What affects us affects cats
This short note is based on personal experience. There is no better way to learn about something. I broke my left hip (neck of femur) on 6th Sept 2025 at the Palestine Action protest when a police officer unexpectedly charged at me and violently pushed me over on tarmac. I was thrown to the …
You will see a lot on the Internet about domestic cats sleeping for very long periods of time throughout the day and sometimes the night. The authors of these articles give us the impression that domestic cats sleep for much longer periods of time than humans. I believe this is misleading because cats nap …
The study, dated March 6, 2024, and titled “Co-sleeping with pets, stress, and sleep in a nationally representative sample of United States adults,” concludes that sleeping with dogs may lead to poorer sleep quality, whereas sleeping with cats does not appear to have the same detrimental effect. Additional findings from the study are summarized …
There will be different personal experiences on this topic. Some will say that sleeping with their cat or dog improves sleep. Others will say the opposite. Personally, I find that my cat interferes with my sleep despite getting very used to it but I fully accept it. It is my gift to him as …
Daylight saving time (DST) should be abolished because there are too many negative consequences AND “the economic rationale for daylight saving has largely gone” according to The Times journalist, Tom Whipple. I agree with him. In fact I’ve agreed with him for decades! Daylight saving time is implemented in many countries. Most European countries …
There appears to be two opposing forces in play when it comes to how cats and dogs affect human sleep. On the positive side, the emotional support and warmth that cats and dogs bring to their human caregivers promotes better sleep. On the negative side, the behavior of a companion animal – particularly cats …
