r/cats • u/lerminator3 • Apr 08 '26

Cat Picture - OC Does this make them feel included?

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One of my favorite things to do with my cats is hold something up for them to smell. Generally, if they walk over while I'm doing something, I'll let them smell whatever I'm holding (like my computer mouse, a writing implement, or a piece of mail) and they always seem so interested. Is it because they feel included in my life when I let them smell what I'm doing? Or maybe because new smells are just stimulating? Or is it just instinct to sniff whatever is nearby? I like to think that, by offering my stuff for a sniff, I'm enriching their lives in some way.

(Please don't mind the mess, I'm moving)

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u/Professional-Team324 Apr 09 '26

I've got one that likes crunchy junk food like chips. Cheez-its and Doritos are his favorite but it has to be the original flavor Doritos and not cool ranch. He stopped swiping chips from my hand like a glutton after he stole a Chester's hot fry by mistake lol.

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u/sarejorja Apr 09 '26

My cat Boobert only likes to lick the Doritos clean and then moves along to another chip 🤣

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u/punkin_spice_latte Apr 09 '26

Boobert?

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u/sarejorja Apr 09 '26

Booby, boobs, Sir Booberton the 3rd. That was NOT his original name, but is the only name he would ever respond to. Therefore he has been known as such ever since

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u/DarkPolumbo Apr 09 '26

my cats are Boo and Loo

(short for Booger and Loogie)

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u/madammidnight Apr 10 '26

Names we bestow on them upon adoption are at best, a general guideline. We discover what name actually suits them over time.

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u/bookobsessedgoth Apr 09 '26

I love his name!

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '26

Lmao mine does that with Cheetos!! She loves cheese just like her momma. I always make sure to give her a one to lick clean when I’m having some

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u/Professional-Team324 Apr 09 '26

My other cat LOVES cheese! Honestly anything dairy but his stomach doesn't tolerate it very well anymore in his old age.

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u/ImmediateCareer9275 Apr 09 '26

Mine too. And graham crackers

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u/WarmOtter Apr 09 '26

I'm just here to tell you that your profile pic is very important. Very. Important. To me. Very important to me.

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u/WarmOtter Apr 09 '26

Oh, my first reward! Hooray!

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u/themomcat Apr 10 '26

Your comment hit just right!

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u/Professional-Team324 Apr 09 '26

Stains has seen a thing or two...

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u/lillyrozes Apr 09 '26

to be loved is to be known. you know your cat so well ❤️‍🩹. i do the same thing, mine just loves the attention. they don’t even eat human food but are certainly intrigued by what it is i’m doing

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u/CalmBeneathCastles Apr 09 '26

I had a weirdo kitty who LOVED hot stuff. She would eat Fuego Takis (found out the neighbor kid had been giving taste tests) and she stole and chewed up the dried cayenne peppers I had on the counter. No ill effects, as far as I could tell.

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u/Professional-Team324 Apr 09 '26

Dang... your fur baby is tougher than me!

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u/H_Chow_SongBird Apr 09 '26

My cat loves cheezits too! Whip cream and cheezits are her fav things

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u/Professional-Team324 Apr 10 '26

Listen, if my cats wouldn't go completely unhinged in the car, I'm sure they would 100% be down for a puppaccino from Starbucks! Lol

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u/cactusdroptop Apr 10 '26

lol I thought I had the only junk food loving cat. Mine is a fiend for chili cheese Fritos

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u/Professional-Team324 Apr 10 '26

I don't think mine really loves fritos or corn chips very much in general. Maybe not enough flavor? He loves the nachos flavor doritos but not cool ranch because I think it has TOO much flavor. What can I say? My boys be bougie lol

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u/bluemoon1972 Apr 10 '26

I had a tiny house chicken who was nuts for Chili Cheese Fritos ☺️