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Pets Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Cat(s), Cat(s) and dog(s), Pit Bull (Show all)
Most Popular Brands: Cat(s), Cat(s) and dog(s), Pit Bull, Pets Emotional Support, Black lab, golden retreiver, Cats and one dog, Border Collie, Cats - 5, Dogs (2), Cat (1), Rats (3), Westie, Cats (4), tortoise, snake, Rabbit, Samson Yellow Lab, Delilah, Cocker Spaniel, Dogs (2), Horses, dogs, cats, Black cat, Alaska Klee Kia & a Cockateil, Dogs (5), Ferrets (7), Birds (3), Husband, Clydesdale, German Shepard, Geese, Chickens, Dogs (4), cats (3), parakeets (4), fish (1), Ferret, Black (1) and Chocolate (2) Labs, Dogs (4), Birds (4), Rabbits (2), Pomeranian, Golden Retrievers (3), Cats-3, Dogs-2, fish, Hermit Crab, English Bulldog, Australian Shepherd, Mini Dachschund (Show top 3)
See also: Dog(s), Pit bull/ Rhodeisan Ridgeback
What is Pets?
Researchers are finding that pets truly have the power to heal and support their owners, especially at times of stress and illness. Pets provide company and can help with the feeling of loneliness, sadness, pain and fear.
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Reasons used & Efficacy
| Reasons used |
# of patients
Efficacy
|
Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General health | 28 |
|
|
6 | |||
| Other | 28 |
|
|
12 | |||
| happiness | 25 |
|
2 | ||||
| Loneliness | 22 |
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6 | ||
| Pain | 22 |
|
|
5 | |||
| Stress | 14 |
|
|
5 | |||
| Support another treatment | 5 | 0 | |||||
| exercise | 4 |
|
1 | ||||
| Relaxation | 3 |
|
1 | ||||
| Giving me a reason to continue | 3 |
|
1 | ||||
| Love | 2 | 0 | |||||
| love | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Anxiety | 2 |
|
2 | ||||
| unconditional love | 1 | 0 | |||||
| companionship | 1 |
|
1 | ||||
| warmth | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Support | 1 | 0 | |||||
| For unconditional love and happiness | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Don't know | 1 | 0 | |||||
| companionship | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Support | 1 |
|
1 | ||||
| all of the above | 1 | 0 | |||||
| love | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Unconditional love like I've never known. | 1 | 0 | |||||
| She gets me up and going and showers me with kisses everyday. | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Loving hugs | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Stress Relief | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Physical exercise | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Comfort | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Anxiety, compulsiveness,fear,mood swings | 1 | 0 | |||||
| emotional health | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Anxiety,loneliness,avoiding people,apathy. | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Emotional Support | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Emotional sensitivity | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Calming | 1 | 0 | |||||
| COMPANION | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Depression | 1 |
|
1 | ||||
| comfort and support | 1 | 0 | |||||
| cuddles | 1 | 0 | |||||
| comfort issue | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Mood elevation | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Love of animals | 1 |
|
1 |
See all 148 patients currently using Pets
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Side Effects
Most commonly reported side effects
|
Need care even when I'm really ill.
|
4 | 40% |
1
3
0
|
|---|---|---|---|
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Allergic to pets
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4 | 40% |
1
3
1
|
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Have to clean up after!
|
4 | 40% |
1
3
0
|
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Hair loss
|
3 | 30% |
2
1
0
|
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Uncontrollable laughter
|
1 | 10% |
0
1
0
|
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tire easily
|
1 | 10% |
0
1
0
|
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Dizziness
|
1 | 10% |
1
0
0
|
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finaicail
|
1 | 10% |
0
1
0
|
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Frustration
|
1 | 10% |
1
0
0
|
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Asthma
|
1 | 10% |
1
0
0
|
- Mild
- Moderate
- Severe
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other
|
2 | 100% |
|
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Patient Evaluations
See all 32 patient evaluations
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- WysOne
- Sex: F
- Pain: Some
- Fatigue: Some
- Sleep: Most
- Stiffness: All
- function: Some
- external_stress: None
- Stickman: most
- Description:F64y
- FM:12y Dx
- CFS:?y
- See profile
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-
- WysOne
- daily
- since Dec 08, 2008
-
Efficacy
Major
for Other
-
Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips Having our cats around are like having lovable little children in fur suits who are also amusing and fun. See full evaluation
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- cupatea
- Sex: F
- Pain: All
- Fatigue: All
- Sleep: All
- Stiffness: All
- function: None
- external_stress: Most
- Stickman: all
- Description:F36y
- FM:2y Dx
- See profile
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- cupatea
- daily
- since Dec 19, 2008
-
Efficacy
Moderate
for General health
-
Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips Sometimes pets can be stressful. They are also work. They don't take care of themselves. Well cats almost do. But other than that, they are the best little c... See full evaluation
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- delbert
- Sex: F
- Pain: Most
- Fatigue: Most
- Sleep: Some
- Stiffness: All
- function: Most
- external_stress: Some
- Stickman: most
- Description:F65y
- FM:20y Dx
- See profile
-
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- delbert
- daily
- since Jan 14, 2009
-
Efficacy
Major
for General health
-
Side Effects
Mild
- Advice/Tips they r a wonderful companion. l luv them. they make me feel good and make me laugh. See full evaluation
See all 32 patient evaluations
Report created on March 21, 2010.
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