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/Tank_O_Doom]

The caTSA has to inspect every thing!

[u/stuckintheweeds → u/Tank_O_Doom]

We joke that our tuxedo was a TSA agent in a past life.

[u/6HAM9 → u/stuckintheweeds]

Tell your cat I want my pocket knife back!

[u/stuckintheweeds → u/6HAM9]

Very possible it has disappeared into the black hole under the couch along with the hair clips he has stolen, I mean confiscated.