Maybe a little catnip?

Put in direct sunlight

Most of the detergents on the market these days have very strong smells that can be overpowering to pets. Maybe give them a few extra rinses without any detergent of fabric softener.

I used scent free dryer sheets.

I think it was probably as someone suggested, she couldn’t smell her scent.

My mother was in the hospital having a baby and grandma was in charge.

I was heartbroken after Teddy and blankie were washed and dried.
I had a bit of a hissy fit and refused to touch either one.
They were no longer Teddy or blankie. Some strange new creatures.

That must be how your kitty feels.

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Here's an article about pets and chemical scents: https://www.ibpsa.com/blog/2022/05/19/fragrance-stinks-health-risks-chemically-scented-products-pets-people/

But cats are even more sensitive to scents than dogs. They can't even handle most essential oils. I used to make naturally scented soaps and almost lost a cat when he was exposed. https://www.cats.org.uk/cats-blog/cats-and-essential-oils

Then yeah, catnip as others have suggested. And if you can't get rid of the scent (if it was a scented detergent) you might need to toss it and get a new bed.

They were in the dryer for a while.I did smell them and couldn’t pick up any lingering detergent smell, but a cat’s sense of smell is stronger

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and swabbed her with rubbing alcohol. The younger cat, 9 years of living with the older one, smelled her and started hissing as if the older one was an interloper. The hissing lasted 2 days.

Probably Also smelled the odor of the Vet’s office. 😊

But I’m sure it’s probably the lack of her scent on them.

from the brush into the bed. Should make it smell better for the cat.

do that in the past. They would eventually come around.

Putting them out on the patio tomorrow in the sun and fresh air. See if that helps.

She was on my lap this morning so I took the bed and put it over her like a blanket and massaged her through the bed. She was like "Oh WoW!, This is cool." So then I took it off and put it back on the sofa. She went to it immediately and got in. Now I'll have to try the same thing with the other 2 beds. See photo in original post

I'm glad to hear she just needed her scent on it to recognize it!

Reclaiming her bed.
Sweet Shalom.
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