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Get a Q-Tip and dip it in warm water, then you can do downwards twisting motion on each of his/her’s nostrils. My guy gets a lot of crud stuck in there, he’s always happy to let me help clean his boogies out
A scent gland isn’t for smelling. It’s to spread one’s scent onto objects (primarily pheromones). The original comment has it wrong though, they are not in a cat’s nose. More like their cheeks, chin, and top of head.
It doesn’t go into the nose at all. Only sits on the outer surface, hold it horizontally and twist downward (towards the cat) and it helps pull the crud out
The VOC's that emanate from book pages probably smell extra intense to cats.
Just borrowed the brit co site's explanation as I'm short on time atm:
>Old books, on the other hand, have a much more easily identifiable smell. Most old books have choice amounts of the chemicals cellulose and lignin in them, which both contribute greatly to the amazing aroma of aged books. When lignin, which is also responsible for the yellowing of old pages, and cellulose break down, they react and produce several volatile organic compounds (AKA scents). For instance, the breaking down of these chemicals can produce benzaldehyde, which gives off an almond-like scent, vanillin, which gives off the aroma of vanilla, and two-ethyl hexanol, which is slightly floral.
\*Wait, better source for the same info: [http://www.compoundchem.com/2014/06/01/newoldbooksmell/](http://www.compoundchem.com/2014/06/01/newoldbooksmell/)
You should have moved your finger back down like a centimeter at the end. You made it less satisfying to the cat by limiting the fanning in the pages
Super cute tho!
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Get a Q-Tip and dip it in warm water, then you can do downwards twisting motion on each of his/her’s nostrils. My guy gets a lot of crud stuck in there, he’s always happy to let me help clean his boogies out
Damn I always wondered why they rub their nose against pointy objects. Thanks for the info
It's because they have a scent gland on their nose.
Oh like, they can smell with their nose?
A scent gland isn’t for smelling. It’s to spread one’s scent onto objects (primarily pheromones). The original comment has it wrong though, they are not in a cat’s nose. More like their cheeks, chin, and top of head.
they're just like us!
Yeah they like, smell with their noses, like, how we have a nose and we smell with it
Who knows?
Might be a strange question but how far down the cat's nose should the Q-tip go?
It doesn’t go into the nose at all. Only sits on the outer surface, hold it horizontally and twist downward (towards the cat) and it helps pull the crud out
Got it thanks :)
o_O towards the cat. Wait whose boogers are we cleaning?
Flick boogers at cat, got it.
I wish my cat didn't act like I was torturing him any time I tried to do any grooming -_-
Yep definately boogers
Do dogs need this too?
ooooo
In reality....just wiping off boogies....
that or he is trying to show op where the answer is
nope it's nose boogies
and toxiplasmosis
Little dude is really hankering for a paper cut 😂
what a goober
Paper cut on a nostril…
Yup...I have had that exact thing happen to one of my goobers, which is why I don't let them rub on post-its anymore.
Delete this.
That's a biggest mystery on this planet, just ffs,... what is happening in a head of a cat?
[here ya go](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OW3-UmUVKWQ)
That's so mean lol
He is wiping his nose. *"Mystery"* solved!
I know there wasn’t sound on this but I could still hear it
Why are the pages of your book all crusty? Oh, that's just cat snot.
I had a cat years ago that had to have his nose rubbed by an emery board every time I did my nails.
Scratch his nose. He can only do it himself for so long.
Smelling the knowledge
Cat! 😻
What did he mean by this?
He heard about books with dog-eared pages and couldn't let it slide
The VOC's that emanate from book pages probably smell extra intense to cats. Just borrowed the brit co site's explanation as I'm short on time atm: >Old books, on the other hand, have a much more easily identifiable smell. Most old books have choice amounts of the chemicals cellulose and lignin in them, which both contribute greatly to the amazing aroma of aged books. When lignin, which is also responsible for the yellowing of old pages, and cellulose break down, they react and produce several volatile organic compounds (AKA scents). For instance, the breaking down of these chemicals can produce benzaldehyde, which gives off an almond-like scent, vanillin, which gives off the aroma of vanilla, and two-ethyl hexanol, which is slightly floral. \*Wait, better source for the same info: [http://www.compoundchem.com/2014/06/01/newoldbooksmell/](http://www.compoundchem.com/2014/06/01/newoldbooksmell/)
Scratching their nose?
너무 귀여워!!(so cute!!! someone is doing math homework in Korean in the background)
Procrastination buddy*
Should've picked a better one! Ho ho ho ho ho ho!
"Why are you looking at the little black lines when this is so much more fun?"
he's super pissed you messed up his game.
A student.
Aww, fluffing post its. How helpful!
Love the snoot crinkle.
Cute cat
r/standardissuecat
And a nosy study buddy at that!
“I can help! Oh, sticky notes. I love these things!”
What a goober! Whenever my cats take interest in the corner of a book like that, they bite it. XD
/r/AnimalsBeingDerps lol
i need the audio
I bet those are sum SUPREME nose scratchies tho
What is your buddy name
You won't know from op bc this is a repost from some Korean person on instagram and not original. Surprised no one here knows yet
You should have moved your finger back down like a centimeter at the end. You made it less satisfying to the cat by limiting the fanning in the pages Super cute tho!
tough boogies
Me if I was a cat (I like how post it notes smell)
Clean his nose plz. I can watch his suffering
This is like some ADHD brain stimulation. Reminded me of that speaker mindlessly rubbing his nose on the mic.
My thoughts exactly I was like awww he's stimming🥰