Tag Archives: human-animal bond

World Mental Health Day is October 10th each year. This year’s theme—Community: Supporting Mental Wellbeing Together—is relevant to any pet family, who is keenly aware of the comfort and strength in the bonds we share with our animal companions. In today’s blogpost, I will talk about the community that exists between humans and their animals, and the role veterinary professionals play in supporting mental health of their clients and colleagues.

AMC’s Usdan Institute for Animal Health Education recently hosted a Concert for Canines and Their Companions to celebrate the Human-Animal Bond. This en plein air concert with the Highline String Quartet was held in the 25th Street Plaza and attracted people and dogs for a musical respite from a damp and dreary afternoon. This concert gives me an opportunity to talk about how music impacts dogs.

November is National Pet Cancer Awareness Month and, for the rest of the month, my blogposts will focus on cancer and cancer treatment in pets. Last week, I provided a cancer care roadmap for pet owners following the diagnosis of cancer in their favorite fur person. Today, I am taking a bit of a different approach to cancer and pets. I am looking at some recent studies of how important pets are to people with cancer.