Odor is crucial to a cat's feeling of comfort in the home. Their sense of smell is as powerful as a dog's, but used for more personal endeavors.

You may be primed to find your companion kitty's scent more desirable because you love him so much, but there is also a scientific explanation.

When a cat sniffs something, it sometimes adopts a strange facial expression, seemingly shocked by the smell of a stinky ...

Cats don’t just have the nose we see. They also smell through their mouths, thanks to the vomeronasal organ (or Jacobson’s organ), located in the roof of their mouth just behind the front ...

Most cat owners get used to the odd rituals of their pets. These habits might seem random, but many have solid roots in instinct, biology, or communication. Here are 15 cat behaviors that seem bizarre ...

When a cat smells something a bit funky, it may keep its mouth open for what seems like an abnormally long amount of time. It’s called the flehmen response, a.k.a. “stinky face.” As kitten ...

A cat owner wondering how their cat can smell "heavenly" when all they do is lick their fur with fishy mouth has left the internet in stitches. Stock image of a tuxedo cat.

Q: The other day I was watching my cat as he was sniffing something in the house and I noticed when he was finished, his mouth was hanging open. It only lasted a few seconds, but it looked weird ...

The longer cat urine sits, the stronger the smell gets. If the smell lingers, your cat will probably return to pee there again. There are several types of bacteria as well as uric acid in cat urine.