Comments on: Animals Help Kids With Pain http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/766/animals-help-kids-with-pain/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Nickie http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/766/animals-help-kids-with-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-16545 Nickie Sun, 17 May 2009 00:13:57 +0000 http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/?p=766#comment-16545 I definitely find that Julio helps me cope with pain and anxiety. I know I tolerate the pain better when he's with me. I also recover from procedures better wwhen Julio is near by. I definitely find that Julio helps me cope with pain and anxiety. I know I tolerate the pain better when he’s with me. I also recover from procedures better wwhen Julio is near by.

]]> By: How to Cope with Pain http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/766/animals-help-kids-with-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-16531 How to Cope with Pain Wed, 13 May 2009 01:16:18 +0000 http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/?p=766#comment-16531 Esther, I like all the reasons your dog makes your day better! Thanks for sharing. Esther, I like all the reasons your dog makes your day better! Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Esther http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/766/animals-help-kids-with-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-16530 Esther Tue, 12 May 2009 18:41:22 +0000 http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/?p=766#comment-16530 Yes. My dog makes me giggle. Of course, she wakes me up in the morning eager for us to go for a walk. That eases some of the pain, dog inspired exercise. And she reminds me to keep my schedule regular so that she keeps me walking. She helps me engage more with other people - since other dog walking people often say hello. This is a boost and I don't feel so isolated. When I pay attention to her, I pay less to my pain. I notice that my parents' kitten kept them focusing on its needs, a humorous distraction during my mother's recent hospitalization. They did not want her to feel isolated. So my father stayed with my mother in the hospital and I went over to pet and play with the kitten. Of course, some of the time things were reversed. I studied animal companion bonding while I was in graduate school. I think what animals offer humans (if they like animals) is often underestimated. So sorry for your loss. Yes. My dog makes me giggle. Of course, she wakes me up in the morning eager for us to go for a walk. That eases some of the pain, dog inspired exercise. And she reminds me to keep my schedule regular so that she keeps me walking. She helps me engage more with other people – since other dog walking people often say hello. This is a boost and I don’t feel so isolated. When I pay attention to her, I pay less to my pain.

I notice that my parents’ kitten kept them focusing on its needs, a humorous distraction during my mother’s recent hospitalization. They did not want her to feel isolated. So my father stayed with my mother in the hospital and I went over to pet and play with the kitten. Of course, some of the time things were reversed.

I studied animal companion bonding while I was in graduate school. I think what animals offer humans (if they like animals) is often underestimated.

So sorry for your loss.

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