How to check whether your cat is a psychopath: Tormenting its prey, meowing loudly could be signs - Daily Mail

Psychologists studied the relationships between thousands of cats and their owners to develop a detailed questionnaire you can use to analyse your pet.

Psychologists studied the relationships between thousands of cats and their owners to develop a detailed questionnaire, the CAT-Tri+, which you can use to analyse your pet.

Lead researcher Rebecca Evans said: ‘We believe that like any other personality trait, psychopathy is on a continuum, where some cats will score more highly than others. 

Miss Evans, a psychologist at Liverpool University, said the questionnaire can be used by owners or vets to highlight undesirable behaviours and make improvements to the cats’ environments that suit their character

Lead researcher Rebecca Evans said: ‘We believe that like any other personality trait, psychopathy is on a continuum, where some cats will score more highly than others' (stock image)

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