Feline Therapy: Purring Its Way To Fill An Important Assistive Niche

Feline Therapy: Purring Its Way To Fill An Important Assistive Niche

In the space of animal-assisted therapy and services, dogs have the center stage for offering stress relief to patients, students, and those in need of emotional support. Feline therapy is entering the stage, with a new study published in the journal Animals suggesting that some cats may also have the comforting talents that it takes to join the ranks of therapy animals to bring their mews, purrs, cuddles, toe beans, headbutts, and calm demeanor…