Cats form attachments to their owners that are similar to those that dogs and babies form with their caregivers.
"We took [attachment styles] from other previous studies and just thought, 'Do cats actually fit these different styles or not?'" lead study author Kristyn Vitale, a postdoctoral fellow at Oregon State University, said.
to its owner's return was assessed to determine the type of attachment style the pet had to its owner.Secure attachments indicate that the subject trusts that its caregiver will look after its needs, and it feels comfortable exploring its surroundings. A cat displays insecure attachment behavior by sitting in researcher Kristyn Vitale's lap in the Human-Animal Interaction Lab at Oregon State University.The researchers found that approximately 64 percent of the cats were securely attached to their owners, similar to what's seen in dogs and babies.
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