Every dog owner will tell you of times when their dog 'knew' they were depressed, or needed help. Cat owners have a few tales of their own. Jaya Gvalani, Pinto's human ("you don't keep cats; they keep you"), is diabetic. "Once, I was suffering from a headache that causes the eye-lids to flutter. I usually have to go to the doctor to take an injection for this. However, Pinto just came by, purred next to me, licked my eyes and it went away."
It could just be the placebo effect felt by indulgent owners, but a study conducted by Fauna Communications in 2006 found that the frequency of a cat's purr is between 25 and 140 Hz - the same frequencies that are therapeutic for bone growth and fracture healing, pain relief, swelling reduction, wound healing, muscle growth and repair, tendon repair, and mobility of joints. Researchers believe that evolution has provided felines with an internal vibrational therapeutic system to stimulate healing and provide a measure of pain relief during the healing process.
That would certainly explain why Dr Pinto's favourite resting place is on the chest of his other human, Nandu Gvalani. He had a heartattack a few years ago, but says he has been taking care of his health ever since. Maybe Pinto plays a supporting role. Headaches are Dr Pinto's speciality — he usually rests his chin on the head and purrs contently.
Minal Kavishwar, of Animal Angels foundation, enrols cats as therapy animals. "While dogs come to people and play with you, cats have a different connectivity," says the clinical psychologist and animal therapist. "You have to engage them and they love to sit on your lap and purr."
Children with social issues, who are not able to establish a rapport with others or who give up too easily benefit by the company of cats. "We have to teach them how to approach a cat, build a relationship with it, how to pet it. We get more opportunity to work with the person's body language and social relationship. Once they learn this, we implement it in the social aspect," says Kavishwar.
Being less boisterous and smaller, cats are also welcome therapists in old age homes. "Senior citizens may not be able to play with a dog, or take it out for a walk. But a cat will sit next to them, and they can hold it close or pet it. This helps greatly to deal with loneliness," she adds.
There may be a dog people, cat people debate raging, but Dr Pinto isn't one to take sides. He gets along with the family dog, Bambi, and if things get too boisterous, he only has to retire to his 'office' in the closet. He has a shelf there, upholstered by clothes and his neighbour is Nikko, the black cat whom he loves to annoy.
Not to be outdone by mutts, cats are also affectionate, in their own way. Pinto is Nandu's alarm. "He jumps up on the bed and starts nibbling and licking my fingers alternatively until I get up," he says. Not the pleasantest of aubades, but it's better than a bitter medicine.
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