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Why do cats love to smell their feet?

Pet Knowledge
This article is provided by Veterinarian Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy
Cats who love to smell feet may be a way of expressing their love or longing for their owners. Owners don’t need to worry too much. They can spend more time interacting and playing with their cats, which will help deepen the relationship between them and their cats. But owners should also pay attention. If the cat still likes to lick its feet, it may be a lack of salt. At this time, the owner needs to consider changing the cat's food to supplement the salt.

1. Express liking

Cats will prefer contact with people when they are in a happy mood. If the owner finds that his cat likes to smell his shoes and feet, it means that the cat likes the owner very much. taste, and very trust and dependence on the owner.

2. Express missing

The smell of the owner’s feet is very strong, so if the cat always smells the owner’s feet after coming home, then it may be that the cat is expressing its affection for the owner. Missing, and some cats will choose to smell their owners' shoes or clothes when their owners are away. This is a way for cats to express their longing.

3. Lack of salt

If the cat likes to lick the owner’s feet while smelling the feet, it may be lacking in salt. This is mainly because the sweat secreted by the owner's feet contains a certain amount of salt, so when the cat is short of salt, it will choose to lick the owner's feet to replenish the salt. In this regard, owners can add an appropriate amount of salt-containing food to the cat's food, such as wet food, fish or other cat food with high salt content.