Do cats understand what's happening?
Like dogs, though, that doesn't mean that cats understand what's happening, only that something smells different. Delgado even had a consulting client whose cat would only urinate on the bed when she was menstruating. "He may have thought there was an intruder in his bed!" suggests Delgado.
Do cats smell different?
Both cats and dogs can smell that something is different about us, but there's no reason to think they can attach meaning to it. In other words, they know that something has changed, but they don't know what it is.
1. Felines Have Highly Acute Sense of Smell
Our cats’ senses of smell are very powerful and are designed to help them operate smoothly in their environments. Their sense of smell is believed to be almost 15 times stronger than ours. While human beings have just about 5 million odor sensors, our feline friends have more than 200 million.
2. She Wants To Share Those Awful Feelings with You
Your behavior and mood during your periods may also make your cat to become more affectionate. Apart from the smell phenomenon we’ve covered in the previous section, your cat doesn’t know what periods is or what it means.
3. Temperature Variations
Some women tend to experience a slight increase in body temperatures during their periods due to spikes in progesterone levels. This slight increase in body temperature may be one of the reasons your cat is more affectionate.
Final Thoughts
Why is my cat more affectionate when I’m on my period? Hopefully, now you understand why. While the above claims are not backed by reliable scientific evidence, many cat lovers and feline specialists swear that cats can detect that something is different during your periods. However, as aforementioned, they can’t attach any meaning to it.
How do dogs detect menstruation?
It turns out that both cats and dogs are able to detect menstruation by odor and hormonal levels. Of course, they don't actually have any scientific concept of what's happening in your uterus, but they do know that something is going on. But cat behaviorist Mikel Delgado explained to Broadly that most cats won't really care, adding: "They have other ways they can identify us, like our voice and their sight. And for the most part, we still smell the same so our cat won't be like, 'Who is this strange new person?'" Dogs might make their awareness more obvious, thanks to their habitual sniffing, but they also generally won't mind being around an owner who is menstruating. Incidentally, some dogs are also adept at detecting other health-related conditions in their owners, such as migraines, urinary tract infections, and even certain types of cancer.
Do animals know when you're sad?
Animals are definitely intuitive, in what seems like a whole different way from humans. As anyone with a dog or cat knows, those fluffy companions sometimes have a way of just "knowing" when you're feeling sad, rewarding you with extra snuggles just when you need 'em most.
Can animals detect menstrual cycles?
Believe it or not, many animals can also detect when you're on your period — thanks to their keen sense of smell, that is. Broadly recently conducted an investigation to determine what type of pets are most skilled at sniffing out someone's menstrual cycle, and the results might actually surprise you.
Can you cuddle an iguan while menstruating?
Yikes. Be sure to make a mental note that the next time you're sporting a tampon or pad, you probably shouldn't cuddle any iguanas.
Then there are our pets
Dogs are able to recognise nuanced body language signals which we simply can't.
Iguanas
And if you're the proud owner of a male iguana, you should avoid cuddling them when it's that time of the month.
Felines Have Highly Acute Sense of Smell
She Wants to Share Those Awful Feelings with You
- Your behavior and mood during your periods may also make your cat become more affectionate. Apart from the smell phenomenon we’ve covered in the previous section, your cat doesn’t know what periods is or what it means. However, if you have cramps and lying on your couch most of the time, your cat might want to cuddle with you—and for many valid rea...
Temperature Variations
- Some women tend to experience a slight increase in body temperatures during their periods due to spikes in progesterone levels. This slight increase in body temperature may be one of the reasons your cat is more affectionate. The body temperatures of our feline friends are generally high compared to ours, so they tend to enjoy cuddling more with us when we are warm. Since yo…
Final Thoughts
- Why is my cat more affectionate when I’m on my period? Hopefully, now you understand why. While the above claims are not backed by reliable scientific evidence, many cat lovers and feline specialists swear that cats can detect that something is different during your periods. However, as aforementioned, they can’t attach any meaning to it. In other words, your cat knows that som…