Comments on: Do Cats Reduce the Risk of a Heart Attack? http://medheadlines.com/2008/02/25/do-cats-reduce-the-risk-of-a-heart-attack/ Medical news updated 24 hours Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:47:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Charlie http://medheadlines.com/2008/02/25/do-cats-reduce-the-risk-of-a-heart-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-12350 Charlie Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:33:41 +0000 http://medheadlines.com/2008/02/25/do-cats-reduce-the-risk-of-a-heart-attack/#comment-12350 Excellent information, have been meaning to blog about this myself for some time, but you beat me to it. Excellent information, have been meaning to blog about this myself for some time, but you beat me to it.

]]> By: Martin http://medheadlines.com/2008/02/25/do-cats-reduce-the-risk-of-a-heart-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-9996 Martin Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:55:08 +0000 http://medheadlines.com/2008/02/25/do-cats-reduce-the-risk-of-a-heart-attack/#comment-9996 About dogs vs. cats. I think both have some stress relief effects. Dogs are very active animals. They require movement. So when you are proper pet owner you have to do some as well. Playing with dogs is more likely sport. And sport helps keeping our heart in good shape. On the other hand cats have direct effect. They have very calm nature. Instead of running around the house you will find yourself in comfortable chair with cat on your knees. You will forget everything you are troubled with while you will spoil her. They can't heal you if you have some inborn heart disease. But if the problem's name is stress they both can help. Thats my opinion - very shortened but I think you will get the idea :). About dogs vs. cats. I think both have some stress relief effects. Dogs are very active animals. They require movement. So when you are proper pet owner you have to do some as well. Playing with dogs is more likely sport. And sport helps keeping our heart in good shape. On the other hand cats have direct effect. They have very calm nature. Instead of running around the house you will find yourself in comfortable chair with cat on your knees. You will forget everything you are troubled with while you will spoil her. They can’t heal you if you have some inborn heart disease. But if the problem’s name is stress they both can help. Thats my opinion - very shortened but I think you will get the idea :).

]]> By: Marie http://medheadlines.com/2008/02/25/do-cats-reduce-the-risk-of-a-heart-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-518 Marie Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:55:00 +0000 http://medheadlines.com/2008/02/25/do-cats-reduce-the-risk-of-a-heart-attack/#comment-518 Now 76, and having lived with at least 75 different cats through the years, and having worked at more than one stressful job, I feel they must have some therapeutic effect. I can remember well sitting down and playing with them after getting home from what might have been a very stressful day. Numerous articles have also stated that cats are kept at some work places which are considered stressful simply because the act of petting one seems to calm people. It has been a stressful experience every time I have lost one of them, but the very fact that there were always others that needed to be cared for, always brought me out of it as they made me feel needed. My husband of 56 years has become a cat lover through living with for so long. It's such a joy to watch them that it chases away the blues many times. Now 76, and having lived with at least 75 different cats through the years, and having worked at more than one stressful job, I feel they must have some therapeutic effect. I can remember well sitting down and playing with them after getting home from what might have been a very stressful day. Numerous articles have also stated that cats are kept at some work places which are considered stressful simply because the act of petting one seems to calm people. It has been a stressful experience every time I have lost one of them, but the very fact that there were always others that needed to be cared for, always brought me out of it as they made me feel needed. My husband of 56 years has become a cat lover through living with for so long. It’s such a joy to watch them that it chases away the blues many times.

]]> By: James Alan http://medheadlines.com/2008/02/25/do-cats-reduce-the-risk-of-a-heart-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-435 James Alan Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:29:48 +0000 http://medheadlines.com/2008/02/25/do-cats-reduce-the-risk-of-a-heart-attack/#comment-435 A friend and a relative from both sides of the country who knew our feline affection saw the study in an online newspaper and sent me the link last week. Having no children, my spouse and I loved our two cats as our own and wholeheartedly agreed with the results of the study. I was about to comment, but sadly, one of our bundles of joy passed away overnight three nights ago, finally giving into some health challenges, being younger and not as physically strong as his mate. It was devastating - we loved Kitty very much and the pain he experienced in his final hours still lingers in our hearts. At the same time, a relative of my mom's passed away, a lady who had raised 4 children (sadly losing one later as a young adult), many grandchildren and who had cared for her husband the last few years and with whom she had just celebrated 60 years of marriage. A wonderful family person, she will be missed by all who knew her. We travelled there last night, spending the morning at the funeral home, then returning a few hours ago. We also took Kitty with us for burial behind my mother's beautiful home out in the country, respectful of what he'd given us. Though it was cold today, the sun was shining, a supportive family was near and our spirits were lifted by the warmth and love we experienced throughout the day. When we got home, we hugged Ginger more than usual, thankful for the unconditional affection he had given us, with our wish that he continue to warm our hearts. A friend and a relative from both sides of the country who knew our feline affection saw the study in an online newspaper and sent me the link last week. Having no children, my spouse and I loved our two cats as our own and wholeheartedly agreed with the results of the study. I was about to comment, but sadly, one of our bundles of joy passed away overnight three nights ago, finally giving into some health challenges, being younger and not as physically strong as his mate. It was devastating - we loved Kitty very much and the pain he experienced in his final hours still lingers in our hearts.
At the same time, a relative of my mom’s passed away, a lady who had raised 4 children (sadly losing one later as a young adult), many grandchildren and who had cared for her husband the last few years and with whom she had just celebrated 60 years of marriage. A wonderful family person, she will be missed by all who knew her.
We travelled there last night, spending the morning at the funeral home, then returning a few hours ago. We also took Kitty with us for burial behind my mother’s beautiful home out in the country, respectful of what he’d given us. Though it was cold today, the sun was shining, a supportive family was near and our spirits were lifted by the warmth and love we experienced throughout the day. When we got home, we hugged Ginger more than usual, thankful for the unconditional affection he had given us, with our wish that he continue to warm our hearts.

]]> By: britt http://medheadlines.com/2008/02/25/do-cats-reduce-the-risk-of-a-heart-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-423 britt Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:26:29 +0000 http://medheadlines.com/2008/02/25/do-cats-reduce-the-risk-of-a-heart-attack/#comment-423 if stress helps decrease the risk of heart attack then the cat owners probably because they have a cat because they have company all the time and they are less stressed and have time to have an animal. :) if stress helps decrease the risk of heart attack then the cat owners probably because they have a cat because they have company all the time and they are less stressed and have time to have an animal. :)

]]> By: Virginia http://medheadlines.com/2008/02/25/do-cats-reduce-the-risk-of-a-heart-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-414 Virginia Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:21:08 +0000 http://medheadlines.com/2008/02/25/do-cats-reduce-the-risk-of-a-heart-attack/#comment-414 SPCAs and animal shelters often identify animals that have the potential to be Therapy Pets. These animals - mostly dogs and cats, but other critters are also used - make the rounds of children hospitals, nursing homes, and other institutions, offering their (mostly) silent comfort. Reduction of blood pressure, normalization of heart rates, and responses from the unresponsive have been regularly documented. For those without allergies or childhood fears, having a pet clearly can offer good health benefits. As a Type A person with multiple jobs and stress galore, my animals (both dogs and cats) have truly helped me to have a quality of life I might otherwise not have. Even the grief of losing one doesn't deter me from opening my home and heart to others. SPCAs and animal shelters often identify animals that have the potential to be Therapy Pets. These animals - mostly dogs and cats, but other critters are also used - make the rounds of children hospitals, nursing homes, and other institutions, offering their (mostly) silent comfort. Reduction of blood pressure, normalization of heart rates, and responses from the unresponsive have been regularly documented. For those without allergies or childhood fears, having a pet clearly can offer good health benefits. As a Type A person with multiple jobs and stress galore, my animals (both dogs and cats) have truly helped me to have a quality of life I might otherwise not have. Even the grief of losing one doesn’t deter me from opening my home and heart to others.

]]> By: Matthew Joseph Harrington http://medheadlines.com/2008/02/25/do-cats-reduce-the-risk-of-a-heart-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-401 Matthew Joseph Harrington Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:52:56 +0000 http://medheadlines.com/2008/02/25/do-cats-reduce-the-risk-of-a-heart-attack/#comment-401 Maybe anyone who has any sort of heart defect dies young the first time he does a load of laundry and finds a cat sleeping in it? It would keep him from being part of the study. Seriously, cats are soothing. Cat owners probably have fewer problems with chipped enamel from grinding teeth, too. As for needing a less stressful lifestyle in order to support a cat, this concept is clearly the result of Aristotelean logic-- that is, it is a hypothesis for which no evdience has been gathered, nor ever will be by the person who made it, who said it because he thought it made him sound clever. The people I have seen who had cats were almost all operating at the outside limits of capacity, and loved cats precisely for the comfort they give. Maybe anyone who has any sort of heart defect dies young the first time he does a load of laundry and finds a cat sleeping in it? It would keep him from being part of the study.

Seriously, cats are soothing. Cat owners probably have fewer problems with chipped enamel from grinding teeth, too.

As for needing a less stressful lifestyle in order to support a cat, this concept is clearly the result of Aristotelean logic– that is, it is a hypothesis for which no evdience has been gathered, nor ever will be by the person who made it, who said it because he thought it made him sound clever. The people I have seen who had cats were almost all operating at the outside limits of capacity, and loved cats precisely for the comfort they give.

]]> By: Vida the Vegan http://medheadlines.com/2008/02/25/do-cats-reduce-the-risk-of-a-heart-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-376 Vida the Vegan Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:16:33 +0000 http://medheadlines.com/2008/02/25/do-cats-reduce-the-risk-of-a-heart-attack/#comment-376 Cats have powers. They have brainwaves which extend past their skulls. They alter spacial energies. They are telepathist. They have ESP. They control acoustic phenomenon with frequencies between 27 and 44 hertz and these sound waves created at those particular frequencies trigger the healing process in feline bones. Purring is believed to have a similar effect to ultrasound treatment on humans. Cats are very old beings and interact with our old brains and subconscious. Their ancestors of direct tissue and blood knew our ancestors of direct tissue and blood in a time line. The secrete pheromones. They carry and are host to good bacteria. They are living spirits in an atomic cloud of which we are part of. They are part of magnetic-molecular-atomic phenomena. They perceive us with feline vision and perception and consider themselves our conservators. They are not Homo sapiens, they are Felis silvestris catus, and as we have powers, theirs differ from us and they have spent almost 10,000 years with us. Probably they all are divergent by breed to some degree. Mine are the breed known as Coon Cats or a slight mix. It is hard to say if we or they are the aliens. We don't know everything about them, but we do know we like to imitate them when they curl their paws and you have to admit, they do make us laugh when they are kittens, and pronk. I sleep better and dream better with cats and dogs. Cats have powers. They have brainwaves which extend past their skulls. They alter spacial energies. They are telepathist. They have ESP. They control acoustic phenomenon with frequencies between 27 and 44 hertz and these sound waves created at those particular frequencies trigger the healing process in feline bones. Purring is believed to have a similar effect to ultrasound treatment on humans. Cats are very old beings and interact with our old brains and subconscious. Their ancestors of direct tissue and blood knew our ancestors of direct tissue and blood in a time line. The secrete pheromones. They carry and are host to good bacteria. They are living spirits in an atomic cloud of which we are part of. They are part of magnetic-molecular-atomic phenomena. They perceive us with feline vision and perception and consider themselves our conservators. They are not Homo sapiens, they are Felis silvestris catus, and as we have powers, theirs differ from us and they have spent almost 10,000 years with us. Probably they all are divergent by breed to some degree. Mine are the breed known as Coon Cats or a slight mix. It is hard to say if we or they are the aliens. We don’t know everything about them, but we do know we like to imitate them when they curl their paws and you have to admit, they do make us laugh when they are kittens, and pronk.

I sleep better and dream better with cats and dogs.

]]> By: Peter http://medheadlines.com/2008/02/25/do-cats-reduce-the-risk-of-a-heart-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-375 Peter Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:33:40 +0000 http://medheadlines.com/2008/02/25/do-cats-reduce-the-risk-of-a-heart-attack/#comment-375 Anyone who can tolerate a finicky cat has to be less sensitive to stress to begin with. (Just kidding. I'm a proud, and slightly-less-stressed, cat owner.) Meow! — Peter Anyone who can tolerate a finicky cat has to be less sensitive to stress to begin with.

(Just kidding. I’m a proud, and slightly-less-stressed, cat owner.) Meow!

— Peter

]]> By: Fred http://medheadlines.com/2008/02/25/do-cats-reduce-the-risk-of-a-heart-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-374 Fred Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:14:37 +0000 http://medheadlines.com/2008/02/25/do-cats-reduce-the-risk-of-a-heart-attack/#comment-374 I think cats release chemicals to cause us to live longer so that they will have company and a continuous stream of pet food. We are after all here only for them as any cat owner knows. And no I'm not serious. still.... I think cats release chemicals to cause us to live longer so that they will have company and a continuous stream of pet food. We are after all here only for them as any cat owner knows.
And no I’m not serious.
still….

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