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Can Cats Get Dementia?

It starts as a slight, subtle shift. Maybe your senior cat, the one who has always greeted you at the door, now seems confused when you walk in. Or perhaps they’ve started meowing loudly in the middle ...
Many cat owners don't realize that just like humans, cats can suffer from dementia. A recent paper has even found many similarities between feline and human dementia, finding that cognitive impairment ...
Decades of research have failed to produce a cure or truly effective drug for dementia - Copyright AFP Loic VENANCE Decades of research have failed to produce a cure ...
Dear Cathy: I read with interest your response to Kathy from New Smyrna Beach, Florida, who reported that her family’s 17-year-old indoor cat was keeping them awake with his nighttime howling. They ...
Can cats suffer from dementia? The answer is yes–and more often than many think. A study even shows surprising parallels between cognitive decline in humans and cats (PETBOOK reported). Some symptoms ...
A heartwarming video of how one man soothes his 18-year-old cat Luna as she experienced dementia-related distress has melted hearts online. In a TikTok video with over 1.3 million views, Julie ...
An old ginger cat with dementia called Fred is breaking hearts online after turning up at the house he used to live at. Marcella, from British Columbia, Canada was confused when she opened her front ...
We usually associate dementia with humans, but cats can develop feline dementia, or cognitive dysfunction, as they get older, too. The symptoms of dementia in cats, like confusion and sleep problems, ...