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Our niece took this shot. She just got the cat lamp for her birthday (Original Post) Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2022 OP
nice shot!! samnsara Jul 2022 #1
That was adorable. Thank you for sharing. niyad Jul 2022 #2
I want one! Sanity Claws Jul 2022 #3
... Or maybe where the other cat gor those cool sunglasses. soldierant Jul 2022 #16
Love it!! Walleye Jul 2022 #4
Great shot Demovictory9 Jul 2022 #5
😎 blm Jul 2022 #6
Cats. I love em 🐾 Deuxcents Jul 2022 #7
What's the cat thinking here? Irish_Dem Jul 2022 #8
??? I don't think much. We now have a stray cat who Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2022 #9
Cat intellectual/personality functioning is way above my pay grade. Irish_Dem Jul 2022 #10
Me neither. All I know is that they don't have the smell sense, like Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2022 #11
That is interesting. All I know is that cats are always knocking things off of shelves. Irish_Dem Jul 2022 #12
Not to the extent of dogs, thoug, But far more than we do. soldierant Jul 2022 #17
And they definitely have a sense of smell when it comes to food TexasBushwhacker Jul 2022 #18
I know when you Rebl2 Jul 2022 #13
Dogs the same way, very nosy about anything brought into the house. Irish_Dem Jul 2022 #14
Cats have a very well developed sense of smell. When they rub on us they are spreading Ziggysmom Jul 2022 #15

Irish_Dem

(46,767 posts)
8. What's the cat thinking here?
Thu Jul 21, 2022, 08:35 PM
Jul 2022

I have never had a cat, I am a dog person.
But cats are such characters, I am intrigued by them.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
9. ??? I don't think much. We now have a stray cat who
Thu Jul 21, 2022, 08:39 PM
Jul 2022

joined our dog. I would love it if someone explained cat intelligence to me

Irish_Dem

(46,767 posts)
10. Cat intellectual/personality functioning is way above my pay grade.
Thu Jul 21, 2022, 08:43 PM
Jul 2022

I keep watching cat videos and I still have no idea what makes them tick.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
11. Me neither. All I know is that they don't have the smell sense, like
Thu Jul 21, 2022, 09:02 PM
Jul 2022

Dogs do. Not that there's anything wrong with that

Irish_Dem

(46,767 posts)
12. That is interesting. All I know is that cats are always knocking things off of shelves.
Thu Jul 21, 2022, 09:19 PM
Jul 2022

And getting into the most unusual spaces.

Interesting they have no sense of smell. Dogs get so much information from scent.
But cats must get information in another way.

soldierant

(6,836 posts)
17. Not to the extent of dogs, thoug, But far more than we do.
Thu Jul 21, 2022, 11:23 PM
Jul 2022

Including an additional smelll organ in thre roof of their mouth, called the Jaconson's organ (The odd movements they make when they open their mouths to use it are called "flehmeing.&quot

TexasBushwhacker

(20,159 posts)
18. And they definitely have a sense of smell when it comes to food
Sat Jul 23, 2022, 03:56 PM
Jul 2022

How many cat owners have cat food that their cat simply would not eat?

Rebl2

(13,481 posts)
13. I know when you
Thu Jul 21, 2022, 09:26 PM
Jul 2022

bring something new in the house, they MUST investigate whatever it is. Even the groceries just in case you bought them something good to eat.😺

Irish_Dem

(46,767 posts)
14. Dogs the same way, very nosy about anything brought into the house.
Thu Jul 21, 2022, 09:34 PM
Jul 2022

Of course, groceries are of great interest, always.

Ziggysmom

(3,406 posts)
15. Cats have a very well developed sense of smell. When they rub on us they are spreading
Thu Jul 21, 2022, 11:20 PM
Jul 2022

their scent on us. My fur babies hate the smell of citrus. I bought a natural formula orange oil cleaner a while back, and they would run if they saw the bottle. We got rid if it in a hurry.
Love your photo 😊. Very cute cat!

https://www.catster.com/lifestyle/cat-facts-cats-noses-sense-of-smell-pictures-photos

Cats have 200 million scent receptors in their nasal cavity. Most breeds of dogs don’t have even close to that number. Your cat’s sense of smell guides her to prey, tells her if food is edible or toxic, tells her where you’ve been, and even helps her find her home if she gets lost.

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