Do cats have a good sense of smell?

Question

I mean, can they smell something (like tuna) from like 3 houses away?

Answer 1

The cat's sense of smell, not vision, is its primary resource for identifying the individuals and objects in its environment. The cat's visual acuity is 10 times less than that of humans. However, they have 200 million odor-sensitive cells in their noses compared to only 5 million for humans.

Cats live in a sensory world completely apart from ours. The sense of smell plays a very insignificant role in human relationships and in our response to our environment, while for cats, it is all-important and may result in some puzzling and disturbing behaviors. Consider the following:

1. The owner puts a scented litter in the litterbox--the cat refuses to use it. (Perfume is actually a repellent for cats.)

2. The owner comes home after visiting a friend and petting her friendly, lap-sitting cat--she is greeted with hisses and growls from her own cat.

3. A new piece of furniture is moved into the house. The unfamiliar scent is upsetting to the cat and impels it to mark it with its own signature scent.

Answer 2

Cats have keener noses than humans, but not as keen as dogs. A cat's hearing is VERY acute. If your cat is drawn from across the house when you open a can, they may smell it, but more probably they hear the sound of the can opener.

Answer 3

no. they can't smell tuna that far away. they can smell it in the next room, though

Answer 4

yes they do have a good sense of smell

Answer 5

my cat can smell tuna from next door!!! but who knows depends on cat i suppose!! lol
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Answer 6

not three houses away. It is good but not super feline powers.

Answer 7

http://www.writingup.com/rabidgoth123/teens_point_of_view

Answer 8

yes they do