What are the advantages and disadvantages of owning a pet for elderly people?


Many people, when arriving at old age, opt for buying a pet. However, this decision has its pros and cons.

On one hand, one of the main advantages is that some animals such as dogs or cats can provide the company that people reaching this age desire. Furthermore, can avoid feeling bored because having a pet implies accomplishing a number of obligations as feeding the pet or taking it for a walk.

On the other hand, maintaining a pet is not as easy as it seems. Firstly, old people sometimes have trouble moving, so having to take the pet for a walk might be a difficult task to carry on with. Secondly, maintaining it and taking it to the vet for shots and, in case of illness, operating it is not cheap so not everybody can afford it.

All in all, I would say that although owning a pet has some disadvantages, is really positive for elderly people. Nevertheless, for the sake of the pet, they ought to ask themselves whether they are going to be able to accomplish with all the obligations before getting it.

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