Sharing your home with a feline friend helps you get to know a wonderful creature. You have come to know your pet to be very knowledgeable about the world around her, as her senses are quite acute. This makes you wonder – what is her sense of smell like?

Your cat can smell quite a bit. This means that her nose is sensitive to even minute changes in the environment around her. She utilizes this in many ways. She will identify different foods with her sense of smell in a very similar manner to the way that you do, but she can go beyond this as well. She can also identify family members and other animals by their scent and detect scent markers left behind by others to show where their territory begins. For more information, please contact your local Cameron Park, CA veterinarian.