Hey Joan, the last "S" in the acronym says you should get a cat! Ha ha.
Seriously though, I'm sure my pets help with stress sometimes, but other times they just contribute to it. It's certainly stressful to me when my cat coughs up a hairball, or knocks something off the counter and breaks it.
I agree Cat! Although I have a puppy, not a cat, sometimes he is just so annoying! Serves me right for getting a Jack Russell I guess. Should have just stuck to fish (they are relaxing, could sit and watch them for hours).
I would like to have fish, but I'm sure my cat would make short work of them. I do have one of those virtual aquarium things on the Nintendo Wii and sometimes I look at that and it is calming (the cat likes to watch it too, ha ha).
My bloody dog is stressing me out soooooooooooo much!
I could literally knit a cardi from his shredded hair!
I've even hoovered him today, but it didn't work!