But in a study published on Wednesday in the journal PLOS One, Dr. Uchiyama and his team managed to achieve some research findings in feline behavior, establishing that cats respond differently to the scents of their owners than to the odors of strangers. That suggests your feline friend knows what you smell like, in addition to what you look and sound like.

— Read more in Your Cat May or May Not Love You, but It Knows Your Scent at The New York Times, or see Cats distinguish owner's smell from stranger's, study finds at BBC.