Doesn’t this apply to cats as well?
My question, too!
We have two, and if I DON’T pet them every day, they let me hear about it!
I’m their “administrative assistant”…..🙄
I don’t know if the article mentioned it, but petting animals causes the body to produce the hormone oxytocin which results in relaxation, trust, psychological stability in social situations, decreased stress and anxiety levels, possible influence on conditions like addiction, anorexia, anxiety, autism, depression, and PTSD.
“Doesn’t this apply to cats as well?”
I am inclined to think not. Cats allow human interaction only at the cat’s pleasure. Call it tolerance on the cat’s part whereas dogs will at any time drop whatever they are doing in order to interact with their human. Cats require the human to make an appointment.
I suspect that it does. Contrary to my inclinations as a dog person, out of simply pity I fed and then gradually took in a skittish cat that became a stray when a neighbor died. The cat now spends most of its time indoors in my company, often climbing into my lap to solicit affection. Somehow, the little so-and-so has won me over.
“Doesn’t this apply to cats as well?”
It works for me. In fact, when I started to just imagine stroking our softest cat during BP tests, my rates went way down. Now I do it all the time.
hmmmmmmmmm....I dont think so....LOL
There's no way to tell. It's the cats doing the testing.
“ Doesn’t this apply to cats as well?”
No.
No one likes cats.