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Owning a cat won't make you mentally ill, study says
Fox News ^ | 22 Feb 2017 | Fox News

Posted on 02/22/2017 9:41:16 AM PST by fruser1

Owning a cat won't make you mentally ill, study says

Although you may hold suspicions about your neighbor who feeds the local stray cats, new research has found no link between owning a feline and exhibiting psychotic symptoms. The University College London findings cast doubt on previous research, which suggested that people who grew up with cats are at a higher risk of mental illness.

“The message for cat owners is clear: there is no evidence that cats pose a risk to children’s mental health,” Dr. Francesca Solmi, the study’s lead author, said in a news release. “In our study, initial unadjusted analyses suggested a small link between cat ownership and psychotic symptoms at age 13, but this turned out to be due to other factors.”

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: bsc; cats; kittyping; science
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To: Magnatron

I can’t imagine hating an animal.


61 posted on 02/22/2017 6:16:48 PM PST by Zirondelle ("disce aut discede")
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To: fruser1

Our cat is likely the sanest person in the house.


62 posted on 02/22/2017 8:04:28 PM PST by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite it's unfashionability)
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To: Zirondelle
Zirondelle wrote:

"I can’t imagine hating an animal.

Cats are the Hitler of the animal kindom:

Your cat may want to kill you, study says

The only thing that stops them from total annihilation of the human race is the lack of opposable thumbs...

63 posted on 02/22/2017 11:34:48 PM PST by Magnatron
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