By TAMMY REAL-MCKEIGHAN
Fremont Tribune 

Nebraska therapist uses rabbits to calm patients

 


FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — Chelsea Lambert noticed the difference right away.

A mental health therapist at Methodist Fremont Health, Lambert handed one of her rabbits to an anxious female patient.

"When we gave her the rabbit, she melted almost instantly and was calm — just by having the rabbit sit on her chest and she petted it," Lambert said.

Now, the Arlington woman has four rabbits that are certified therapy animals, which she brings to a group therapy session a couple times a month, the Fremont Tribune reported.

She also works with 17 photographers, bringing her bunnies to photo shoots f...



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