Unhygienic

On average, cats go to the litter box at least 5 times a day. Every time they bury their excrement, they use their claws to dig it out, so their claws will be stained with cat litter or even urine and feces. If the cat goes to bed and crawls into the quilt, it means that all the cat litter and dirt left on its paws have entered the quilt. Even people who are not mysophobic may not be able to tolerate this.

Causes allergies and asthma

In fact, about 30% of people are allergic to cats and dogs, and cats cause twice as many allergic symptoms as dogs. Think about it if a highly allergic person sleeps next to the owner, it will be very harmful to health in the long run.

Parasite and Fungal Infections

If the owner sleeps with the cat, it is possible that the owner is sharing the bed with the parasites on the cat. Even if the cat at home is regularly dewormed internally and externally, the owner has no way of knowing when the cat is infected again. Roundworms and duodenales in cats’ intestines can also make people sick, and these parasites are transmitted through feces. No one can guarantee that a cat’s anus is always clean.

　Bacterial infection

Cats are everywhere. Maybe they help their owners clean the dead spots in their homes every day, not to mention free-range cats. Every time they go out for activities, they may be exposed to an environment containing a lot of bacteria. For children and the elderly, because their own immunity and resistance are relatively low, they are more susceptible to bacterial infection if they sleep with a cat.

Protozoal disease infection

The most commonly heard toxoplasmosis, as well as cryptosporidiosis and piroplasmosis, can all be transmitted to humans through cats. Toxoplasmosis is most harmful to pregnant women and can cause fetal malformation or miscarriage. Here’s some popular science: cats only shed Toxoplasma gondii once in their lives, but you can’t be sure when it is, as long as you don’t come into direct contact with the cat’s feces. However, if the owner sleeps with the cat in his arms, it increases the chance of infection. After all, many cats cannot lick their anus cleanly.

Affects sleep

As a night owl, cats will not sleep through the night, especially when they are young. If the owner allows the cat to sleep with the owner, then it is very likely that the cat will step on the owner's face at three o'clock in the morning because it wants to eat and drink water or wants to play in the living room. Or, the cat wakes up at five in the morning and starts to get up and play by himself. Over time, it will cause the owner to have sleep disorders, which is extremely detrimental to health.