A cat will start to forget after being away from its owner for a month.

Under normal circumstances, a cat's memory is very short. When it is separated from its owner and arrives in a new living environment, it only takes a month to slowly begin to forget the owner.

If you spend a long time with your cat, it may take several years for it to forget you.

Cats’ memory is divided into short-term memory and long-term memory

Research shows that cats’ short-term memory for food tests can last up to 16 hours, while long-term memory is even longer. It’s difficult to be sure, but many experimental studies abroad have proven that cats have long-term memory of at least 10 years. Although a cat's long-term memory can last up to 10 years, it does not mean that it can remember you for ten years, because cats only remember "useful" things. The span of a cat's memory depends on whether the object is in short-term or long-term memory, associative memory or real-life memory. In addition to constantly consolidating short-term memory and deepening impressions, if you form an associative memory about the cat, you may also become his long-term memory object. For example, if a cat associates you with food, shelter, and love, you are its unforgettable presence.