Cats often display some very strange behaviors, from getting into deadly fighting stances with their tails to pouncing on unsuspecting humans. Among their most curious habits: running from the litter box like a greyhound after removing their intestines. Are they escaping their feces? Did eliminating waste make you feel euphoric?
The experts — if anyone is said to qualify as an expert on post-poo mood — aren’t entirely sure, but they make an offer. number An entertaining theory from a biological standpoint, some animal behaviorists suspect that a cat’s retreat after droppings may stem from fears that a predator could track it based on the scent of its droppings. But researchers were quick to notice this I didn’t notice Cats escape from BMs in the wild.
Biology is also linked to another theory, which posits that cats used to have their hind limbs licked by their mothers after relieving themselves as kittens. Showing off They gain independence by running far, with their butts acquiring self-cleaning properties in adulthood.
Not convinced? You may find another idea more plausible: both humans and cats have it Vagus nerve It runs from their brainstem. In both types, the nerve can be stimulated by defecation, resulting in a sensation of pleasure and what some have called “poo-phoria,” or Post-poo joy. While running, the cat may simply be working to get rid of excess energy from nerve stimulation.
Less interesting is the idea that notoriously healthy cats may simply want to get rid of excess litter or feces by running 100 metres, or that a digestive problem has led to some discomfort that they are trying to escape. The truth is that so little research has been done in the field of defecation mania that there is no universally accepted answer. Like many things that excite cats, the ultimate motive must remain a mystery.
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