Hazel: Here it is. Smells so good!
There is a spot on our family room carpet. You can’t see it and neither can I, but the cats love it. Not just one cat but all the cats.
Hazel: Maybe it’s better over here!
They sniff it. They roll in it. They sleep on it.
Hazel: This is the best spot in the world!
I get that weird feeling. Did someone do a butt wipe on the carpet? Was something (maybe catnip) ground in? I can’t smell anything. (Yes, I knelt down and smelled it.)
Hazel: Hey Morgan, smell this spot! Isn’t it great?
I look at the spot again. I try different angles. With a bright flashlight. With a black light that would show body fluid spots. Nothing. Nada. Zip.
Morgan: This spot is mine! All mine!
Another feline mystery of life.
NOTE: There are no pictures of Mollie because I didn’t have the camera handy when she rolled in it. She’s much more camera shy but she loves it too.
Views and Mews by Coffee Kat 
I want a spot!
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I’ll send it to you. Better yet, I’ll send the cats to make one for you! Personalized!
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Haha! We have a spot like that too. But instead of rolling on it, they pick at it. Our carpet is ruined. Just gets me one step closer to changing my flooring though!
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Carpeting is not my favorite flooring for lots of reasons. We have wall-to-wall in two spare bedrooms but the rest are all hardwood with area rugs that can be easily cleaned or replaced.
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Cats are such picky creatures when pointing out some spot Staff keep missing….Molly will lick and roll on any weird smelling spot ( a real tip off for staff if the cat suddenly decides the facilities should be cleaned every 5 days instead of 7), but RC may give a stretched neck sniff then jump back as if jolted by electricity if there’s any doggy weirdness ..and the cat will make a real distainful dramatic detour around a spot if staff is watching…just to make a point.
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It must be a catnip spot…then again…there is that butt swipe.
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Like the time Nox decided there was a spot on my jeans by my knee that smelled SO GOOD. I felt like stripping down and taking a shower!
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Morgan loves to smell my hair. Clean or dirty, doesn’t matter. She’s always sniffing.
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Gotta be catnip, otherwise they’re just messing with you, Kate. 😀
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Since they were giggling around a corner, I think they were just messing with me.
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Those guys! What a bunch of party animals. 😀
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I think they were smoking the ‘nip.
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LOL. Now there’s a picture! 😀
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They are playing a game of let’s watch mom get crazy ….
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and it worked!
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I say catnip!
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So much better than a butt wipe.
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They have a nose for everything specially silver fish!
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Fortunately no silverfish here!
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Cats rock.
Period.
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Yes they do!
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At the point that you pulled out the black light I got hysterical. Pretty funny. Could be a butt wipe.But it seems an extreme response to a mere butt wipe. After all, you can probably find those on my . . . kitchen counters, sadly.
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I’ve had the black light for many years and it’s been invaluable especially when Jake was ill. I’m hoping it’s catnip but you never know…
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What did you use it for for Jake?
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Yes, if he had a pee accident I could neutralize it before it became a permanent spot to pee in. Works very well.
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Oh, I didn’t know that. Hmm.
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That is pretty impressive. Bet something died there once?
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Like a bug? We’ve built the house and I don’t remember (and I would) something bigger than a bug dying there (because I would have to clean it up!)
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Oh dear. Clearly you are on an Indian burial ground, then…of catnip!
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They would love that.
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Very odd, Kate.
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Every house has a little bit of crazy.
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Obviously, whatever is there can’t be discovered with routine detection. It requires a cat scan.
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Good one!
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Love it!
Donna
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The perfect response!
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You actually own a black light that shows body fluids? Hmmm. That is certainly a speculative thought. Hoe is Betty?
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I do! Many years ago Jake had a urine issue and I had to know where he went. Cats go in the same spot so I had to neutralize quickly. Comes in handy. It’s good for human body fluids too. Betty is amazing. Three weeks from surgery on Monday and doing very well.
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It’s a mystery, and I doubt they will ever share the answer with you.
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I know. It’s been like that for months. You would think whatever it is would be worn off by all the rolling and sniffing.
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That’s so funny, Kate. If the attraction is from a butt wipe, be thankful that your sense of smell doesn’t detect it. 😉
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I have a great nose. If there is poop, no matter how little, I smell it! This is something so faint only the proper nose of a cat or dog could get it. I think (positively) that it maybe catnip as it’s the place Jake used to shred his catnip toys although that’s more than a year ago. Butt wipe is a possibility but there are usually signs.
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I’m guessing catnip residue!
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I hope you’re right. When you buy a catnip toy, they lose interest after a few weeks. This has been going on for months. I’d like to know where to get strong catnip! (We do grow our own here.)
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Cats are so weird!
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Yes. Sometimes they are dog-like, rough and tumble and sometimes they are prissy and act like the Queens of Sheba!
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I’ve had cats do that too. I think they are playing us. It’s like when they stare at a blank spot in the wall.
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They may well be playing me on this. I think I heard them giggling in the other room while I was using the black light. However, when they are staring at spot on the wall or bookshelf, it usually means there is a bug or (yikes) a bat. As they tell me all the time, humans have such poor eyesight we miss all the good stuff in life.
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maybe your cats are natural diviners and they found the place where a treasure is buried in the earth?
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Could be. The floor is over a basement with a cement floor so it’s unlikely we’ll ever find it but you never know. I’m staying with the butt wipe story myself. Or maybe just a bit of flatulence that stayed. Like dogs, they enjoy a good nasty smell sometimes.
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