Kater always returns to his old place of residence - because he thinks he lives here

Created: 09/27/2022, 12:31 p.m

By: Sandra Barbara Furtner

A woman wonders why a strange, red tomcat wants to come into her house.

Until she finds out he has an illness

When a crying and apparently completely off track tomcat stands in front of her front door, the sight softens Marcella's heart.

She really wants to help him, but she cannot easily let him into her house because she has a dog and is worried that her four-legged friend could scare him away.

So she feeds him on the porch and does some research.

Kater always returns to his old place of residence - because he thinks he lives here

Fred the cat suffers from dementia and thinks he lives here.

© TikTok (dingleberry_pie)

The woman scours local "missing ads" on the web.

However, can't find anything.

However, she says that she saw the cat in the neighborhood a while ago, but is not entirely sure.

After a while she notices people on the street who are apparently looking for something.

She quickly goes out and speaks to them: "I asked them if they were looking for a red cat by any chance.

If so, he's right here on the porch," she tells

.

And indeed it is the overjoyed owners.

"They were so relieved.

When they picked him up, they explained to me that his name is Fred, he has dementia, takes medication that confuses him, and used to live at my house.”

Kater keeps coming back to his old place of residence - because he has dementia

Not only humans, cats and dogs can also develop dementia.

The symptoms are said to be very similar to those of us humans.

There are studies that suggest that even every second cat older than 15 years could be affected.

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• Loud mewing at unusual times

• Uncleanliness (often also due to pain)

• Confusion and disorientation

  
  
  

  Wandering aimlessly

• Decreased memory and learning ability

• Disruption of the wake-sleep rhythm

• No reference to day and night rhythm

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Moved by this emotional situation, Marcella shares the short clip on her TikTok account dingleberry_pie.

If Fred shows up at her door again, she now knows who he belongs to and can take him home.

The users on the net are also touched and comment:

• "I didn't know cats could get dementia."

• "Oh no.

  He just wants to know why he can't come in, he still thinks he lives there.

  My day is ruined.”

• "You can almost hear the confusion and fear in his voice!

  Thank you for hosting him until his humans picked him up.”

• "It hurts my heart."