This is Part One in a series of articles that will explain why cats do the things they do. Fortunately, we'll never know or even come close to knowing everything. The feline mystique is what often attracts us to our cats and makes them so fun and interesting to live with. This issue's article will cover the cat's sense of smell. Scent plays a vital role in cat behavior and their sense of territory.
Cats have an incredible sense of smell.
Kittens are born deaf and blind but their sense of smell is already sharp and working. Within one day after birth, they can distinguish between their own home and another. They also lay claim to their own nipple and suckle from it exclusively. They know which one belongs to them by its unique smell. Kittens are extremely impressionable.