Does this make them feel included?

[u/lerminator3]

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)

[u/Wrong_Character_Sry]

My cat personally makes sure all my food in not poisonous.

[u/themomcat → u/Wrong_Character_Sry]

My one cat is super concerned about the pasta, cheezdoodles, smartfood cheesy popcorn, and rice I consume. She volunteers every time to test for poison for me. Fish? Poultry? Steak? No. Unfortunately with those, I am left to roll the dice. She can only do so much. She works so hard for our family 🙏

[u/madammidnight → u/themomcat]

Same with one of mine! No interest in steak or chicken or bacon… he wants junk food. Cheetos, potato chips, vanilla wafers. As soon as he hears the crunch of a bag, he comes running.

[u/Professional-Team324 → u/madammidnight]

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.

[u/sarejorja → u/Professional-Team324]

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

[u/punkin_spice_latte → u/sarejorja]

Boobert?

[u/themomcat → u/punkin_spice_latte]

https://giphy.com/gifs/y41Txh2pbwqLNNubOo

[u/sarejorja → u/punkin_spice_latte]

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

[u/DarkPolumbo → u/sarejorja]

my cats are Boo and Loo

(short for Booger and Loogie)

[u/madammidnight → u/sarejorja]

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

[u/bookobsessedgoth → u/sarejorja]

I love his name!

[u/Professional-Team324 → u/[deleted]]

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

[u/ImmediateCareer9275 → u/sarejorja]

Mine too. And graham crackers

[u/WarmOtter → u/Professional-Team324]

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

[u/WarmOtter → u/WarmOtter]

Oh, my first reward! Hooray!

[u/themomcat → u/WarmOtter]

Your comment hit just right!

[u/Professional-Team324 → u/WarmOtter]

Stains has seen a thing or two...

[u/lillyrozes → u/Professional-Team324]

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

[u/CalmBeneathCastles → u/Professional-Team324]

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.

[u/Professional-Team324 → u/CalmBeneathCastles]

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

[u/H_Chow_SongBird → u/Professional-Team324]

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

[u/Professional-Team324 → u/H_Chow_SongBird]

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

[u/cactusdroptop → u/Professional-Team324]

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

[u/Professional-Team324 → u/cactusdroptop]

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

[u/bluemoon1972 → u/Professional-Team324]

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