A new study suggests cat owners are less likely to die of a heart attack or stroke than people who, well, don't own cats.We have three cats and a dog. We're practically immortal!
And no, dogs don't do the same trick.
The study, by researchers at the University of Minnesota, found that feline-less people were 30 to 40 percent likelier to die of cardiovascular disease than those with cats.
Yet dog owners had the same rate as non-owners. "No protective effect of dogs as domestic pets was observed,"
Friday, April 4, 2008
Cut your risk of heart disease by 1/3!
Just get thee to a cattery!
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Did the study control for cats that pee on the furniture? Is anyone interested in a black cat that doesn't like to be held?
My dog stays.
I like cats, but I'm not sentimental about them. They're pretty much interchangeable and disposable. Got a bad cat? Toss it out and try again. Repeat until you get one you like.
My dog sits AND stays! (top that!)
Gotcha! And just as I suspected when you made that comment linking "cat loving" with "NPR listening," you don't love your cats wholeheartedly and therefore probably won't get all those benefits for your heart. I don't care if my Watchcat has pissed on my Journal (which she has) and is meaner than ary junkyard watchdog (which is debatable), I'm not trading her in on a new model
Actually David, I've never had to implement "the final option" for one of our cats because of its behavior- and even if I wanted to I'd get outvoted.
On a scale of 1-10 I'd rate our current cats 7,8 and 5. We had a 10 once and I loved it wholeheartedly. I only love the "5" half-heartedly.
So you rate your cats on a scale of 1 to 10...hmmm...Roxy asked me if you rate your kids too???
My kids are all 9s. Practically perfect but I don't ever want them to think there isn't room for improvement. My wife is a 9.9. All are keepers.
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