Cat Smell and Taste

Whether in a natural or urban jungle, a feline constantly monitors the aromas around it to assess the risks and seize the opportunities presented by its environment. A discriminating sniff will help a feline determine if a morsel of food is fit to eat, just as surely as the whiff of a predator provides advance warning of trouble. Even procreation in cats owes much to the olfactory sense: The message that a female is ready to mate is delivered to the male via the odor of her urine.