Science Alert: Owning a cat could make you a schizophrenic

Having a cat as a pet could potentially double a person’s risk of schizophrenia-related disorders, according to a recent study.

Full disclosure:  I am biased against cats.  I am convinced that having a cat isn’t nearly as good as having Sparky.  Except for barn cats.  If I had a real barn, I’d have barn cats.

Even with my bias, if a person wants a cat, don’t worry about this study.  The risk of schizophrenia is seven in a thousand.  A fourteen in a thousand chance is very low, and other risk factors are more pertinent.

Habitually smoking a mess of pot increases the risk about as much.