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I considered getting a dog or cat to help me distract myself from the nerve pain. Anyone feel a house pet relieves any of this?

There has been studies that animals and clowns help distract pain in children.

And I am not buying any clown......

Any sort of distraction seems to help. Do you want my dog?

I have 5 cats and I can tell you when I am hurting or down and one of my cats comes to sleep with me or cuddle on the couch I forget about everything that's bugging me (pain included).

Dogs can help, by getting you out and about when you walk them. I have no dog, but would like one!

Marieke 33, LOBPI

i have a dwarf bunny named "mazinbunnyfoofers" i let him run around all the time. he keeps me company and makes me laugh till i cry. he is my best friend and it makes me forget about the pain when we play or he lays on my lap and watches tv with me.
daniel

Daniel
Love the name of your pet bunny !! Too Cute

We have two dogs, Sam, a lab/husky mix and Rufus, a Shih-Tzu mix. I am thankful that we have them both. We got Rufus a couple weeks before Rick's accident. It was hard training him at first because we were at the hospital so much, but having a lap dog, in addition to Sam has been a Godsend.

They keep Rick company during the day while the kids and I are at school and working. I worry much less, too, knowing they are there to look after him. They have a keen sense of when Rick's pain is worse and will cuddle up to him!

If your new to the whole pet thing try low maintance get a fish when my son had surgery in Texas and every room had a bowl with a gold fish in it and yes it distracted him he would just lay there and watch the fish swim back and forth it was calming. Mare