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All Orange Cats Share One Brain Cell

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Pictures of orange boys and girls, with and without the cell.

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[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

How can you tell if a cat has dementia?

[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Well, is the cat over 10 years old? There's a 25% chance that they have Kitty dementia.

That raises to 50% by the age of 15.

Actual symptoms are listed here.

https://www.petmd.com/cat/conditions/neurological/dementia-cats

[–] AceBonobo@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Symptoms of dementia in cats include:

Acting disoriented or lost

Vocalizing, often at night

Staring off into space while looking at a wall or corner

Forgetting to eat or drink unless food bowls are put in front of them

Going to the bathroom outside the litterbox

Changes in sleep cycle, being awake and active in the middle of the night

Unusual interactions with other pets or family members (becoming more needy, more reactive, or more aloof)

Forgetting that they have just been fed and asking to eat again

Poor grooming habits

Sleeping more than usual
[–] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Except for poor grooming habits and going to the bathroom outside the litterbox most of those are pretty much normal cat behaviour...

[–] RunawayFixer@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

For real, if that list should be believed, then all my past cats had early onset dementia.

[–] tpyo@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

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[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 weeks ago

Wondering the same thing. I just thought my cat was stupid. But maybe it’s a legit medical condition.