As reported on eCanadaNow – a study has shown that owning a cat reduces the risk of having a heart attack or other cardiovascular disease such as a stroke. Dogs showed none of these improvements. The University of Minnesota’s Stroke Research Center looked at over 4,000 people between the ages of 30 and 75. They found that out of the people in the study, those who never owned a cat had a 40% greater risk of having a heart attack, compared directly to cat owners.

They found a 30% increase in death from cardiovascular diseases among those who did not own a cat as well.

The study also revealed that dogs did not have the same effect at all.

I knew that dogs aren’t as cool as us cats!