The cats have been a bit crazier than usual lately, which we have attributed in part to the cleaning and shuffling around of stuff in the basement as we prepare for some remodeling. At any rate, today I discovered that they may also be agitated by the smell of the bleach that Tom is using to remove mold from the basement walls as part of the general cleanup and prep. I went online to find lots of people asking why their cats like the smell of bleach or at least react strongly to it. No one, vets included, seemed to have a clear answer, but some suggestions are that there is something in the bleach that acts like catnip or that there may be an ingredient that smells like urine to cats, making them think another animal has been marking the territory. At any rate, we assume the problem will end eventually after the cleaning is done and they have had time to adjust to the remodeled basement.
And then they will find something else to whine about.
No comments:
Post a Comment