{"id":9666,"date":"2022-08-08T14:07:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T06:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/furleybio.com\/blog\/?p=9666"},"modified":"2025-09-30T13:50:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T05:50:15","slug":"cats-5-amazing-reasons-theyre-good-for-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/furleybio.com\/blog\/zh\/cats-5-amazing-reasons-theyre-good-for-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Cats. 5 Amazing Reasons They&#8217;re Good For Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You know that old saying, &#8220;dogs are a man&#8217;s best friend?&#8221; Well, it turns out that the same might be true for cats. One <a href=\"https:\/\/healthland.time.com\/2011\/02\/28\/the-science-of-cat-ladies-women-really-do-have-special-bonds-with-cats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">study<\/a> even found that cats share a mutually beneficial bond with their owners. In fact, there are plenty of reasons why felines make great companions.  Here are five of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_77 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">\u76ee\u5f55<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e5fcd1a8a9e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">\u5207\u6362<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e5fcd1a8a9e\"  aria-label=\"\u5207\u6362\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/furleybio.com\/blog\/zh\/cats-5-amazing-reasons-theyre-good-for-us\/#Lower_your_stress\" >Lower your stress<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/furleybio.com\/blog\/zh\/cats-5-amazing-reasons-theyre-good-for-us\/#Increase_your_happiness\" >Increase your happiness<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/furleybio.com\/blog\/zh\/cats-5-amazing-reasons-theyre-good-for-us\/#Improve_your_heart_health\" >Improve your heart health<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/furleybio.com\/blog\/zh\/cats-5-amazing-reasons-theyre-good-for-us\/#Control_your_blood_pressure\" >Control your blood pressure<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/furleybio.com\/blog\/zh\/cats-5-amazing-reasons-theyre-good-for-us\/#Prevent_allergies\" >Prevent allergies<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lower_your_stress\"><\/span>Lower your stress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Petting a cat can have a calming effect. In fact, there&#8217;s research that physically interacting with a cat can reduce stress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/2332858419852592\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pendry and Vandagriff<\/a> (2019) found that the group of students who played with animals &#8211; even for only 10 minutes &#8211; had the greatest reduction in cortisol levels (stress hormone). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Petting a cat could even increase oxytocin, a &#8220;bonding&#8221; hormone released during sex, a hug or breastfeeding. This sense of connection could be thought to alleviate feelings of loneliness, which is a stressor on the body. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Increase_your_happiness\"><\/span>Increase your happiness <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Even through  a computer screen, a few minutes watching cat videos can improve your mood. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0747563215004343\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Myrick <\/a>(2015) observed from a pool of 7,000 cat video fans, felt better after watching and reported higher levels of positive emotions and energy. They also reported feeling less negative emotions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So the next time you&#8217;re feeling down, even looking at cat videos for a few minutes could boost your mood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Improve_your_heart_health\"><\/span>Improve your heart health<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A link between owning a cat and a reducing in death by heart attack, and other cardiovascular diseases was found by a study in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3317329\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Journal of Vascular and Interventional Neurology<\/a>. Surprisingly, the same was not true for dog owners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Control_your_blood_pressure\"><\/span>Control your blood pressure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Better than medicine? Perhaps. In a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buffalo.edu\/news\/releases\/1999\/11\/4489.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">study<\/a> of 48 hypertensive patients with a high-pressure career, the blood pressure levels of the group that had a cat or dog added to their treatment course, was observed to be much less than those only on ACE inhibitors. But what about calming effects? Cats have one thing that dogs don&#8217;t: their purr. This vibration has been thought to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/better\/health\/forget-what-you-ve-heard-being-cat-lady-healthy-ncna789676\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lower blood pressure<\/a> in humans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prevent_allergies\"><\/span>Prevent allergies <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some studies suggest that exposing your child to animals early in life can not only reduce sensitivities to those animals, but to other common allergens such as dust mites, ragweed, and grass. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cats are undeniably adorable and cuddly. But they\u2019re also good for us! Even when virtual! Share what cat videos you love down below. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You know that old saying, &#8220;dogs are a man&#8217;s best friend?&#8221; Well, it turns out that the same might be true for cats. 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