Your cat is exhibiting normal behaviour upon coming across an intense odor.
Why don't you clean that spot in the bed?

Neutering won't stop the flehming, that's just something they do to
process a smell.

There's an intense odor (to him) in that particular spot. It may be
something humans cannot smell.

I think the only way to stop it is to have the item cleaned. His
response is nothing to worry about though, it's actually entertaining to
watch a cat make that face.

Rhonda

Tony R wrote:

You have a female wife- right?  Is the spot where he flehmens on her side of
the bed? --or where you get together? ;)

Nope. He smells something interesting and flehmens for more information.
Flehmen lets the cat taste the smell.  Some cats do it with catnip.

Do we need to worry about

Why do you want to stop it?

Both males and females do this. You may not see or smell something, but
there is an odor present there. I usually take it as a clue that
something needs to clean. Usually it means somebody got sick or peed
there.

I wouldn't want to get rid of the behavior. If somebody has peed on my
bed, I'd rather see the cat react to it a few hours before bedtime than
when I get ready for bed and find out I need to clean a mess.

I also check out pawing behavior. They will often paw like they are
covering something up if they come across a hair ball or a piece of
poop that fell off late.

"Tony R" <tonyr1988@gmail.com> wrote

My female does this to towels that my husband has placed
on top of the hamper--and they are always towels he has used
err, a few times more than *I* would use a towel, and for
God Knows What purpose, know what I mean?

8*/

She never does it to my towels. The only other time I see her do
this is when she is washing her butt.

lol