2022-04-26

很多人都觉得和宠物睡在一起不卫生，但是对于爱宠人士而言，这根本不是问题。跟宠物同床而眠对身心健康到底是利大于弊，还是弊大于利？来听听科学家怎么说。

In the quest for better sleep, people often ask if they should share their bed with a pet. Before we get to that, let's take a moment to ponder the flip1 side: Is sleeping with you good for your pet?

很多人都有这个疑问：和宠物同床睡觉是否有助于睡眠？在回答这个问题之前，我们先来看看问题的另一面：宠物和你睡在一起，是否有利于宠物的健康？

"In general, it is a very good thing for animals to sleep with their people." said Dr. Dana Varble, the chief veterinary officer for the North American Veterinary Community.

北美兽医社区的首席兽医官戴娜·瓦布尔医生说：“总体来说，宠物和人一起睡觉对宠物来说是很好的。”

Pets who share their human's bed tend to have a "higher trust level and a tighter bond with the humans that are in their lives. It's a big display of trust on their part," Varble said.

瓦布尔说，和人同床而眠的宠物通常“对主人更信任更亲密。这是宠物非常信任人类的表现。”

"Dogs and cats who are more closely bonded2 with their humans get additional health benefits, including increases in beneficial neurotransmitters such as oxytocin and dopamine, the feel-good hormone