"Doris Night" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 2 May 2014 15:42:56 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
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>>> On 5/2/2014 5:03 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "Chemo" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On Thursday, May 1, 2014 11:04:58 PM UTC-7, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>> Long story short, daughter is doing a science project and needs both
>>>>>> blood
>>>>>>
>>>>>> pressure and pulse readings of people prior to and after petting a
>>>>>> cat. You
>>>>>>
>>>>>> would need to pet the cat for about 5 minutes. Doesn't have to be
>>>>>> exact.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you have a BP cuff and can send me the results, she would
>>>>>> appreciate it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The logistics of finding people who are willing to do this before she
>>>>>> needs
>>>>>>
>>>>>> to turn it in (Wed.) are proving to be a lot more difficult than
>>>>>>
>>>>>> anticipated. Thanks to anyone who can help her! If you don't want to
>>>>>> put
>>>>>>
>>>>>> your results here, you can email me.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> juliebove at frontier dot com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks again!
>>>>>
>>>>> What kind of cat? A wild cat, a mountain lion, a plain old angry house
>>>>> cat? We need more facts, ma'am.
>>>>
>>>> House.
>>>
>>> I can pet my dog. No cats right now.
>>
>>Yeah. We know lots of people with dogs. Not so many with cats.
>
> I would think the experiment would work better with dogs than with
> cats.

Perhaps but... The parameters of the experiment was that it had to involve
something that she liked. And she likes cats.