Volume 180 - Issue 3
Pet owners and risk factors in cardiovascular disease
Author: Michael McDonnell
Med J Aust 2004; 180 (3): 144. || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb05849.x
Published online: 2 February 2004
Published online: 2 February 2004
Michael McDonnell
General Practitioner, and owner (with his wife) of Daisy and Cashew, 1/4 Mylne Street, Toowoomba, QLD 4350.
To the Editor: Having read the article by Parslow and Jorm,1 I dashed to my surgery — praise the Lord, my diastolic blood pressure was 70 mmHg.
So, I raced home again and reassured our labradors that they would not have to be shot.
Let’s leave elderly pet owners and their blood pressures alone. Pet ownership is all about companionship, friendship, trust, care for your friend — the really important things in life — not your diastolic blood pressure!
References
- Parslow RA, Jorm AF. Pet owners and risk factors in cardiovascular disease: another look. Med J Aust 2003; 179: 466-468. <eMJA full text>