Comments on: Research Proves Owning a Cat Is Good for Your Heart https://cats.com/science-proves-owning-a-cat-is-good-for-your-heart In-depth cat product reviews, behavior guides, and vet-written education on symptoms, diseases, and more. Mon, 17 Nov 2025 01:09:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Lorraine Deyoung https://cats.com/science-proves-owning-a-cat-is-good-for-your-heart#comment-66627 Fri, 05 Nov 2021 01:46:20 +0000 https://cats.com/?p=31832#comment-66627 I love it

]]> By: Anne https://cats.com/science-proves-owning-a-cat-is-good-for-your-heart#comment-54616 Sun, 20 Jun 2021 18:04:27 +0000 https://cats.com/?p=31832#comment-54616 I agree, Tony. There are many studies of this kind. However I have never seen a scientific description of the direct causal link.

Perhaps, neurotransmitters? I too would like a credible, detailed description of precisely *why*.

]]> By: Tony Horowitz https://cats.com/science-proves-owning-a-cat-is-good-for-your-heart#comment-54577 Sun, 20 Jun 2021 09:40:34 +0000 https://cats.com/?p=31832#comment-54577 All I see in the descriptions of the studies is that certain correlations were noted.

]]> By: Tony Horowitz https://cats.com/science-proves-owning-a-cat-is-good-for-your-heart#comment-54576 Sun, 20 Jun 2021 09:38:34 +0000 https://cats.com/?p=31832#comment-54576 There is no indication in the descriptions of any of these studies indicating how a causal connection can be inferred, or even the direction of the causal connection if there is one (why can’t we explain the results as suggesting that people with a tendency towards better heart health are more likely to want to own cats?) Is it the scientific studies that are sloppy here, or your description of them? How do you justify the causal connection indicated in the title of this text, and in several assertions made in the body of the text?

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