Well, I've been friends with this friend for over 13 years. She's also a very "natural" type -- no perfumes or even makeup. If it was anything like a certain laundry detergent or shampoo that she's detecting, I'd think she'd pick it up on the whole family. I'm really puzzled.

We got the kitty when she was about 6 weeks old from a shelter. They had several kittens of the same litter that someone had brought in when their cat had babies. But maybe something bad did happen to her as a little kitten, who knows?

Otherwise, I can't explain it. The cat hasn't left my house since she was 6 weeks old -- purely indoor. So nothing too bad has happened to her, and if it had I don't know WHY she would associate it with this friend.

??? I guess the world may never know!