Your cat’s sense of smell deciphers important information and is a major form of communication.

By Ilene Springer

Are you surprised that your cat struggles to get away from you when you’ve just put on your favorite perfume? That may be because your cat’s amazing sense of smell is so many times more acute than a human’s — probably at least 14 times so, according to Larry Myers, DVM, PhD of Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine in Auburn, Alabama.

Smell is an extremely important sense to your cat and plays a much greater role in his life than it does in yours. Smell not only gives your cat essential information about his food, companions and enemies, but also serves as the main way of communicating with other…

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