Music Can Heal Animals?!!??

After being tested, many labs found out that animals can calm down and feel better after listening to the sound of harps playing. Amazing, right? In 2000, a scientist performed for recently hospitalized canines at a Florida veterinary clinic. The hour-long sessions immediately began to lower heart rate, anxiety, and respiration in many cases.

Dogs aren’t the only animals benefiting from the harp music. Cassie, a black and white cow, used to have anxiety-related behavior issues.


On a recent morning, for example, a few scientists walked into the barn to find the 1,500 pound Holstein snorting and stomping.They weren't sure what upset Cassie but decided to try calming her by playing a CD of harp songs.

Within 20 minutes, Cassie calmed down. Now thats cool.


Both wild and domestic animals can benefit from music therapy but not all of them respond to it.

This is how it works:

The scientists use certain harp vibrations to resonate with the animals own cellular rhythms to help release tense muscle tissue, calm anxiety, improve digestion, induce restful sleep, and increase endorphins for pain management.

"Harp of Hope," a collection of 17 songs, was originally recorded for people but Schneider (the creator) decided to release an animal edition last year after owners reported it helped their arthritic dogs fall asleep and calmed their agitated cats.

Today, many Veterinary Hospitals use the CD to relax nervous animals!

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