Aromatherapy for animals

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...ap/20031203/ap_on_fe_st/aromatherapy_for_apes

DENVER - The Denver Zoo's four orangutans are smelling pretty good these days — they're getting daily aromatherapy treatments.
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Keepers says the treatment has helped alleviate symptoms from allergies and an upset stomach.
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"When you see how goofy they are, this is how it should be," keeper Rhonda Pietsch said as Allie played in her cage after an oil treatment.

Practitioners of aromatherapy say their oils extracted from plants promote physical, spiritual and emotional health.

"It makes orangutans goofy". What more validation could you ask for?

I don't suppose it's possible that that ape just naturally got over the death of its mother with time, not to mention some extra attention.