Cats also dot their eyes when they get old

Neurological disorders related to old age, including Alzheimer's disease, are more common in cats than previously thought.

According to a new study in the UK, more than half of cats over the age of 15 show signs of senility. The results support the notion that most mammals experience symptoms associated with old age that humans often suffer.

In cats, the main difference is only a 15-year-old cat, which is equivalent to an 85-year-old, head of research Danielle Gunn-Moore, at the Small Animal Hospital of Edinburgh University, England, said.

(Artwork: Dkimages) Behavior related to senility in cats including disorientation, changing social relationships and changing sleeping habits, Other symptoms include pronunciation not standard, forget the commands, go to the bathroom in the wrong place, be lazy, sluggish, fed up, forgetful, such as forgetting that you have been fed.

Of the 154 children tested, 28% of cats aged 11 to 14 had at least one behavioral disorder related to old age. In children over 15 years old, the rate is up to 50%.

Brain scans show that in cat brain cells, there are arrays of Alzheimer's-like proteins that affect the transmission of information in the brain. "We have known for a long time that cats also have dementia, but this study has shown that the cat's nervous system is affected in the same way as people with Alzheimer's," Gunn-Moore said.

Researchers believe that a well-balanced diet, companionship and intellectual stimuli will help reduce dementia in humans and cats."If you have fun with your pet cat, it will be good for both."

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