Pets at Home

[2jays]

At mums care home they are hatching chicks

They have 2 incubators of 6 eggs per incubator. Last year the chicks were kept for 2 weeks after hatching and the residents were (under supervision) allowed to hold them

Mums comment to all this "not much of a mouthful, but lovely"

 

[Kjn]

Lol 2jays .

 

[Lawson58]

Local care home near us has a resident dog and a live-in cat. In the garden there is an aviary full of budgies and a couple of rabbits are very popular with the residents. They also have a bird feeding table for the wild birds which is a great attraction. I think by already having resident pets that no one expects to bring their dogs for a visit.

I have no idea of how they manage possible allergies but certainly the presence of animals gives the place a happy atmosphere and the residents get quite involved with them and that goes for dementia and non-dementia patients.

 

[DeborahBlythe]

At mums care home they are hatching chicks.

Mums comment to all this "not much of a mouthful, but lovely"

Ha ha ha 2jays. I like your mum's take on this.

I always used to assume that pets in homes would be beneficial all round. As some of you know I am a dog owner myself and hate the thought of being separated from him. But I really don't feel that that home was being too harsh. Not everyone likes animals. Why should they have to have them introduced into communal living areas if they do not like them? And some people have strange ideas about what is a suitable pet. I have a phobia about rats and other rodents. Some people are crazy about their pet rats. I would absolutely hate to even be within sight of a pet rat. (Sorry, pet rat-loving TPers)

Yes pets can be wonderful and therapeutic for some care home residents, but there has to be regard for the feelings of everyone, not just assume that everyone wants to be close to animals. They don't.

 

[onlyme1]

pets welcome

mum and dad's CH welcome animals. an aromatherapist comes with her dog Fudge regularly. they also have PAT dog visits. I've never seen any problems with it, they do all they can to make it feel like a home - NOT a CH. I'm going to take one of my cats in.

 

[Pickles53]

Ha ha ha 2jays. I like your mum's take on this.

I always used to assume that pets in homes would be beneficial all round. As some of you know I am a dog owner myself and hate the thought of being separated from him. But I really don't feel that that home was being too harsh. Not everyone likes animals. Why should they have to have them introduced into communal living areas if they do not like them? And some people have strange ideas about what is a suitable pet. I have a phobia about rats and other rodents. Some people are crazy about their pet rats. I would absolutely hate to even be within sight of a pet rat. (Sorry, pet rat-loving TPers)

Yes pets can be wonderful and therapeutic for some care home residents, but there has to be regard for the feelings of everyone, not just assume that everyone wants to be close to animals. They don't.

Very well said, Deborah. I am aware of the potential benefits, but animal lovers do tend to assume that everyone ought to love their pets as much as they do. I'm not afraid of dogs, but I don't want them near me.

 

[cragmaid]

My late Mum's CH welcomed controlled and well behaved pet visitors. Anything from my Labrador, via pat dogs, two ponies to hatched eggs and chickens and partridges in the garden.... Oh and a Budgie! They even had a resident Guide Dog by the time Mum died. One of the residents was blind and used a RNIB trained Labrador.....he was well loved by everyone.

 

[Kjn]

I keep laughing now about ponies in CH ,
My dads daycare went to local farm to my parents to see the lambs

 

[Slugsta]

Thanks for making me laugh guys

One of my fears about ever ending up in a CH (if such things even exist by the time I need one) is having to be without animals. Of course, I would want to be able to take any pet I had (most likely a cat) with me, but I would also want to meet as many other animals as possible. Rats and eagle owls will be fine, even reindeer ( ). But not ssssnakes, I'm afraid.

Mum also adores dogs. Although she has accepted that she is not in the position to have one herself, she does enjoy walking her neighbours little Westie. She also likes to stop and talk to any dog we see when we are out and about (as do I, so that is no problem). The possibility of her needing a CH is not so remote and I know she would be unhappy if she did not have contact with animals.

I'm not saying that anyone should be 'forced' to interact with animals if they don't want to, but I strongly believe that the opportunity should be there for those who do want it.

 

[Kjn]

I don't like rats, cats or snakes but as long as at a distance I'm ok
When I read PAT dog , that's all dad does with our dog, she walks by ..he pats..but that's all she ever does..walks by us we pat, she isn't a petting dog, like patted as passes by odd lab

 

[jknight]

There is a care home fairly near us that specialises in dementia care. They have stables near the house so there are plenty of ponies and horses around (my daughter keeps her pony there) They also have goats, a couple of Vietnamese Pot Bellied pigs, peacocks and wallabies!!

 

[MollyD]

That's the point. There are animals present for those who like them/need them, moreover, for those who may discover their therapeutic effects for the first time.

Having regular access to animals doesn't have to equate with turning the day room into Noah's ark. There's more than one way to skin, oops, I mean, stroke a cat.

 

[AlsoConfused]

They also have goats, a couple of Vietnamese Pot Bellied pigs, peacocks and wallabies!!

But no reindeer?

 

[liz56]

Still hoping to bump into the reindeer

 

[Kjn]

 

[BR_ANA]

There is a care home fairly near us that specialises in dementia care. They have stables near the house so there are plenty of ponies and horses around (my daughter keeps her pony there) They also have goats, a couple of Vietnamese Pot Bellied pigs, peacocks and wallabies!!

I would love some wallabies on mom's CH.

 

[Aisling]

I would love some wallabies on mom's CH.

Sorry folks but I would never want a snake around my neck! Never!

Aisling