- You’ll have a healthier heart – Owning any pet is good for your heart. Cats in particular lower your stress level and lower the amount of anxiety in your life. Petting a cat has a positive calming effect.
- They fulfill your need for companionship – it turns out that cats can be just as good of companions as dogs
- Cats can tell a lot more about your personality – Your choice of pet reveals something about your personality. While dog lovers tend to be the life of the party, cat owners are more introverted. However, they score very highly when it comes to how trustworthy they are and how much they trust other people. Cat owners are also less manipulative and more modest.
- With a cat, you can sleep better – people (especially women) prefer to sleep with their cats than with their partners, and they even report sleeping better with a cat than with a human.
- Cats can help you cope- Losing a loved one is incredibly painful, but one of the best ways of coping is to own a pet. Cats have been shown to help people get over their loss more quickly, and show less physical symptoms of pain, like crying. Despite the fact that they are only animals, cats serve as a social support during difficult times. People in mourning report talking to their pet to work out their feelings, since it is often easier to talk to something that won’t respond and can’t judge than to another human being.
