Why does my cat smell so darn good all on his own?

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  1. kineticpoet profile image57
    kineticpoetposted 11 years ago

    Why does my cat smell so darn good all on his own?

    I know of other friends who sniff their wonderful cats (not even those that are professionally groomed) is there something about their saliva? For example, dogs smell horrible... but sometimes not... I had a dog who smelled naturally like cookies once.

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    sheilamyersposted 11 years ago

    I think it's a combination of things. Some people will disagree with me, but I think cats keep themselves cleaner than dogs and that eliminates some of the odor. Cats are also less likely to play in the water which eliminates that wet fur smell. I always say my cats smell like baby powder and I believe that scent is a combination of the baking soda and scent crystals in the cat litter I buy. But there are times mine stink ... they might not think they do. LOL! If they clean themselves right after eating, they'll have a slight fishy smell. And occasionally they play with stinkbugs (although I can't figure out why) and then they smell like stinkbugs.

    1. kineticpoet profile image57
      kineticpoetposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      I've never smelled wet cat lol but I think you're right about the water. My litter is scentless . I'm wondering if it's maybe what I feed them? I had to laugh about the stinkbugs... yuck!

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    lisasuniquevoiceposted 11 years ago

    https://usercontent1.hubstatic.com/8440070_f260.jpg

    kineticpoet,
    Cats smell good because they take a lot of care when grooming themselves. In addition they smell good because we keep their litter boxes very clean.
    Lisa

    1. kineticpoet profile image57
      kineticpoetposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      I love the picture you included smile I'm not sure if it's a snowshoe - but I have a 15 week old little snowshoe, so I'm preoccupied with them at the moment. Do you have a hooded litter box?

  4. CraftytotheCore profile image74
    CraftytotheCoreposted 11 years ago

    That's such an interesting question!  I loved reading the answers here too.  I have two cats and come to think of it, they do always have a freshened smell.  I can tell when my cats have been hiding in my stowed away blankets because they smell like the blankets which have a really clean smell.

    1. kineticpoet profile image57
      kineticpoetposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Ah, I love love love when my cats smell like laundry (the clean stuff, they'll lay in either though).

 
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