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42. My husband has had cats

Reply to ismnotwasm (Reply #13)

Sat Dec 9, 2023, 06:31 PM

Dec 2023

since he was young and he is in his seventies. He has no sign of schizophrenia.

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Mysterious Link Between Owning Cats And Schizophrenia Is Real, Study Says [View all] Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 OP

Noooooooo! sinkingfeeling Dec 2023 #1

I don't believe it. Maybe correlation, not causation. NoRethugFriends Dec 2023 #2

And maybe those with schizophrenic tendencies tend Disaffected Dec 2023 #4

Yup. That is what I was implying (nt) NoRethugFriends Dec 2023 #5

yep. if there was any (credible) suggestion stopdiggin Dec 2023 #28

my first thought! samnsara Dec 2023 #55

Well, that will probably induce paranoia Disaffected Dec 2023 #3

Oy! Now they have to deal with paranoia and schizophrenia! (nt) NoRethugFriends Dec 2023 #7

Schizonoia! and paraphrenia! .. yorkster Dec 2023 #29

It's in the litter. WhiteTara Dec 2023 #6

I have heard.... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #11

same same WhiteTara Dec 2023 #14

Toxoplasmosis is the reason Ritabert Dec 2023 #23

some cats carry a parasite that causes toxoplasmosis Attilatheblond Dec 2023 #39

Do you hose 'em down after they scratch and roll in the litter box? Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2023 #40

we have had no rolling in poop, thank the Goddess WhiteTara Dec 2023 #43

I trained my Siamese cat to go in the toilet in our spare bathroom. littlemissmartypants Dec 2023 #48

I take it you wait until the box is pretty full before you empty it? PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2023 #61

be sure and wear your mask! WhiteTara Dec 2023 #63

Why do I need to wear a mask? PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2023 #66

Kim Novak In "Bell, Book and Candle" Walleye Dec 2023 #8

BELL BOOK & CANDLE - Primary (THE CURE Cover) Celerity Dec 2023 #38

Cool. I didn't know about them. What was her cats name in that movie, Pyewacket ? Walleye Dec 2023 #45

Yes, Pyewacket was her familiar Celerity Dec 2023 #52

Nope... Mossfern Dec 2023 #9

You are far more likely to contract Toxoplasma gondii infection from undercooked pork or other hlthe2b Dec 2023 #10

Oh well... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #12

Happy to agree with this post! yardwork Dec 2023 #17

Ha ha. AloeVera Dec 2023 #30

Alerting! Obviously, your cat has hacked your DU account. JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2023 #56

Meh. ismnotwasm Dec 2023 #13

The U.S. Canine Association approves this message. Think. Again. Dec 2023 #15

My husband has had cats Rebl2 Dec 2023 #42

We have three cats. We're in the same age group as your husband. calimary Dec 2023 #51

We only have Rebl2 Dec 2023 #54

Breathe deep, cat hormones put you to sleep bucolic_frolic Dec 2023 #16

I've had cats most of my life, starting at age 5. 3catwoman3 Dec 2023 #18

I must say True Dough Dec 2023 #26

When I first needed a screen name, we had 3 cats, none of whom... 3catwoman3 Dec 2023 #41

Isn't Toxoplasmosis the infection that changes rodent behavior so they don't avoid cats so readily? Hekate Dec 2023 #19

That's the one Sympthsical Dec 2023 #20

I read some expert on the subject saying if they went to design a drug which does the same thing they couldn't do it Walleye Dec 2023 #46

So dog owners are normal? DBoon Dec 2023 #21

Don't forget True Dough Dec 2023 #27

I am a 100 percent cat person, and I have had the weirdest/rudest encounters with dog people. Sky Jewels Dec 2023 #34

This is sketchy science. Correlation is not causation. Sky Jewels Dec 2023 #36

I've never went looking for a cat. multigraincracker Dec 2023 #22

Same here, that's the way to get a cat, let them choose you Walleye Dec 2023 #47

Good grief Jilly_in_VA Dec 2023 #24

It's a side effect of them stealing your breath at night whilst you sleep. SYFROYH Dec 2023 #25

I become paranoid orangecrush Dec 2023 #31

"linked". Correlation or causation? If it is correlation, then this is a nothing-burger. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2023 #32

There's a lot of hype surrounding Toxoplasmosis. People more often contract the disease from undercooked meat Martin68 Dec 2023 #33

I have 2 stibbar. chouchou Dec 2023 #35

Aren't all cats schizophrenic? I think it may be contagious. nt doc03 Dec 2023 #37

Rent them instead of owning. Beastly Boy Dec 2023 #44

I have read some research on schizophrenia and a link to viruses or fungi. littlemissmartypants Dec 2023 #49

That's so weird! MustBeTheBooz Dec 2023 #50

Damn! All these years, I thought it had to be the weed! brewens Dec 2023 #53

study done by Dr Get A. Doggy dembotoz Dec 2023 #57

You don't "own" a cat John Shaft Dec 2023 #58

It's not just schizophrenia. All mental disorders. Wonder Why Dec 2023 #59

I'm safe, they own me. In fact I'm a hostage and they are the ones that seem to be on LSD. Hotler Dec 2023 #60

So that's what's wrong with Mr. Bayard..... Bayard Dec 2023 #62

"Mysterious Link Between Owning Cats And Schizophrenia Is Real" LudwigPastorius Dec 2023 #64

Me (Looking in a mirror) newdayneeded Dec 2023 #65

My cat read that study SocialDemocrat61 Dec 2023 #67