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By Cathy (Guest Post)
05/12/2006
I have your answer. It's not a myth or an old wive's tale. These people who say it is in previous feedback have obviously never tried it and have no idea what they're talking about. I moved several years ago and was distraught when my cat disappeared for 3 weeks. When I moved after, I out butter on her paws and she didn't disappear at all!!! Appparantly its because whhen they lick off the butter, they remove traces of the old territory (their comfort zone or 'home') which makes them less likely to try to stray to refind their comfort zone.
05/09/2006
I don't think it will prevent them from roaming and getting lost but if they should ever come across a lobster, they will be ready for a great feast!!
By
05/03/2006
Oh, I would never do that to my kitties, but mine don't go outdoors.
When I moved I immediately had the bed set up, put the linens on it, put the kitties in the room and closed the door. They felt "at home" with the scents and familiar bed.
Jennifer
Northern Virginia
By Carol Churchill (Guest Post)
05/03/2006
Yes! it does work! I have done this several times and it worked every time for all my cats!!
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05/03/2006
Ha!...do that to my cats and they WILL run and hide!!! I think that's definitely a myth!
JoAnn
By Autumn (Guest Post)
05/02/2006
The thought was that they would spend so long licking the butter from their paws, they would forget about trying to get back to the old place and instead settle at the new one. It's not a good idea though.
By CF (Guest Post)
05/02/2006
Cats are very much about smells. They mark their territory by smell. In addition to spraying, you've probably noticed a cat rubbing certain oily parts of their bodies against a post, tree, rock, person, etc. When they rub against objects or people, their scent get left on the object or person. In addition, a bit of that object's or person's scent gets rubbed onto the cat. When they wash, they become even more familiar with the scents of their territory, as they inhale those scents with every lick.
I heard from my sister that you're supposed to put butter on a cat's nose after moving. The cat will clean his nose by rubbing with his paws and licking the butter off his paws. In doing this, the scents of his "new" territory will become more quickly imprinted on its brain. The idea makes "scents" in theory. I don't know if it really works.
I ran some web searches, and found many sites that seek to explain the mysterious behavior of our feline friends. Try http://www.xmission.com/~emailbox/whycat.htm , http://www.perfectpaws.com/help1.html , http://vetmedicine.about.com/cs/behavior/a/aa051303b.htm , or
http://www.cat-olholics.com/rubbing.html .
CF (guest)
By gretta (Guest Post)
05/02/2006
maybe it keeps them busy licking instead of fretting over the move.
By
05/02/2006
I can't think of why that would work. It's listed as a myth here:
http://www.cat-world.com.au/CatMyths.htm
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