Ever smell your cat?

Sylvie smells like a very old fur coat (!) which (dignity aside) she
actually is. BT Rowdy smells "dusty" - not surprising, as he rolls around in
corners and under furniture and sleeps splayed out like "deadcat" mode.
Maluce has a strange, "fruity" faint smell to her fur almost like children's
cologne. All 3 are meticulous bathers.


"Denise VanDyke" wrote in message
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: Zorin the Lynx wrote:
: Ever smelled your kitty? Mine smells kinda neat. It's a very subtle, but
: recognizable smell that's hard to describe. I also noticed that every
: cat smells slightly different.
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: I wonder if this is the same smell that cats use to recognize each
: other, or if it's on a different level for them. Oddly enough, he didn't
: smell any stronger on his cheeks or shoulders (where the scent glands
are)
:
: So, what does your cat smell like? }
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: -Zorin
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: Hmm. Brenna smells kinda like a light, flowery perfumed talc (powder).
: I don't know if that makes sense, but that's how my brain interprets
: it. It bothers her when I scoop her up and smell her fur, but that's
: tough. I'm bigger and know how to hold her to minimize the damage.
:
: - Denise
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:

"Zorin the Lynx" wrote...
Ever smelled your kitty? Mine smells kinda neat. It's a very subtle, but
recognizable smell that's hard to describe. I also noticed that every
cat smells slightly different.

I wonder if this is the same smell that cats use to recognize each
other, or if it's on a different level for them. Oddly enough, he didn't
smell any stronger on his cheeks or shoulders (where the scent glands are)

So, what does your cat smell like? }

-Zorin


Each of my four cats has a different smell. I love the various scents. Even
if I don't see which kitty it is I can tell from the scent.

Flippy in Melbourne, Australia.
My Cats: http://www.flippyscatpage.com

Our cats smell clean, almost neutral. Well, if you smell their fur. If you
smell their butts, that's whole other scent...

--
Victor M. Martinez

http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv

Zorin the Lynx wrote:

Ever smelled your kitty? Mine smells kinda neat. It's a very subtle, but
recognizable smell that's hard to describe. I also noticed that every
cat smells slightly different.

I wonder if this is the same smell that cats use to recognize each
other, or if it's on a different level for them. Oddly enough, he didn't
smell any stronger on his cheeks or shoulders (where the scent glands are)

So, what does your cat smell like? }



Penny always smells sweet, Tanada smells dusty, and Huey smells a little
lemony to me. The rest don't seem to stand out one way or the other.

Pam S

I sure wonder what my cat's been up to when he comes home smelling like
cheap perfume.

LOL wrote:

"Brenda Watkins" wrote in message ...


my cats do each have their own distinct smell - I notice it most when I'm
burying my face against a kitty neck. They smell pretty nice, too!

Bunter had his wonderful "Bunter smell," which I loved, and which changed
gradually as his illness progressed. He didn't smell bad at any point, but
after a while, he just didn't smell like Bunter anymore.

Brenda



When I bury my nose in Mikey's fur, he smells sort of like a little
kid who's been playing out in the sun. :-)

One of the ways I know when he doesn't feel good is that his smell
changes. It's not *bad*, just different. It's interesting you
noticed the same thing with Bunter - I wonder if humans do that too?
Maybe that's how our kitties always know when we need nursing.

------
Krista

--
John Kimmel

Zorin the Lynx wrote:
Ever smelled your kitty? Mine smells kinda neat. It's a very subtle,
but recognizable smell that's hard to describe. I also noticed that
every
cat smells slightly different.

I wonder if this is the same smell that cats use to recognize each
other, or if it's on a different level for them. Oddly enough, he
didn't smell any stronger on his cheeks or shoulders (where the scent
glands are)

So, what does your cat smell like? }

-Zorin

Persia smells sort of sweet and fresh, if that makes any sense.

Jill