Cats or Dogs? Which Are Better for Your Health?

Dogs and cats and cardiovascular (heart) health — what does the science say?

Heart disease is a general term that includes many types of heart problems. Heart disease also called cardiovascular disease, which means heart and blood vessel disease. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in many countries, but there are ways to prevent and manage many types of heart disease.

In an article published on 12 May 2023 in Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Katharine M Watson, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA, and colleagues studied 6,632 US adults aged 40 years and older, those who were 40 to 64 years of age and who owned only a cat had lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), compared with dog-only owners. The highest risk of CVD occurred in participants aged 65 years or older who did not own a pet.

So, that’s one point for cats, though dogs were still better than no pet at all. On the other hand, participants aged 65 years or more and who owned both a dog and a cat were most protected against CVD. So, that’s a huge vote for having both. The authors suggested that owning both a cat and a dog may be protective in adults aged 65 years or more due to decreased feelings of social isolation and loneliness.

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