What Do Cats Remember?

What do cats remember? Do cats have a good memory? Do cats remember their whole lives as we do? Do they remember their kittenhood, or the first time they met you? Are they truly Zen masters who live purely in the moment? Find out!

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:33 Cats & Memory
06:30 Short & Long Term Memory
07:50 Memory & Relationships

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[tinagdowski]

I swear my cat remembers being deathly ill with pancreatitis several years ago. He was on deaths door but my vet and my family fought hard to make him well again. There were a bunch of nights I spent on the couch with him and many days that I was hand feeding him and giving him meds and fluids. He got better but now if he has to vomit, even just a hair ball, he comes to me and makes this heart wrenching cry of panic. We both get so upset recalling that experience all over again.

[Macrochenia]

My cat has an excellent memory of what time she gets fed.

She has no memory whatsoever of if she's already been fed.

[MsWinterlife]

When I was in high school I taught my kitty to roll over with the help of treats. She would only do it for me and just ignored everyone else who tried to get her to perform, treats or not. Then I went overseas for studies and didn’t come home until I graduated from university, and after all those years my kitty still remembered this trick. She came up to me, rubbed herself on my legs, and rolled over right in front of me as if to say: remember how we used to play together? It’s now been a long time since she passed away, and I miss her very much.

[chuzzthefuzz]

My cat didn’t see me for three years but instantly recognised me by my voice when I returned - the most moving moment of my life.

[iceloop]

My mom visited from overseas in 2009. Then she came again two years later. The moment she stepped in, my kitty ran towards her and meowed with joy. She remembered my mom.

[dnttnnttnd]

My brother and my cat used to have a strong bond. My cat was super scared as soon as strangers came into the house. As soon as the doorbell rings she was hiding under the bed until they were gone. My brother moved and came to visit like 10 years later. So she has never seen or heard him since then. She didn’t went away hiding but stood in the doorway, stared at him for a minute and jumped straight onto his lap and started purring. That’s all I need to know about cat & memories.

[jwlgoesfishing]

Almost 10 years ago now, I was working in a storage warehouse (at age 18) as I spotted a little, skinny, dirty calico cat. She was wide, meaning she was pregnant. The hair on her back stood up in spikes because she was so skinny, her spine was pushing her fur up. She was covered in what looked like a layer of soot, and she was desperately trying to find a hiding spot.

I spent 4 hours trying to capture her. She was clever and fast, but clearly social. She didn't wish to be touched, or approached, but if I sat still long enough, she would come to me and headbutt me. As long as I didn't move or speak, she would be all up on me. But turning my head even the slightest made her shoot away into the rafters. I called her Suzi and kept singing this name to her. I fed her a whole tin of party sausages in order to lure her (it was all we had) and finally trapped her in a plastic crate. I called my mother who said "if you can get her home, she is yours to keep".

The best choice here was the animal ambulance, because she needed to be checked for a chip and treated for a horrible earmite infection. Oh, and yeah, have the baby! So they picked her up. The lady said, "she's never going to love you. She's wild and mean and she will always keep running away." I called that night, she had had one baby, and she wasn't microchipped, meaning I could keep her. My parents picked her up a month later as she had regained some strength (baby included).

She was wild the entire car ride. My folks were worried she wouldn't like any of us. But at home, we put her into a small side room, and opened the cage. She shot out and tried to hide, but when I said her name, she froze and her whole demeanor changed. She spotted me and immediately climbed onto my lap and laid her head against my chest.

It took her a while to warm up to my parents, but she knew me. I *know* she remembered me from a month prior. Whether it was my scent or the sound of my voice, there is no other way she would have cuddled me if she didn't somehow remember me feeding and squinting at her.

She's currently on my lap, the baby stayed with my parents and is now a burly 8 year old lad who's dating the other cat we have, Suzi is content and loves me still. Every night she sleeps in my arms and every morning we have breakfast together. She's my little soulmate.

[followyourbrush]

I have a cat that was always sitting with or on my husband. He had a stroke and was in hospice here at home. The cat never left him, always on the bed with him. After he passed away the cat would not get off the bed, until it was removed from the house. Our cats grieved and cried and went from door to door, for days. About six months later I took one of my husband’s shirts to create a memory bear for my grandson. My husband’s cat, laid on the shirt and wouldn’t move for about an hour. I just gave him time. They absolutely remember!

[debbiethomas]

Cats have excellent memories. Many years ago I used to look after my neighbour's two cats when they went on holiday, then she moved out and I didn't see her again. Meanwhile I had also moved. Walking home along my street after work one evening, about five or six years later, there was a black cat sitting on a wall. I spoke to it as I approached - I think it's rude not to - and as I passed the cat put out her paw and grabbed my arm, stopping me. When I looked I recognised the white marking over one eye. It was one of one my ex neighbour's cats. I had no idea she had moved into the same street and was amazed the cat remembered me (or my voice) after such a long time.

[shanynlee]

when I rescued my kitty Vinny, he was a stray that would wonder around the block. when I first started feeding him, we barely knew each other. but it was funny one time I went to a CVS and saw him at the dumpster with some other cats and he recognized me, it was Soo cool! Now he is a full-time house cat and the biggest love bug. 😻😻😻😻

[pear]

A cute story: my mom is a voice (singing) teacher who has her students come to their lessons in her home. A cat I grew up with (RIP Muschi as of a few years ago) absolutely LOVED one of my mom’s adult male students. She’d come running from wherever she was sleeping in the house to greet him as soon as he came in the door and his speaking voice filtered through the space. Well, anytime he’d leave a voicemail on the landline and my mom would play it back out loud, Muschi would perk up. We referred to this student as “Muschi’s boyfriend.” 😂 She’d remember his voice even if months had lapsed in his lessons where he wasn’t around.

[ravenpoe]

I know my cat assumes i have short term memory on where his food is stored because he feels he has to show me everyday where it is and he must lead me the short walk to kitchen stopping and making sure i didn’t lose him

[sierrahunt]

As someone suffering from schizophrenia who has two cats I'd still love to see a video on cats as emotional support animals. They've truly changed my life for the better by keeping me on a schedule and a budget, providing me with love and companionship (I don't live with any other humans), and even helping me recognize when things that I'm seeing or hearing aren't real. I'm sure people with other mental illnesses have benefited greatly from their feline ESAs as well and I just think it could be a really great, heartwarming, and educational video for you to put out there! Thanks Jackson! -Sierra

[kieferngruen]

When our cat was still very young, we had to leave her with my grandparents who live about 5 min away for 3 weeks, because we went on a holiday. It was a one time thing and the cat never went back afterwards.
18 years later our cat was becoming a bit senile and suddenly she showed up in front of my grandparent's house. They let her in and she immediately ran upstairs. She went straight into the kitchen and sat down in front of the fridge and waited for my grandad to take out some food for her, as if she had never been gone.

[donnelson]

One of our cats was particularly close to our daughter, who left to live in another country 2 years ago. She took over our daughters room, and still gets excited if she hears her voice on a video call. I believe she still misses her & has not forgotten her.

[Tavthemouse]

I remember when my Gremlin died, my other cat Aslan was so upset. A year later the person I lived with adopted a cat that looked almost exactly like Gremlin, and Aslan looked like he had seen a ghost the first time he saw her. Aslan knew Gremlin his whole life until he died. I firmly believe not only did he remember Gremlin, but for a minute I think he actually hoped it was him.

[EddVCR]

When I was growing up in Japan, we had this intensely intelligent and compassionate former stray cat named ChaCha. He loved being held and he’d suck on our ears while purring.

When my family and I immigrated to USA, my grandparents, aunt, and uncle took ChaCha in as their new family member.

We visited them over 5 years later, and ChaCha immediately came to us, leapt up to be held over the shoulder like he’d always done, and sucked on our ears, purring like a very loud engine. He did that to all of us and my relatives were surprised to see that behavior. Although they were taking great care of ChaCha and spoiling him rotten, they’d never seen him do that to anybody. During the day, he would follow us wherever we went, and at night, he’d come to sleep with us. It was a very special time we spent together; he must’ve remembered us.

[brandih]

Aww the end almost made me cry. My nineteen year old cat sleeps in my arms every night. Like a baby. Its the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen. I’m so lucky to have him.

[sararobison]

“Where science leaves off the heart picks up”. Oh my gosh Jackson you made me tear up. That is beautiful.

[lillianmoffatt]

Returning home for winter break after my first semester at college, i had no idea how my cat would react. I’d known her for 13 years, but had never been gone for so long. She was sleeping under the couch, and I came in, and said “hi baby!”. She IMMEDIATELY started meowing loudly and came out to greet me. It was so special, like she was saying “oh my god, person, i had no idea when I’d see you again!” I graduated in May, and she just passed away last week. I’ll always cherish each moment that I came home to her.