2023-07-06 09:24:29
Updated Thursday, July 6, 2023 – 09:24
For residents of long-term hospitals, mental well-being is very important in their recovery, and reconnecting with pets helps
The Sint-Trudo.EMTransporte Renfe hospital will also allow you to travel with hamsters, guinea pigs and rabbits “shortly”
a hospital of Blgica has built a ward to allow pets to visit patients who are in hospice care or with illnesses that require long-term care in an attempt to improve the well-being of patients.
Most hospitals around the world do not allow pet visits for reasons of hygiene and contamination risks, and for years long-stay patients in the hospital Sint-Trud hospital Those who wanted to see their pets had to do so in the hospital courtyard.
But after several conversations between cancer patients and hospital psychologists, the idea of an interior space dedicated to these visitors, separate but connected to the hospital, emerged. And the result is a pet visiting pavilion that opened last month.
“For residents of long-term hospitals, mental well-being is very important in their recovery, and reconnecting with pets really helps,” the center’s spokeswoman said. Mit Driesen.
Funded by a cancer charity for €140,000, the new space allows patients to meet their pets for one hour a week. For now only cats and dogs are allowed.
for the patient Greta DonnayFor 56-year-old recovering from a listeria infection, reuniting with his dog Rambo was a morale boost. “Seeing your dog itself doesn’t heal you, but it cheers you up,” he said, adding that it also means a lot to the animal. “You can’t explain to a dog what’s going on and why you’ve been away,” he said.
Starting in September, the hospital also plans to use the pavilion for sessions with a charity that uses therapy dogs for the rehabilitation of mental and motor skills.
So far most visit requests have been for dogs, but cats are also allowed. “With cats, patients generally care more about their cat than the other way around,” Driesen said.
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