1. What are the advantages of keeping a pet?
1. Pets are natural mood regulators. Being with cats and dogs or watching swimming fish 15-30 minutes can relieve stress.
2. Stabilize blood pressure. A study shows that playing with pet dogs can prevent children from getting high blood pressure.
3. lower cholesterol. A new study found that keeping pets can help lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Of course, pet owners should also pay attention to lifestyle factors such as diet and exercise.
Pet cats and dogs are good for the heart. A 20-year study found that people who don't own pet cats have a 40% higher death rate from heart disease than those who own pet cats. Another study found that keeping a pet dog can improve the survival rate after a heart attack.
5. Treat depression. Pets will take pains to listen to their owners.
6. it is good for fitness. Walking the dog for 30 minutes every day can meet the minimum standard of moderate exercise, and the probability of obesity is lower.
7. Fitness partner. Exercise with pets can be "win-win", such as lifting cats into dumbbells and practicing yoga with dogs.
8. Pet cats have more sedative effects than other animals, which can promote blood circulation and reduce the risk of stroke.
9. Promote interpersonal communication between hosts and reduce loneliness.
10. Reduce children's allergies and enhance immunity.
1 1. Keep a cat to prevent children from getting asthma.
12. As a snack alarm clock for diabetics. Some pet dogs (about 1/3) can smell the changes of some chemicals in their owners, and give a warning before their blood sugar drops sharply, so that their owners can replenish food in time to avoid danger.
13. Pet dogs can relieve patients' nervousness and other pleasant emotions, and are often used in psychotherapy.
14. Good partners in cancer treatment. Cancer of cats and dogs is very similar to human cancer, so it is of great practical significance to study it.
15. Treating ADHD in children. Playing with pets can promote children's sleep and enhance their self-confidence.
16. Treating autism in children. Being with pets can stimulate children's senses such as touch, hearing and smell, and enhance their attention.
17. Walking the dog can strengthen the bones. Walking the dog helps to receive more sunlight and increase vitamin D in the body.
18. Stretching with cats can prevent arthritis.
19. Treating arthritis with pet dogs. If your dog has arthritis, you can exercise with your pet and take medicine at the same time.
20. Riding a horse contributes to the rehabilitation of stroke patients.
2 1. Relieve rheumatism. Taking a pet for a walk or throwing a frisbee is good for relieving rheumatism.
22. The heat generated by the dog's body has a "hyperthermia" effect on patients with chronic pain.
23. Help children with epilepsy. Once the child is sick, specially trained dogs will "call the police" in time.
24. Help patients with Parkinson's disease. Specially trained dogs can open and close doors, help their owners keep balance and so on, thus helping Parkinson's patients maintain an independent life.
25. Improve the quality of life of aphasia patients. Special dogs can understand special instructions, which can improve the condition of aphasia patients, enhance their confidence in life and improve their quality of life.
26. Calm the mood of critically ill patients. In this respect, cats are more effective than dogs.
27. Pet adjuvant therapy. In clinics and nursing homes, the interaction between patients and animals helps to improve patients' mood.
Therefore, keeping a pet can maintain the mental health of the owner and make the owner happy physically and mentally. If you want to keep a pet, you can choose a pet that suits you according to your physical condition and family environment. In short, keeping a small pet is good for your physical and mental maintenance.
2. What should I pay attention to when keeping a pet?
1, skin allergy
Studies have shown that the important allergens of allergic rhinitis and asthma patients in China are pet hair such as dog hair and cat hair. Allergic symptoms generally include allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, urticaria and dermatitis, including itchy skin and rash. Among the allergic reactions caused by pets, skin allergy is more common, and babies are the most vulnerable. A survey by Japanese medical researchers shows that children who live in families with cats, rabbits and other animals before 1 year-old will obviously increase the risk of allergic dermatitis, but raising dogs will not lead to an increase in the risk of allergic dermatitis. Experts engaged in this research said that it is not the mass reproduction of lice caused by pet depilation that promotes the onset of allergic diseases, but it is related to the types of pets.
For people who are reluctant to leave their pets but are allergic to them, special attention should be paid to bedroom hygiene. It is best to take the pet out of the bedroom, and at the same time thoroughly clean the environment, remove carpets and furniture, and clean the walls. Generally, the allergen level will drop rapidly within 1 week. It is best to replace a new mattress, try not to remove the membrane of the mattress, and cover the mattress with a bedspread to avoid the accumulation of allergens. Try not to lay carpets in the bedroom, and it is best to choose wood floors or floor tiles that are easy to clean. Try not to use fabric sofas, stay away from plush toys, and often wipe furniture, cabinets, etc.
2, infected with mites
When keeping a pet at home, we must pay attention to the daily hygiene of the pet, keep the pet cage clean, and don't let the pet come into contact with the sick one. If it is a dog, try to take the dog to the unclean grass as little as possible and do a good job of disinfection and hygiene. At present, there is no evidence that pets' mange can be transmitted to people, but attention should be paid to prevent infection, especially pets who go to bed and sofa. If you find that your pet has mites, you must wash your hands in time and mop the floor with diluted bleach.
3. Tick infection
It is generally believed that direct contact with animals is easy to infect tick diseases, but in fact, in addition, if you contact the excrement of infected animals and suck parasites, fleas, mosquitoes, etc. that infect animal blood, you may also be infected with tick diseases. Such as erythema, fatigue caused by Lyme disease, fever and rash caused by erythema fever, etc. , may be infected by ticks.