Feline therapy: why do cats treat people?


August 25, 2016, 4:07 p.m

Pets bring com­fort to the house, give warmth and affec­tion, become true friends for their own­ers. Cats have lived side by side with humans for cen­turies. For a long time, the mus­ta­chioed-striped ones played the role of hunters, help­ing a per­son get rid of rodents. Today we get cats for the soul and do not even sus­pect that a grace­ful pet is also a born heal­er.

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In addi­tion to remark­able hear­ing, the abil­i­ty to antic­i­pate nat­ur­al dis­as­ters, cats can sense and treat many dis­eases. Human com­mu­ni­ca­tion with this fluffy ani­mal is the basis of a psy­cho­log­i­cal direc­tion called feline ther­a­py (from Latin feli­nus — feline). What ail­ments can a cat get rid of?

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Depression

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As soon as a tailed pet appears in the house, the cli­mate with­in the fam­i­ly improves. Spous­es quar­rel less, smile more often and are in a good mood. The cat real­ly charges with pos­i­tive emo­tions. In addi­tion, he is an excel­lent lis­ten­er. It is always eas­i­er to open your soul to an affec­tion­ate pet: the ani­mal is ready to accept and lis­ten to you to the end, will not inter­rupt, con­demn or give advice. Yes, and purrs, as if in agree­ment. No mat­ter how bad your day is, it is enough to pick up a cat, and all adver­si­ty recedes.

Sci­en­tists have proven that this ani­mal has a relax­ing effect, helps to get rid of neu­ro­sis and depres­sion. Mea­sured purring low­ers blood pres­sure, nor­mal­izes the work of the heart and relieves stress.

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There are psy­chi­atric hos­pi­tals in the Unit­ed States that pro­vide treat­ment «feline ther­a­py. Peo­ple with men­tal prob­lems accept the pres­ence of a tailed friend with­out any signs of anx­i­ety. There are cas­es when cats sig­nif­i­cant­ly improved the con­di­tion of patients with schiz­o­phre­nia.

Prevention of bone diseases

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An inter­est­ing dis­cov­ery was made by Cana­di­an researchers. Sound vibra­tions of a cat’s purr (range — 30–40 hertz) are sim­i­lar to ultra­sound ther­a­py. Your pet’s lul­la­by speeds up frac­ture heal­ing and increas­es bone den­si­ty. Sci­en­tists rec­om­mend using purr to pre­vent osteo­poro­sis in the elder­ly. Any cat that meets a few sim­ple cri­te­ria can act as a heal­er: the ani­mal must be an adult, healthy, con­tact and friend­ly to peo­ple. It is also believed that neutered cats and neutered cats lose much of their heal­ing prop­er­ties.

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Immunity Boost

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When a pet caress­es, “butts its head”, arranges a mas­sage with paws and claws, it simul­ta­ne­ous­ly press­es on active points, help­ing the human body to more effec­tive­ly fight ail­ments and ail­ments. Cats absorb the neg­a­tive ener­gy of the own­er and process it in them­selves with­out any harm to their body.

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What breed to choose?

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There is an opin­ion that among cats there are espe­cial­ly tal­ent­ed heal­ers., who spe­cial­ize in the fight against cer­tain dis­eases. For exam­ple, long-haired pets (Siber­ian, Ango­ra, Per­sian) are won­der­ful neu­ropathol­o­gists. Short­hair — help to over­come dis­eases of the diges­tive sys­tem and kid­neys. Siamese — pro­tect against colds and viral infec­tions. The British treat heart dis­ease.

In order for feline ther­a­py to bring pos­i­tive results, it is very impor­tant to love the cat and take care of it. The ani­mal needs prop­er rest, good sleep and nutri­tion. The cat will become a devot­ed friend and fam­i­ly doc­tor if you respond to her caress!

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