Many cat owners don’t realise 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 ...
How Dementia Shows up in Cats Those who’ve lived with an older cat might have seen some of the signs without realizing they were linked to dementia. Increased meowing, often at night, is one of the ...
Cats can naturally develop dementia with brain changes strikingly similar to Alzheimer’s disease in humans, including toxic amyloid-beta buildup and loss of synapses. A new study shows these ...
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, ...
Cats with dementia have brain changes similar to those of people with Alzheimer's disease, offering a valuable model for studying the condition in humans, a study says. Scientists discovered a ...
As cats age, they may yowl more than usual at night, have trouble sleeping or sleep too much, and act generally confused or disoriented. Now a new study shows that, just like in humans with ...
Emily Blackwell receives funding from Cats Protection, Zoetis, Defra and Waltham Petcare Science Institute. Sara Lawrence-Mills receives funding from Zoetis. Many cat owners don’t realise that just ...