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Pig prescription for boy with Down syndrome

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    Florida doctor helps family keep pet porker used as emotional therapy animal for child with special needs

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-- -- -- She's -- -- she calmed him down when he's very agitated he does get very agitated easily.

She house.

As a calming affect his -- She -- and the acceptance.

That not -- special needs people really get in our society unfortunately.

She is six pounds and totally house broken uses the capital into.

Fully equipped with a tail that wags and now she -- -- emotional therapy animals for -- Powell case of who was born with Down syndrome.

And I think that's the most important thing for -- as a mother.

Used to see and get that unconditional.

And a dog or -- -- We're out of the question because case and that has severe allergies.

Miniature pigs however -- -- vote -- yet.

But two months ago the fight started.

At city whole city ordinance does not allow pigs as pets pigs are considered lives.

Two months later the threat of 500 dollar a day fines is finally don't.

Thanks to a doctor's prescription for a Julianna.

Twinkie can officially -- It's an -- -- And a -- its.

Use of did you yeah.

Loosen Luke who voice and -- -- -- kids doing it and if -- -- -- Cleveland you know you wouldn't like could dogs -- well.

Or anything.

Well all's well that ends well going back.

Don't eat the Mike there.

But you know I have to tell you enormous.

I'm starting to become a little emotionally dependent.

On -- -- Quake hit I'll wrestle you for that.

And -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Well he won that -- as well in Coral Springs Derek Hayward 7 NEWS.