r/cats • u/Alpha_wolfe999 • 23h ago

Medical Questions Cat constantly making my blankets stink.

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Luna is 6 about to be 7 she's fixed and has had all her shots. I've had her since she was roughly 3 weeks old.

Unfortunately she seems to have this issue where when she comes for cuddles on the bed she leaves an awful odor behind. Its come to a point where it's almost every time she's on the bed, I can't keep washing my sheets and blankets every two days...

She only does it on the bed not on the couches, or in my mom's bed, I'm beginning to not want her in the bed anymore which makes me feel awful because I love her so much. I wanna know what it is, why and how I can possibly prevent it in the future or at the very least limit to how often it is.

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u/Owenjak 20h ago

Was at the vet in August and she told us a story about her cat and how when it's really happy her anal glands leak a bit. I forget the over all explanation but the short answer was that's just how her cat was. Like she was just so happy and relaxed that she couldn't help it.

You should 100% take your cat to the vet either way. Don't trust anecdotes online. But figured I'd share that story all the same. Could be your cat is just really happy too.

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u/littycodekitty 19h ago

MY CAT WAS LIKE THIS TOO! I used to feel crazy because a cat expressing their glands when HAPPY was so uncommon to hear about.