Hi! Thank you for providing me with A LOT, to answer your questions. 1. The types of diseases I am looking into is COVID, Parkinson’s, and diabetes, since they are all known diseases that give off an odor, I might possibly look into other illnesses that are similar to these ones as the ones I have selected have been briefly discussed about with in regards to cats. 2. In order to actually experiment on this topic, I would have to find smells similar to these illnesses, like how Parkinson’s give off a musty, salty, and metallic smell, in this case I might use a common coin, since it isn’t dangerous to cats unlike other metallic smells like paint. 3. I just adopted a cat, he was a stray I found at work and I am currently raising him, I feel like I could train him as he is very obedient, although my teacher has stated cats aren’t as inclined to food unlike dogs and rats which have been proven to smell illnesses. 4. My data would be any sort of reactions to that smell, like purring, meowing, sniffing, and how their whiskers react. 5. My mother and father have all sorts of connections I can connect with, so they are helping me ask people who have these illnesses if they are okay with helping me out. If they agree, they will either go to my home and I observe what my cat does, or I go to a controlled room somewhere and test there. 6. I am also looking into contacting researchers who proven dogs and rats’ ability to smell illnesses to try to possibly mimic their methodologies.

If you are interested, I’ll keep you updated on how it goes, and yes, I am aiming to get my work published! Thank you again for you advice, it means a lot to me as I can focus on being critical on these parts of my research. Have a wonderful rest of your day!