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Does My Cat Have Separation Anxiety Quiz

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Understand whether your cat’s behavior may relate to your departures in about 10 minutes. This free 15 item check flags patterns and possible health or environment concerns to discuss with your vet.
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July 22, 2026
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How the Scales are Structured

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6/15
Behavior During Absence (BDA)
Assesses observable behaviors that may occur while your cat is alone, such as vocalizing, elimination, escape attempts, appetite changes, pacing, or overgrooming.
No indicators
Limited observation
Action warranted
0: No indicators | 12: Limited observation | 315: Action warranted
A score of 6 falls in the Action warranted range, suggesting repeated or notable behaviors during absence that may be worth documenting and reviewing with a professional if persistent.
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3/15
Health and Environmental Signals (HaES)
Assesses health or environmental signals that could mimic or worsen separation-linked behavior in a cat.
No signal
Limited signal
Prompt attention
0: No signal | 12: Limited signal | 315: Prompt attention
A score of 3 falls in the Prompt attention range, suggesting multiple or notable health/environmental signals may be present and should be considered alongside behavior patterns.
example score
10/15
Separation-Linked Pattern (SLP)
Measures how consistently your cat’s behavior appears linked to your leaving cues, time alone, or your return.
No pattern
Limited pattern
Clearer pattern to investigate
0: No pattern | 12: Limited pattern | 315: Clearer pattern to investigate
A score of 10 falls in the “Clearer pattern to investigate” range, suggesting multiple responses indicated your cat’s behavior may be tied to departures, absence, or reunions.
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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

New Clingy-Behavior Worriers
41%OF USERS
Cat owners who recently noticed extra vocalizing, following, or messes after they leave and want to see if it fits a separation-linked pattern.
Returning-to-Work Guardians
34%OF USERS
People whose schedule changed (new job hours, travel, moving) and are checking whether the transition is stressing their cat when alone.
Adoption and Adjustment Checkers
25%OF USERS
Owners of newly adopted or recently rehomed cats who want a quick way to gauge how their pet is coping with being left by itself.
BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.
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Behavior During Absence (BDA)
Behavior During Absence (BDA)
Average
7.2
Normal range
4.79.8
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15
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Health and Environmental Signals (HaES)
Health and Environmental Signals (HaES)
Average
5.1
Normal range
2.57.7
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15
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Separation-Linked Pattern (SP)
Separation-Linked Pattern (SP)
Average
6.3
Normal range
3.88.7
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15
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

    • No; these behaviors have not appeared while someone is home.
    • One of these behaviors appears occasionally and resolves quickly.
    • One or more behaviors occur frequently even when company is available.
    • The behavior is intense while someone is home and includes panic-like movement, panting, drooling, or inability to settle.
    • They continue to use their accessible, clean litter box as usual.
    • There has been one isolated accident following an absence.
    • Accidents have happened more than once during or shortly after absences.
    • They repeatedly urinate or defecate on doors, bedding, or other specific areas during absences despite having suitable boxes.
    • They eat their usual amount on their normal schedule.
    • They sometimes delay eating until someone returns but then eat normally.
    • They regularly skip most food offered during a typical absence.
    • They have gone about 24 hours without eating, become weak, or shown another marked physical change.
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
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Does My Cat Have Separation Anxiety Quiz - Symptoms and Signs

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Could your cat’s behavior be connected to your departures? This free, no-sign-up self-check helps you examine separation-linked patterns, behavior while your cat is alone, and health or environmental signs that deserve attention. It cannot diagnose separation anxiety, and its scores are not clinical cutoffs. Similar behavior can result from pain, illness, litter-box problems, outside animals, or routine changes. Contact a veterinarian about persistent changes; seek urgent veterinary help for breathing trouble, collapse, injury, or inability to urinate.

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