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Cats appear to grieve death of fellow pets – even dogs, study finds (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml 59 points 3 months ago

I just had to split the cats in my divorce. Mine has been yowling in empty rooms and he's clearly showing signs of depression (not eating as much, sleeping more, etc). My ex's has apparently been searching the new house for days and gets sad when he can't find me or my cat. They definitely have a sense of loss and vary in how they cope with it

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 22 points 3 months ago

I don't know how bitter the divorce has been, but is there any way the cats could move from house to house together? Or would you risk losing them both entirely.

[-] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml 16 points 3 months ago

It's very amicable but we're also moving a fair distance away from each other. One of them also hates the carrier and screams like a dying banshee, pees all over himself, it's ugly