You are on your way to an extremely important meeting and stressed to your core. You are well prepared, on time but still you feel weighed down by something invisible, something huge that you simply can't get rid of. But suddenly, you see the neighbours cat meowing out to you and stop in your tracks to give her some attention. A little scratching behind the ear, a little on her tummy and the cat is all over you now.... purring, rubbing, purring, licking, purring and porbably even nipping a little. The cat is enjoying this little attention you have given her and you have forgotten all about the stress.... the meeting seems distant now and most importantly, you seem to be at peace. How did this happen?

While this is not to be taken literally, purring in cats has been shown to have some healing powers. We are admitting this, not because, our grannies told us so, but because there is scientific evidence to show this. Various studies have shown that interacting with cats can reduce your blood pressure, risk of heart attack, help heal bones, joints,ligaments and even soft tissue. Check this infographic from Animal Planet yourself.