Time spent close to a cat tracked positive mood, not the years of ownership, in a one month Kyoto University study of 29 cats and 19 owners that used Bluetooth beacons on collars, published in iScience.
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I grew up with a cat called Raani. She was our family cat, she lived to the grand old age of 17, and I shared a home with her from my teens until I left for uni. And yet, we never had much of a bond. Raani was aloof. Sassy. I loved her, but we just… coexisted.
As an adult, I got my first two cats, Athena and Ruski, and everything was different. Athena came on daily walks with me (yes, a cat on walks). Ruski sat on my lap for hours every day while I worked. We were a pack. After my separati
As an adult, I got my first two cats, Athena and Ruski, and everything was different. Athena came on daily walks with me (yes, a cat on walks). Ruski sat on my lap for hours every day while I worked. We were a pack. After my separati
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