The other day, I learned that my cat loves the smell of bleach. She didn't get to any of the cleaner I was using, but I freaked out a bit when I moved her away from the area and she started rolling around like she had just had catnip. Very odd.
Anyway, because I'm a bit overbearing, I wiped down all her paws and gave her some diluted sardine water "tea" just in case she sneaked a lick.
Cats are little weirdos.
@JakeA Both of our calicoes do this exact same thing, not just with areas where we’ve used bleach (used sparingly in our house - reserved for bathrooms), but also where we use a couple other cleaners (Zero Odor Pet & Rocco & Roxie). Both are supposed to be pet friendly. They really love Zero Odor. I can use that while they’re sound asleep & one or both will come running and roll around like it’s a field of catnip. Happy to see we’re not the only ones with cats with this particular weird habit! 😺
@GEAUXJayna My sister had one cat who loved bleach and another cat who didn't really care. I guess it's a coin flip.
@JakeA It’s just funny because in our 22 years of being cat parents, we didn’t observe this until the last 3 years. They’re all so fun and unique. 😺
@JakeA Our 2 cats who do this aren’t from the same litter or anything - we adopted them almost a year apart. Our other cats don’t have any interest in the freshly cleaned areas like they do. So strange!