Did you know, that there are more benefits of having a cat around your house other than reducing the number of mice? According to a five year study out of England, cat owners are much less likely to suffer from symptoms of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) which is common in the long and dark winter months. Also, people who share their living space with a cat suffer 60% fewer headaches and are 21% less likely to catch a cold or flu versus those people who just lived with something less loving and forgiving, like a spouse. What is even more surprising is that the people who seemed to benefit the most from having feline companionship were men under the age of 40. Researchers have been unable to explain why the young men benefitted the most but it’s probably because cats are chick magnets… Wizequacks Sunday afternoons on Canada's Corus radio network