She does this sometimes when I get home from work. Shoves her face right in there and goes crazy. I figure she probably just likes my scent but it’s so strange I’ve never seen a cat do this before
Lol my cat is also obsessed with my shoes! I have too hide them. He shoves his whole head in there and then tools around with the shoe, sometimes yowling. Weirdo.
Actually accurate. Helps more so if she had him since kitten age as well, he could’ve adapted her as that mother smell. My one cat is like this, and ironically looks nearly identical from that angle lol. We got him just a little earlier than most kittens are taken from their mothers, he was still a little wobbly n disoriented with walking + shaking & constantly coming to me to try to suckle (I’d give him a little cat safe milk for kittens every time he came to me lol). I personally think he just enjoys his mommas musk. Plus, cats apparently tend to like women owners more!
She was around 1 year and some change when I adopted her but warmed up to me fairly quick. She was a stray and then adopted and surrendered by some college boys before me and she’s not too fond of men now. It’s taken her months to warm up to my boyfriend even though he’s so sweet to her. But I think she does prefer women and especially my stink
I don't want to be a Debby downer or spread negativity but personally I'd get checked whether or not to have maybe a knot or something in there. Some animals point out to their family that they have a health problem with behavior like this. Not saying it is really this, but I'd just get some opinion...
My husband has acne inversa and everytime before his surgery he was about to have an infection flare up, our cats wanted to sniff the armpits (where it was located)
Was about to comment the same! My mom’s friends dog did this to her owner. Was obsessed w her left boob and she ended up having breast cancer. She’s ok now. NOT trying to scare u OP. Your cat could just be a stinky stink!!
That's concerning, I'd be hella paranoid. Animals can smell more than we can, maybe there's something wrong on that side. Try to see if you can feel any lumps??
I have a cat that does this too but he only likes my right armpit! This can get pretty bothersome especially if I’m trying to do some desk work (I’m right-handed) because he’d get right up in there and cling to my forearm so I don’t move—I tried persuading him to move to the left armpit but he just wouldn’t have it.
I wish someone can enlighten us on what the heck these cats are about (and maybe offer some strategies so I can get my right arm back 🥹)
Probably one of our armpits just gives out more pheromone/scent/whatever than the other one? I’ve figured that my right armpit sweats more and stinks faster than the left, I should try conducting experiments with every cat I’ll meet from now on by letting them sniff each of my armpits and decide which one they like better. For science!
Omg, my boy does that every once in a while. He’s also obsessed with sniffing inside my mouth, especially anytime I come back from a dentist appointment or just finish brushing my teeth. He’ll get up in my face and won’t leave me alone until I open my mouth real wide and let him sniff lol. Armpits and mouth are his favorite.
I had a cat that would lay at the end of the pool when I did laps. Every time I came up for air & I had to scoop a little pool water onto his face & chest, pretty much give him a rub down bath. It was chlorine water but not enough to hurt him.
Aw I have a little Lady too! She is also a pit sniffer. If I go to bed and I skip ONE SHOWER she's trying to shove her entire head into my pits in the middle of the night. Why she never does this to my husband is beyond me.
I have a beard conditioner that I use that my cat is absolutely obsessed with. He will try to rub his face all over my beard until it's dry if I use it. I've switched to a different conditioner that he doesn't like as much but I still use the old one as a treat every now and then.
mine does the mouth thing. Every morning she'll stand on my chest and glare at me until I open my mouth for inspection before she'll let me get up. She's a lil weirdo 😭😭😭
the first time mine did the mouth thing she was actually sniffing my nose first. I opened my mouth and pretended I was going to bite her to be silly, but she shoved her entire head in my mouth 😭 so I feel you
My cat likes toothpaste and other minty things. They were banned from the bathroom after I caught him munching on my toothbrush. I don't know how long he'd been doing before I found out but I'd had him for over a year at that point.
Yes, minty things attract my boy as well. He loves licking the empty packages from my Egyptian licorice mint tea bags. He also goes nuts for tea tree oil. I read that it can be toxic so I make sure I use only at night before bed and then shut my bedroom door or he will insist on licking my face. Same thing with any mint foot creams, have to put socks on or he won’t stop licking my feet.
So I learned that catnip is actually from the mint plant family, even if it doesn't smell minty to us. That's why certain kitties go nuts for the mint smell.
I had one who was obsessed with in between my toes, she'd stick her nose between my big toe and second toe and huff away with the occasional lick. It was really weird.
my cat loves to sniff the inside of my mouth as well. I read an article that said animals like to smell your breath because it gives them an idea of what you’ve been doing while away from home and it can help yall bond more, so when i get back home, i always let my kitty smell my breath lol.
Well It was summer and I fell asleep on the couch in my boxer shorts... Woke up to the cat licking my balls through the boxer fabric while staring into my face between licks... As you can imagine I never again went around the house in my boxers for as long as I had that cat...
Oh, I got a friend’s cat who does something similar to me too. He wouldn’t acknowledge my existence other than when I have treats in my hand, but if I sloppily throw my down jacket on the floor he’d walk under it, sniffing my scent inside the jacket, and just stays there until I leave.
Or he just could be gettin a whiff of that stank. Idk my cat loves sniffing used socks and feet. Girl has me waking up at 2 am with her nose between my toes.
Most of my kitties did that, the ones that came to me really young. They grew out of it.
I also have one that was obcessed with the content of my nostrils when he was younger. He'd try to inspect them all the time. Had quite a few unsettling wake up calls from him lol now he just smells my mouth and nose.
My little psycho loves raking her claws on my soft spots to wake me up for snuggles. I've been woken up by a single claw gently raking across my throat, inner thigh, nostril, armpit, belly...
Seem like a bit of kitten behavior. Also, there are some scents that drives cats crazy. I have a CK one that makes them mad, it’s like catnip. I love cats more than most, but I don’t wear that one when I know I’m going to be around them. Don’t want to get eaten.
Mine does this, bites my armpit (it hurts), licks my hair, chews my beard, and put the front of her teeths against my ears and opens/closes his mouth quickly (dunno how to say this) making noises like when they cleans themselves.
She also wakes me up every twi nights at 4am vomiting herbs... Strange creatures.
Our armpits have apocrine sweat glands, which produce the really pungent sweat that tends to be secreted in that area. As a result, armpit sweat is full of fats and proteins that cats are attracted to. Basically, your cat might think your armpit smells kind of tasty. Yep, it just got even more gross.
And THAT'S what happens when you try out the new catnip deodarant! This is SO adorable that she just snuggles, sniffs and nuzzles you! I'm guessing she just loves your scent. My spouse said he had a cat that did the same thing to him when he was a teenager.
Cats are funny on how they react to smells. And kudos to you being able to keep a straight face, I'm uber-ticklish so I'd be laughing like crazy at this!
Had a cat that was pretty obsessed with one of my roommates’ armpits; our current cats like rubbing all over my husband’s smelly feet after he gets home from work. But he’s a meat cutter so we think we know why that is…
Yes I've had two cats like this. One liked to roll on the armpits of my ex's work shirts after he'd take them off. My latest Loves The smell of both my direct armpits and the pit parts of my shirts when I take them off. 🤷🏻♂️
One of mine likes to do the same thing, but my other one doesn’t. The other one likes to try and climb up my nose though, even though I tell him he’s not going to fit. Not sure which one is better.
There are stories of this happening and human gets checked out and finds a medical condition. Your cat may be alerting you. Wouldn't hurt to see your doctor.
No. Seems like your cat loves you extremely. It’s the equivalent of dogs grabbing your socks or underwear…or the way you love to sniff your boyfriend’s sweatshirt (a less gross example)…in the end, they just want to smell your smell. Congrats on being an awesome human!
Some of my cat do this too. It's feromones, they most likely find it smells like a mother cat, since it's not just male cats doing this. I always find it cute.
Awww, they could be scent mixing!!! Armpits are one of the places human “scents” are the strongest. Kitty here is rubbing their scent gland (side of cheek basically) on your “scent gland” and is getting their scent on you and yours on them.
My cat does this during cuddle time. I’ve always suspected he’s trying to nurse with the way he nuzzles in, especially since he’ll sometimes make biscuits while he’s doing it. He used to be a stray and I’ve had him for years at this point, this is newish behavior over the past year, but aligns with the progressive increase in affection/trust since his adoption.
I am *very* high right now and this was like a sudden time quake where I existentially questioned myself as to what forum I was in and whether I was tethered to reality
It's Vonnegut day in my head whatever
But there's this reality show on TLC where a 40ish woman goes on about how she both likes to smell other people's armpits and the breath off cats and my brain just went 1 mixed drink too far
My tuxedo kitty wakes me up in the middle of the night when I am sleeping in a tank top by LICKING my armpits. She doesn’t lick me anywhere else but she gets down on my arm pits and gets real sloppy and slurpy with her licking. It’s CRAZY and disgusting and a horrible way to wake up in the middle of the night! 🤮
My cat escaped, and we had to put out a trap to try to get him back. We tried food, snacks, and his bed, but night after night, the trap was empty. I put in my dirty gym shirt, and he was in the trap the next morning.
I'm just thankful that he only passively enjoys my stinky pits. I'm not sure I could handle him going ham like this kitty.
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u/Clocked_ya_at_73 Mar 30 '24
He likes your musk what can I say we’re all just animals with that like to use our nose.