Friday in "Sans-Rendez-vous", doctor Jimmy Mohamed responds to a listener who wonders if it is harmful to sleep with your pet.

According to several studies, this would alter the quality of sleep and could cause a drop in libido, recalls the doctor from Europe 1.

He hits the quilt with his nose and asks you with his pleading eyes to let him climb onto the bed.

It's tempting to say yes.

But according to several studies, sleeping with your pet would alter the quality of sleep and could cause a drop in libido, recalls doctor Jimmy Mohamed on Friday in "Without an appointment" on Europe 1. For children, on the other hand, sleep with it an animal can have certain advantages. 

"When you're an adult, sleeping with your pet is a bad idea. Not all studies agree with each other, but what emerges most often is that if you want to sleep with it a dog or with a cat, it is better for him to sleep at the foot of the bed rather than under the sheets Casually, dogs and cats have their own sleep patterns.

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At 5 o'clock in the morning, as soon as it is daylight, a cat wants to go hunting.

While at night, adults have little sleep trains.

Between each little train, there is a micro alarm clock.

This one is usually unnoticeable, but if you have a cat or dog next to it that makes noise, moves, snores, it will wake you up.

A study has shown that 63% of people who sleep at least four nights a week with their pets complain of trouble sleeping.

A problem for education

There is also the psychological impact.

The animal will no longer know where to be in the family pack and will believe itself in a dominant position.

In terms of education, this can therefore be a problem.

It has also been realized that it harms libido: a British study has shown that a third of English people who have pets complain of sexual problems.

If, however, you always want to sleep with your pet, you have to pay attention to their hygiene and make sure that the dog or cat is vaccinated and dewormed.

Another tip: get satin sheets, to get rid of hair more easily.

Benefits for children

For children, on the other hand, there may be advantages.

The animal can act as a transitional object, a bit like a blanket.

The ideal remains, however, that children learn to fall asleep on their own.

In the long term, cats and dogs can interfere with the sleep of children and adults alike. 

If we finally look at allergies, animals can be beneficial.

In a study of 2,500 babies, children who have slept near a dog or cat between 0 and 3 months have less asthma by the age of 6 because they have been in contact with their allergens and their bacteria.