I got a cat a year ago at the recommendation of my Pdoc. He is a great distraction, and is actually training me!

Example?

He is a Maine Coon, long haired gorgeous black and white. So that means cat hair all over the place! As I looked up ways to deal with the hair, a lot of the sites said for me to groom him. It did not take long for me to get tired of the cat hair on my tongue , so I got a brush. Dude did not like that much. so finally, yesterday, he laid on my lap and let me brush him. Coincidental that I started my meds a week and a half ago?