My father has dementia and my mother is his career and wonts to get him a puppy .As we all know one of the sight affects with dementia is verbal aggression. Is it wise to get him a pet or is that verbal aggression just towards a human. This person with dementia isn't the father I once new, so its like getting to know a new person and thats why I ask will the pet be a calm for him or will he be mean to it? is it a bad idea to bring a pet into his life this far into dementia,or am I just over thinking it?
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lisa
saysMy father has dementia and my mother is his career and wonts to get him a puppy .As we all know one of the sight affects with dementia is verbal aggression. Is it wise to get him a pet or is that verbal aggression just towards a human. This person with dementia isn't the father I once new, so its like getting to know a new person and thats why I ask will the pet be a calm for him or will he be mean to it? is it a bad idea to bring a pet into his life this far into dementia,or am I just over thinking it?