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? asked in PetsCats · 1 decade ago

is there an equivilent condition 2 alzheimers 4 cats?

my gfz has an older, petite nutbasket cat named tippy, and she suspects that she has alzheimers.

Timothy

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  • BiPetual
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    Yes, sadly cats can become senile. The technical term for it is Feline Cognitive Disfunction.

    Here is a link to a great article by Amy Shojai:

    http://cats.about.com/od/geriatriccats/a/senilityi...

    Good luck to you.

    Source(s): Years of cat rescue and owning multiple cats
  • Laurie
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    If it is an old cat it may be somewhat senile. Alzheimer's is a disease of the brain. Senility or dementia happens naturally to some elderly people.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Yes. It happened to my cat. They can become senile and start forgetting where their food and litter is etc.

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