Welcome to We’re All Ears, the podcast for nurturing calm, happy lives for your pets. I’m your host, Janet Marlow, sound behaviorist and founder of Pet Acoustics. Today we’re diving into a surprising question: Do cats get separation anxiety?

The answer is yes — and the science is fascinating. For a long time, separation anxiety was thought to be primarily a canine issue. But recent studies have shown that cats, too, form deep attachment bonds with their humans.