Nice logic Scott, however I choose to differ. I own cats and have for years and I get plenty of sunshine, exercise and plenty of all vitamins. I enjoy my cats loving companionship tremendously. It sound like you are a dog lover and you don’t feel the same for cats and thats ok. I love dogs as well and was raised with dogs all my life. I believe that pets benefit humans depending on the personality of an indiviual regarless of age, sex, health, etc.,. No offense intended.

I adore my cat and my dogs. Orange Cat is an indoor/outdoor cat, so I have the benefit of his companionship when I am working outside. He loves to ‘supervise’ gardening. I would be interested if someone would do a research on this because I’ve found that I have way more energy when I’ve walked the dogs or played with them outside. Or played with the cat outside.

What a great post on the benefits of having a pet. I wrote a post about my pup, Bella, on my site (see: “it’s a bella life”) and after writing about her I realized what a powerful influence she has had on me. She’s amazing, as are all pets, and I really enjoyed reading this post. Great stuff!

I think my cats give me agita more than anything else. Peeing on the floor, bring dead lil’ critters into my home. It’s nice when they sit on your lap and purr. There’s a theory out there that the cats purr at a frequency that helps heal their bodies. I am wondering if there is a residual meditative affect if the purring vibrations are felt on the owner’s lap.
While I like dogs, they are decidedly high maintenance. I would rather go running on my own or biking, than try to bring a dog along who might stop every few trees to have a sniff and mark his/her territory.
-Charley

Pretty weak stuff here.

I am a cat person and while dogs a nice and fun, cats provide an intellectual joy that dogs do not.
Pets can keep you alive as well, both dogs and cats. Dogs are obvious guardians, but if you know your cat, you will know when someone who is not supposed to be around is because the cat will let you know. And one personal story. I am seriously diabetic. When my wife was in the hospital a couple of years ago, our cat woke me up early in the morning, something she never does. I reached over, petted her and then said, “I’ll be back in a second. I need a drink of water.” (Yes, she understands.) Well, I got up and was immediately dizzy. I was in a major insulin reaction and if our cat had not awoken me, with no wife to take care of me I might not have awakened again at all.
People who disapprove of pets are not mere wrong, they are probably mentally ill and need serious counseling, perhaps even sheltered care as they are obviously a danger to themselves and others.

My cats , what can I say , how can I express how much love they give to me , they seem to read my mind , how else could you explain the way they hide when I just think about the vet . They are so playful and make me laugh so hard sometimes I lose my breath . That is the best medicine you can get .
Sib

I think part of the benefit of walking a dog has nothing to do with the exercise or sun, but simply with being outdoors–whether it in be a city, small town or nature. I was feeling down the other day, and simply walking around and seeing other people made me feel better.

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