In a study of 30 domestic cats, the felines spent more time sniffing a tube with an unfamiliar scent. Felines use their sense of smell for a variety of purposes. It can help them identify other cats ...

How important is scent to cats? More than you might think. No one has ever been silly enough to try to put them to work finding people or substances by scent, but cats have a keen sense of smell and ...

The nose knows, goes the saying. And it seems to be true for cats as well as humans: Cats use scent to tell their owners apart from strangers. But cat personality also plays a part, according to a ...

We all love our cats, but one thing about them that probably isn't our favorite? The litter box. Sometimes messy and sometimes having a distinct, well, aroma, litter boxes can make a home with feline ...

A lingering cat smell or dog smell in a house can be quite a headache. Even if residents of the home become so used to the smells they no longer notice, you can bet guests and potential buyers will.

On the list of unpleasant odors, cat pee lingering in your home ranks pretty high. If you happen to have a feline housemate you know all too well the challenge of getting that cat urine smell out of a ...

Researchers have found that cats spend longer sniffing a stranger's odor than their owner's odor, suggesting they can distinguish between familiar and unfamiliar humans from scent alone. When you ...

NEW CARLISLE — Clark County Humane Society officials removed two dozen cats from a Firwood Drive home shortly after noon, Friday, April 2. Officials arrived at 925 Firwood Drive Friday morning after ...

Anyone with pets is familiar with the risk of becoming 'nose blind'. When unpleasant pet odours become a constant feature in your home, it's easy to grow accustomed to them. However, when guests ...

Being a cat owner is often not easy. Most of the time, the cat very much seems to want nothing to do with you or even acknowledge your existence. One thing cats undoubtedly excel at is ignoring us.

Cats have always had a mysterious way of bonding with their humans, often making us wonder just how well they recognize us. New findings from researchers at the Tokyo University of Agriculture have ...