I decided today that I wanted a jack o'lantern to celebrate Halloween, so bought a pumpkin and carved it out this afternoon. I tried it out in my dining area: I had a candle, and the dining area is dark enough to demonstrate the effect with a lit candle. I did not need the candle to burn long, so extinguished it quickly. That resulted in a lingering smokey odor in the house. The cats spent a lot of time sniffing the air, and wandering about.
The behavior of the cats indicated to me that they were concerned about the smoky scent in the air. They did not try to engage me, so I am not sure that my cats would be very helpful if we had a fired occurring, but, on the other hand, they were very restless, and if I were not asleep, I would notice this restless behavior.
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