Do cats find comfort in the their owner's scent?

I thinks so. Animals have a better sense of smell generally and they do imprint on their owners, so it makes sense he likes your scent. Or maybe he just has good taste.:)

I don’t know about cats but my dog likes to walk around with my husbands underwater in his mouth.

I definitely think so – and not just cats. They say that you should put something that smells like you in a puppy’s crate so it feels safer overnight.

My husband has a Carhartt jacket that is constantly covered in cat fur because that’s where she sleeps while we’re gone all day.

@Judi His underwater? :)

@Judi

So your dog likes to walk around with something like a bathtub full of water, containing your submerged husband, in his mouth? ;-o

I’m guessing autocorrect. :)

Why wouldn’t they? I used to put a shirt of mine into my cat’s crate so she would mind less being in there on the way to and from the vet.
Also, a way to introduce new cats to each other is through scent on items.

I am convinced of that. MIlo’s favorite resting spot is on an old cashmere sweater of mine, that i have generously donated to him.

He also parks himself, out of a 3000 sq. foot house, on the precise spot on a king-siezed bed where I sleep. Neither at the head or the foot, he picks the area where my torso lies. In order to get into (or often, out of) bed, I have to relocate him.

On or around 3:00 AM, if he has been prowling, he jumps onto the bed and navigates the curve of my shoulder, rib cage and haunch (I sleep on my side) in order to find the same spot, on me. Often, he will lie on the spine (like the ridge line at the summer of Mt. Everest) until even his balance fails and he rolls off.

I agree with most above only I’m not so sure its about smell but possession. Animals just feel most relaxed when they smell something familiar or it belongs to the owner. My dog likes to stick he face and nap in my husbands slipper when we are sitting watching tv. At night I would give him one of his blankets to sleep on but he would use my robe instead if I left it draped at the foot of the bed. I got him a flannel blanket like my robe, but he didn’t want it.
He will also try to sleep on our clothing after I had washed them and try to fold them. He will shoot me a dirty look if I try to pull it away to fold them.

Oh yes! My cats, especially my tiny female, love to snuggle with my clothing, or next to my pillows.

damned autocorrect.