What is the span of a cat's memory?

Answer by  BrendaG (6111)

Cats have selective memories and only uses the memory for what it considers important. A cat will be able to remember a person the longer it is with them. The short term memory in cats has been proven to be approximately 10 minutes.

Answer by  mammakat (11147)

A cat's short term memory can span 16 hours. Long term, cats are capable of emotional mapping and manipulation, strategy for problem solving and hunting, can negotiate and remember mazes. A cat's brain function has been tested to be comparable to the level of a 2 year old child.

Answer by  Duncan (1124)

Cats, like other mid-order mammals, have a life-long spanning memory. While a cat may not be able to think or reason like a higher order mammal, it can remember lessons from its early life until death.

Answer by  Tracy15 (821)

Well all I can tell you is that I have had cats my whole life and their memory span is very short one second they can be chasing something then all the sudden lay down and sleep so I believe they have a very short memory span.