Older cats meow more because of senile dementia

Cats, as well as humans, susceptible of dementia, i.e. senile dementia. This fact explains the fact that everyone knows the owners of older cats and cats: they meow often loudly and often for no reason.

Cats older than 8 years often begin to experience what is known as cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CDS). The symptoms of this syndrome are similar to the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease - the most common cause of age-dementia. Hardest ACS manifests itself at night, and the cat begins to experience insomnia, causeless alarm, and go from room to room, meowing loudly. You can try to calm the animal and cover him warm blanket, as age is a natural thermoregulation in the cat's body is broken, and she begins to suffer from the cold, or excessive moisture.

via factroom.ru