Cats and butter on paws

[spainlads]

Does anyone know why putting butter onto cats paws stops them from roaming????

[secretspirit]

If you had slippery stuff on your feet would you want to go far?

[jills]

wouldn't work with mine...they'd just lick the butter off and head out anyway!

[rekstout]

I think it leaves a trail that they can sniff to get back home - my friends did it when they let their cats out for the first time after moving home.

[clair_witch]

My aunt swears by putting butter on a cats paws. She says it's always worked for her.