Does Your Cat’s Butthole Really Touch All The Surfaces In Your Home?

Kaeden Henry, Kerry Griffin

Does Your Cat’s Butthole Really Touch All The Surfaces In Your Home?

Kerry Griffin (2021-04-17)

Get ready for a good laugh! Kaeden (Henry) completed his 6th grade science fair project this past week and tackled the challenging task of answering the internet’s most burning question, drum roll please, 🥁🥁🥁

“Does your cat’s butthole really touch all the surfaces in your home?” 😂 We had a lot of fun with this! As a disclaimer, no cat’s were harmed in the process of this science project. Non-toxic lipstick was applied to their bum-bums, they were then given a series of commands (sit, wait, lie down, and jump up. Side note: Both cats have been trained since kittenhood with a variety of commands, they also know how to high-five, spin around, and speak.), they were compensated with lots of praise, pets, and their favorite treats, and the lipstick was removed with a baby wipe once we collected our data in just under 10 minutes.

His results and general findings:

Conclusion, if you have a short haired cat and they may be lying on a pile of laundry, an unmade bed, or other soft uneven surface, then their butthole MAY touch those surfaces!

So there you have it! Chances are favorable that your cat’s butthole has not and will not touch all the things and surfaces in your home!

Fellow Facebook peeps, you are more than welcome to share this post, to give proper credit, Kaeden’s last name is Henry and we live in Perry, Florida. ☺️

UPDATE: Thank you all so much for the love!!! ♥️ I screenshotted many comments and shared them with Kaeden this morning. We are both so very touched! And y’all’s comments are lit! 🔥 They gave me so many great laughs last night reading through them! And yes, Kaeden most definitely got an A++++++, we homeschool so I made sure he got his A+! 🤩 Funny thing is I have a Ph.D. in animal behavior, with a concentration in feline behavior that I’ve never used 🤦🏻‍♀️, I feel like for the first time in 15 years I actually put my degree to use, even though I was only supervising his science project! But that we actually did contribute useful information to the cat world! I am so tickled! Thank y’all so very much!!! ♥️♥️♥️

Finished project.

His results and general findings: Long and medium haired cats made no actual contact with soft or hard surfaces at all. Short haired cats made no contact on hard surfaces, but we did see evidence of a slight smear on the soft bedding surface. Conclusion, if you have a short haired cat and they may be lying on a pile of laundry, an unmade bed, or other soft uneven surface then their butthole may touch those surfaces!
Giving commands and treats!
Short haired Taco sitting on a soft carpeted surface.
Getting his treat.

[video omitted]

Sitting on the hard tile surface. Surface remained spotless!
After more treats Taco takes a break…
Maya refused to sit on the actual sheet of paper we had for her. 😂 That’s ok, we inspected the carpet where she sat after she got up….
And it was ALL CLEAN! 🤗