Ever wonder why your cat has that "eeech" look on its face after smelling something (especially another cat's butt)? It's not what you think.
Cats have a special gland in their upper mouth. After they smell something with their nose they open their mouth to use this gland to re-route the air passages to their nose to help the cat's sensory nerves carry messages on a separate route to the brain than that of the normal sense of smell. It's sort of like re-smelling the scent but in a different way.
So now you know ....
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