Pets

Cats are odd eaters, to say the least. Although they have a reputation for being finicky (my own cat will eat only either kibble of any brand, or one specific flavor of Fancy Feast - nothing else) some of them are true garbage guts. And although cats are obligate carnivores evidently lack sensors to detect carbs, that doesn't stop some of them from apparently craving sugar.

 

The journal Computers in Human Behavior recently conducted a social media survey about people watching cat videos, and came to some striking conclusions. Respondents reported that they experienced decreased "anxiety, sadness, and annoyance" after watching cat videos. (Duh!)

 

Schizophrenia has long been a mysterious illness, one which can have drastic consequences both for the sufferers and for their families and caretakers. We may be one step closer to understanding the root cause of schizophrenia with some interesting new research which shows a strong correlation between schizophrenia and cat ownership in early life.

 

When an Ohio woman woke up with a pink, swollen eye recently, she assumed she had come down with a case of conjunctivitis. But the infection soon worsened, and doctors broke the bad news: her cat was to blame.

 

When Tracy Westwood learned that the current world record holder for the loudest purr clocked in at a mere 67 decibels, she knew she had a winner on her hands. Merlin, her 13 year-old cat who she adopted from a shelter as a kitten, has a remarkably loud purr.