Hi, I’m Tara-Parker Pope, Well+Being editor for The Washington Post. I’m here every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern time with science-based information to help you live well every day. This week we talked about your pets! You can read a transcript of the chat below. Questions may be edited for accuracy and clarity.

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