Pets to Visit Patients
Makes total sense. Pet hospitals allow humans.
Apparently many hospitals are doing this. Just last week a friend of mine was in the hospital in Jackson Michigan and he told me his daughter brought his dog up to see him.
If you actually read the article, you would know that the animals are expected to be freshly bathed, shots, the works, and right there in the second paragraph it clearly states that the pet handler is expected to clean up any “accidents”, followed by the hospital’s environmental services (janitors) sanitizing the area.
There are extraordinarily few pathogens that are communicable between pets and humans, and those that are would show on the pet, barring the critter from entry to the facility.
The hysterical and panicked style of your response makes it rather obvious you have had little to no experience with well-socialized pets. Your pit bull comment only accents your ignorance about the VAST majority of pets.
I pity your type.
“[I think that someone doesn’t know the difference between “libel” and “liability.”]”
LOL.
Thank you and Hairy for your kindness.
There is a fair bit of research out that shows the positive health benefits to owning pets. So, to me, it makes sense that allowing the pets to visit in the hospital is a beneficial thing. And it appears that issues such as cleanliness, etc. will be taken into account.
And let’s face it, with Ocare implementation, there isn’t going to be much health care so a visit from the pooch might be all the ‘medicine’ some people will get.
That too. ;^)
Except for gay pets! lol
They’re visiting, not marrying.
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