If one of your animal dies, can the other animals in the household sence it?

Answer 1

Hi Jessica...yes, cats can sense the loss. An animal's behaviour will change...appetite, crying, searching constantly, sleeping too much, etc. Just be sure to give your pet a lot more attention to help them adjust through this difficult time. Also carefully observe your pets appetite...if they do not eat for more than a few days you will need to seek immediate veterinary care.

Below I've listed a website that explains how cat's grieve for their missing housemate and how you can help them recover.

Answer 2

Absolutely. Not only do animals sense it, they respond. Some will avoid the areas. Animals that were particularly close to the deceased animal may stop eating and go into a grieving process. Some have gone so far as to die from the grieving process... Keep a close eye on pets that are making the adjustment. If they go off their feed for a day, be careful...if it continues for more than a couple of days, get in to see your vet.

Answer 3

I think so, yes. Although I am not sure if its that they sense less carbon dioxicide than normal, or the smell the animal's decompisition, or they are mentally linked, but the fact is, they KNOW. Its weird, and someowners have seen it. I have. Its a brief silence, than racing between you and to the animal. They even have known when an animal has been taken to be put down. Its amazing, so really hard to hide. Hope this answers your question.

Answer 4

Yes, without a doubt.
My oldest 2 dogs were inseperable. When one died, the other simply grieved himself to death. I would miss him, and find him laying on top of the other dog's grave. He died in a month's time. The dogs were 12 & 13.
My other 2 dogs knew the older ones were gone. They would not eat good for several weeks, and sought a lot of reassurance from me. They had to decide which one was going to be the new "alpha" dog.

Answer 5

Definitely yes. My two dogs are around each other all day, every day. You will never see one dog without the other. If one of them was to die, I'm sure I would notice the other dog being lethargic.
They react the same way with humans. For example, my oldest dog (female) has "mommy complex". I just had a new baby recently and this dog will lay next to that baby everywhere. If the baby's on the bed, she's on the floor next to the bed. If my wife and I are in a room, but the baby is in her crib (in a different room), my dog will search around the room for the baby.
It's strange, but dog are protective of their "family".
Just like humans, they grieve.

Answer 6

My BCmix went into a serious funk went our Dal had to be put down (13 and in very failing health). They had been together since the BC was 8 weeks old. He ended up with an auto-immune disorder that has cost us a fortune to get under control. We ended up getting another dog to keep him company...it seems to help a bit.

Answer 7

I would have to say yes. Animals like people form bonds and when they no longer see the other animal around they seem withdrawn, almost like they're in mourning.

Answer 8

I think they can pick up on vibes and they know when something is wrong, and they do pine. My burmese Jemima pined for days when her sister was staying at the vets after an operation went wrong, and they both know when I am feeling down, so yes I think they would know.

Answer 9

yes. definitely. Our big male cat(Sammi) used to always let my little female cat(Tammi) eat before him. He would sit back and watch her. We, unfortunately, had to have her put down. For the longest time after, Sammi would just sit there looking at the food, waiting. I would have to push him over to the food to get to eat. It took him a good couple of weeks to get over it.

Answer 10

Yes, sometimes the remaining animals will get very depressed also.