He will lick my ears when I sleep. He has knocked over the bathroom trash just to try and eat spent Q-Tips. As an experiment, I put one finger(without earwax) in front of his nose and he was bored. I then dug in my ear and put the finger in front of his nose and he went hogwild. I'm surprised I still have skin on the tip of my finger. I'm NOT BSing.
2007-02-15 08:39:15 · 4 answers · asked by T-Bass 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
I actually read an article about that once. Cats determine the nutritional value of food by smell. Earwax is a mix of body grease and dead skin cells, which is 'nutritious' by the cats standards.
Earwax also smells fairly strong, making it more attractive to the cat.
Your cat just thinks it a nutritious treat ... and since cats have a fairly limited sense of taste, he will never know how nasty ear wax tastes.
2007-02-15 10:59:24 · answer #1 · answered by Sky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cat does the same thing...
I'll clean my ears with a Q-tip and I'll throw it away,then she'll dig in the trash and try to lick it.
I have absolutely no idea why they do it, just one more reason to be confused by our furry little friends.
Maybe they like it?
2007-02-15 09:06:54 · answer #2 · answered by Krimo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
that doesn't sound wholesome. perchance your cat craves fat via fact he does not get adequate. provide your cat some butter extremely. positioned some soft butter on your finger and allow him lick it off.
2016-10-02 05:02:53 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wierd...
2007-02-15 08:47:31 · answer #4 · answered by ~*~That Silly Oto...~*~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋