pet therapy

noun

An alternative or complementary type of therapy that includes the use of animals in a treatment.

Meanings

nounpet therapy (plural pet therapies)

plural pet therapies

  1. An alternative or complementary type of therapy that includes the use of animals in a treatment.

Translations

French zoothérapie
  • zoothérapieanimal-assisted therapy
German tiergestützte Therapie
  • tiergestützte Therapieanimal-assisted therapy
Italian pet therapy, zooterapia
  • pet therapyanimal-assisted therapy
  • zooterapiaanimal-assisted therapy
  • cuccioloterapiaanimal-assisted therapy
Polish zooterapia
  • zooterapiaanimal-assisted therapy
Spanish zooterapia
  • zooterapiaanimal-assisted therapy
Cite this entry
APA

pet therapy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pet%20therapy

MLA

“pet therapy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pet%20therapy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pet therapy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pet%20therapy.

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