I have mixed feelings about it: I would be concerned about any possible impact on other patients due to hygiene issues. When my wife was dying, I was hoping to be able to get her home to hospice care, and I mentioned to the nurses that I was hoping she would be able to see her cat one last time (among other things). They said: “Bring it in! We’ll let you.” But I really couldn’t do that. Fortunately, she did get to go home for that last three days of her life, and her cat jumped up into the hospital bed and slept with her there part of the time. I think she appreciated that.
I’m sure she did.