Do Cats Miss Us When We Leave the House?

Do cats miss us when we leave the house? One of the most commonly searched cat questions on Google is "Do cats miss their owners?" When you go off to work, on vacation or even just to the movies for a few hours, is your cat sad? Lonely? Hating on you?? Well... yes and no. Watch and find out if you are simply a bad person...

Chapters:

00:00 Intro
00:55 Cats and Humans Through History
01:44 Comparing Cats to Dogs
03:38 Cats and Their Attachment to Humans
05:50 Will They Miss You?
06:15 Separation Anxiety
07:01 Routine, Ritual, Rhythm

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[danielareiner]

When I was 16 years old, I found my cat at about 2 days old (with his umbilical cord) inside of a mailbox bin, abandoned and crying. I took him home with me and saved him. The day he opened his eyes and was able to see me, he just starred at me for about 3 minutes straight, almost as if I was his world. 10 years later, I'm 26, and he and I are inseparable. We have a strong bond that I feel no one I know understands. I an his mother to him and he is my son. He has moved with me everywhere, he's been through multiple people with me, and he will continue to until he passes away.

[TwoAwesomePeopleTAP]

I have literally had times when one of our cats thought everyone had left the house and started crying/caterwauling because he couldn’t find anybody, so loudly it echoed through our little house. Then when I would call out enough for him to follow my voice upstairs, he would hurry up and jump on the bed meowing nonstop like “Do you know how SCARED I was?!”

[steviebyers]

My cat is always super cuddly and gives me a “meowing lecture” every time I come back from work 😂

[MagickPdle]

My cat was raised by raccoons. He didn't even know how to hiss until we went to the vet and he did it on instinct.
Then he scared himself by hissing, and hissed at him own hissing.
I was super surprised and told the vet "....He's never hissed before" and she laughed and said "yeah, I can tell".
It was so goofy.

[Chuckish]

5 years ago I had a major heart attack, a triple by pass with 4 stoppages and was in the hospital for 34 days. Since I come home, my cats have checked up on my various times a day and night and they sleep with me at night. I'm 70 years and Disabled, I'm also a Type 2 Diabetic, Insulin dependent for the last 27 years.

[ImallamaToo]

We have an almost 20 year old furbaby we adopted as a rescue when she was about 5 weeks old. She bonded immediately with our son (who was in 1st grade at the time). Fast forward many years - she absolutely missed him when he went to college. He was home on the weekends, and she was at the door waiting for him. She loves all of us, and will come looking for me if I leave a room for too long, but he is her "person". She even laid on his ankle when he broke it, like she was trying to heal and comfort him. She's really been a blessing these past 20 years, and is a true member of our family. ❤️

[_space.pony_]

They absolutely do. If I go upstairs and my cat loses track of me, she meows loudly and in a sad way! I’ll yell “I’m up here!” And she comes running ❤

[corathekat]

When my Mom was home w/ Hospice at the end of her life, her cat was glued to her 24/7. I put a litter box, food/water close by. She layed with her until she drew her last breath. So loyal. ❤

[pankhuriverma]

My female cat has a 'special meow' for when my husband goes out of the house...it's a meow she does only when she misses him or is looking for him, she is very attached to him.
She even goes to different rooms looking for him at every corner meowing her 'special meow'.

[HoshPak]

You will only ever understand the emotions of a cat missing their owner if you've been through that experience personally. I was living with my parents until I finished studying and found a job. I've been with our cat for 13 years at that point and moving out was the hardest thing I've ever done tho this point as I couldn't take her with me to the city because she's an outside cat. The first year was absolutely soul crushing. My parents told me my cat was restless, always going outside sitting in front of the door or on the wall just... Waiting... Looking into the distance. 3 years later, she recognizes the sound of my car and whenever I came to visit she would greet me as soon as I left it, making noise, rolling on the floor receiving belly rubs, purring like mad. When I sit in the garden she occasionally jumps onto my lap to sleep and groom herself.

You simply don't get it unless you are a pet owner yourself.

[AngelDRose]

I can tell you with 100% certainty that cats miss you. When my husband had to go away for a week for a funeral, my cat would sit and stare out the window, waiting, all day. When someone came to the door he’d run to see who it was, when it wasn’t his daddy he’d go straight back to the window. He did this the whole week my husband was gone.

[lourdessimon]

You might think I'm nuts, or not, but I feel like if I sit with him and explain where I'm going and how long it might take to be away, he seems much more relaxed and happy to see me when I get back. He seems to understand and accept my comings and goings that way <3

[Jenymo]

When my mom passed away I kept her cat and all he did was wonder around the house meowing looking for her. He went from her being around 24/7 365 for 3 years to nothing. Although I was in the house a large portion of the time, he still wasn't satisfied. It's been a year now and he has gotten much better but I know he still misses her.

[mandyylolo]

I was in the hospital for almost 2 months 2 years ago, while I was gone my parents said my cat would walk around crying…when I came home she wouldn’t leave my side, when I took a shower, she would wait at the door.., it was almost like she was making sure I was not going to leave again and checking if i was ok. It was very sweet

[robertkubin]

My cat greets me at the door 90% of the time with her belly up in the air. I understand this is her way of saying hello I’m glad to see you. 😊

[huntercoleherr]

I once read a statement that really stuck with me. Paraphrasing:

Don't trust someone who hates cats. Cats are animals that enforce boundaries, and anyone uncomfortable with that is probably someone you don't want to be associated closely with.

[BrigadaRealBriggy]

Definitely, at least mine does.
I can tell by his behaviour. He sees and hears me, when I put on my shoes and immediately starts to be all cuddly and starts talking to me. He is making it so hard for me to go. What a love bug.
One time, he put his favourite mouse toy into one of my shoes and I think, this is such a cute gesture and a definite sign of him not wanting me to leave.
He also meows a lot when I'm out the door. But after a few minutes, he calms down and just goes to sleep.
Sometimes, I find him under my blanket when I get home. Such a cutie. But to be fair, I also miss him and I'm happy to see him, when I'm back home.

[CousinCreepy]

Whenever my cat comes in if it's raining she calls out to me with a loud and very distinct meow and I have to call out "here I am Pepper" and she responds with a tone that definitely sounds like a question -"Where?" until she can see me. She's just as concerned for me being caught in the rain as I am for her. Wonderful little beings!

[haingis]

without even watching the video I'd say yes. the heart wrenching meow they let out when they see you for the first time in a long time is different.

[Annaleyza-rpof]

When I was a kid my parents adopted a shelter cat. She wasn't really affectionate, cuddly or child friendly at all for a long time. We gave her the space she needed and accepted her boundaries. Then we went on a family vacation. When we arrived back home she waited for us at the door and greeted us with a lot of purring and cuddling and I could tell that she accepted us as her family and was glad we were back home. She remained to be not the cuddliest cat but this was a moment I will cherish forever. ❤️