In the process of raising cats, have you ever noticed that cats have some confusing behaviors, such as smelling the owner’s feet, or liking to sleep in your bed, and other behaviors that confuse the owners?
A man in Xiamen, Fujian Province, has an orange Garfield cat. The cat has been home for less than a month. The man is barking at the cat in a strange way. He holds it in his hand for fear of dropping it and holds it in his mouth for fear of it melting.
Two days ago, I found a small red pimple on my face, and it was extremely itchy. The most worrying thing is that these small pimples are growing on my face, and I dare not scratch them for fear of leaving scars.
For the past few days, the excrement collector was tortured by the excruciating itch, which made him unable to eat anything. He couldn't sleep at night. He had no choice but to see a doctor.
After arriving at the hospital, after a thorough examination, the doctor shocked me because the thing on my face was called "tinea pedis", which is what we commonly call athlete's foot.
Hearing this result, the poop shoveler was embarrassed and helpless. She really couldn't figure out why athlete's foot appeared on her face, until she thought of her own Garfield cat.
It turns out that her Garfield cat has always had a bad habit after arriving home. It likes to smell its owner's feet and enjoys it endlessly. Since the cat scavenger loves the cat very much, he doesn't stop it.
It’s actually normal for cats to love sniffing their owner’s feet. This is a “confused behavior” that most cats have. But the problem is that this scavenger usually behaves affectionately with Garfield, such as picking up Garfield and rubbing his own face with Garfield’s face.
So, after Garfield sniffed its owner's feet, Garfield carried the athlete's foot fungus on its face. When the owner was intimate with the cat, the athlete's foot fungus was transmitted to the owner's face, and finally the owner's face got "athlete's foot."
Garfield: "I don't produce athlete's foot, I'm just a carrier of athlete's foot."
Why do cats like to smell their owners’ feet?
After seeing this, I believe everyone is wondering, why do cats like to smell their owners’ feet?
In daily life, when some cats smell their owner’s feet, their mouths will open slightly with an expression of disbelief on their faces. Cats usually interpret this behavior as the cat being stupefied.
But it’s not. Cats are very vigilant creatures. They are born with a clear distinction between love and hate. Once they encounter a smell they don’t like, they will run away directly. Therefore, after the cat smells the owner's feet, it opens its mouth slightly and freezes in place. It is actually savoring the smell of the owner's feet.
Cat: "What kind of magical smell is this? It's so over the top."
This is related to the cat's olfactory organ. The cat's olfactory nerve is very powerful, and there is a special odor sensing organ below the cat's nasal cavity: the "vomeronasal organ". This organ has at least 30 odor analysis tissues.
When a cat opens its mouth slightly after smelling its owner's feet, it is not surprised, but mobilizing its vomeronasal organ to fully analyze the smell of its owner's feet.
The smell of human feet is too rich and layered, so in the eyes of cats, smelling their owners’ feet is as interesting as searching for treasures. This is why cats generally love to smell their owners’ feet.
Vomeronasal Organ
However, in daily life, if your cat sniffs your feet, I hope you can stop it. First of all, there are indeed too many bacteria on human feet. Some time ago, after a cat sniffed its owner's feet, it developed skin diseases on its face. When it was checked at the pet hospital, it was found to be a fungal infection.
Secondly, cats are pets that are very close to humans. In daily life, cats often rub against their owners, or even against their faces. However, once a cat smells its owner's feet and then rubs against its owner, it may cause athlete's foot on the owner's face, just like the poop shovel in the article. This is so embarrassing.
Therefore, when raising pets, you should also learn more about them to avoid the same problems as the owner in this article. What other confusing behaviors does your cat have? You are welcome to leave a message to discuss.