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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / March 2005Smell of a cat
"badwilson" <badSPAMwilson@yahoo.com> wrote: >Mary wrote: >> >> I do this too. I pick Cheeky up and put her on my raised >> arm and nuzzle her belly. I think she smells like cinnamon. :) > >Yeah, I love to bury my face in Vino's tummy. Sometimes he curls >around my head as if to draw me deeper into his belly. Or maybe he's >trying to smother me??? Hmmmmm.... >I think Vino smells like fresh laundry. Betty and I rub against each other so much that by now, we probably have identical scents. :) Betty's fur smells "warm", a light, fuzzy, almost musty scent evocative of blankets and fuzzy fabrics. Sometimes, she smells a bit spicy, especially after she's licked herself. The scent glands on the sides of her head that she uses to mark me are different. They have a distinctive scent that's strongly of cocoa, with a hint of roasted nuts and coconut. It's like she's carrying around a stash of Almond Joy chocolate bars. > "badwilson" <badSPAMwilson@yahoo.com> wrote: >> Mary wrote: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> Yeah, I love to bury my face in Vino's tummy. Sometimes he curls >> around my head as if to draw me deeper into his belly. Or maybe he's >> trying to smother me??? Hmmmmm.... >> I think Vino smells like fresh laundry. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > with a hint of roasted nuts and coconut. It's like she's carrying > around a stash of Almond Joy chocolate bars. Ooooh, she smells yummy! How can you resist eating her? ;-) -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >> The scent glands on the sides of her head that she uses to mark me >are [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Ooooh, she smells yummy! How can you resist eating her? ;-) LOL :) She's the carnivorous predator, and I'm the omnivore, so she says that I'm not allowed to eat her since she's higher in the food chain than I am. But she does get nibbled and sniffed a lot. :) Betty sounds like a sweetheart. :) Katz > "badwilson" <badSPAMwilson@yahoo.com> wrote: >> Mary wrote: [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > with a hint of roasted nuts and coconut. It's like she's carrying > around a stash of Almond Joy chocolate bars. LOL! That would set of a craving! I rarely eat sweets but I adore Almond Joy bars! I swear, cats have pockets. Persia keeps a calendar (or a teensy tiny PDA) in hers so she knows what day to wake me extra early for her gooshy food. I've never noticed her smelling like anything in particular, though. Just a fresh clean scent. Maybe it *is* like laundry. Hmmmm. Jill >> "badwilson" <badSPAMwilson@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> Mary wrote: [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >LOL! That would set of a craving! I rarely eat sweets but I adore Almond >Joy bars! I swear, cats have pockets. One of my great memories from childhood was when my father came home from work, he would often have an Almond Joy or Mounds Bar in his coat pocket. He would eat half and give half to me. ;) Persia keeps a calendar (or a teensy >tiny PDA) in hers so she knows what day to wake me extra early for her >gooshy food. I've never noticed her smelling like anything in particular, >though. Just a fresh clean scent. Maybe it *is* like laundry. Hmmmm. > >Jill Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >>> "badwilson" <badSPAMwilson@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>> Mary wrote: [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > from work, he would often have an Almond Joy or Mounds Bar in his coat > pocket. He would eat half and give half to me. ;) Awwww! That's nice! Coconut and chocolate... mmmmm! What a natural combination! > Persia keeps a calendar (or a teensy >> tiny PDA) in hers so she knows what day to wake me extra early for [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh > My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > >> "badwilson" <badSPAMwilson@yahoo.com> wrote: > >>> Mary wrote: [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > from work, he would often have an Almond Joy or Mounds Bar in his coat > pocket. He would eat half and give half to me. ;) That's a sweet memory. How nice. He must have looked forward to your enjoyment of the candy bar. >>> "badwilson" <badSPAMwilson@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>> Mary wrote: [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh > My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Your Almond Joe bar story brought back a memory of when I was about five. Once in a while my father brought me a bar of Orange Cremo" MLB > LOL! That would set of a craving! I rarely eat sweets but I adore Almond > Joy bars! I swear, cats have pockets. Persia keeps a calendar (or a teensy > tiny PDA) in hers so she knows what day to wake me extra early for her > gooshy food. I've never noticed her smelling like anything in particular, > though. Just a fresh clean scent. Maybe it *is* like laundry. Hmmmm. I like to pick up Oscar and breathe deeply with my face in her fur, when she'll let me. She smells comforting, like maybe an old quilt. It's hard to think of a similar smell, but I like it.  Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > > LOL! That would set of a craving! I rarely eat sweets but I adore Almond > > Joy bars! I swear, cats have pockets. Persia keeps a calendar (or a teensy [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > she'll let me. She smells comforting, like maybe an old quilt. It's hard to > think of a similar smell, but I like it. I had no idea there were other cat sniffers out there. Is this group great or WHAT? 8) > I like to pick up Oscar and breathe deeply with my face in her fur, when > she'll let me. She smells comforting, like maybe an old quilt. It's hard to > think of a similar smell, but I like it. One morning as I awoke from sleep, I realized that it was time to wash the pillows. They really, really, REALLY smelled like cat. Then I realized that Nocturne was on my face. --Fil Right now since Mischief is rubbing herself all over my stinky swim towel that's lying on the floor, my roommate complains when she comes to cuddle with her that she STINKS!! I haven't noticed it too badly. I know the towel stinks, but she's not that bad. But maybe it's because I try not to aggravate my allergies by rubbing my face in cat fur. :) Kristi >Right now since Mischief is rubbing herself all over my stinky Yes? Goodness, again. ;) Love, Stinky Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > "badwilson" <badSPAMwilson@yahoo.com> wrote: >>Mary wrote: [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > with a hint of roasted nuts and coconut. It's like she's carrying > around a stash of Almond Joy chocolate bars. I always thought the cats smelled like sunshine. MLB > > "badwilson" <badSPAMwilson@yahoo.com> wrote: > >>Mary wrote: [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > I always thought the cats smelled like sunshine. MLB I liked to smell them when they came in from outside. We used to say "you smell like outdoors". >> I always thought the cats smelled like sunshine. MLB >> >I liked to smell them when they came in from outside. We used to say "you >smell like outdoors". That reminds me of how Janice used to love the smell of the outdoors on Hei-Yu's fur when she was sick in bed. For people who haven't read that story: www.flippyscatpage.com/whydopeople.html > "mlbriggs" <mlbriggs@nospam.com> wrote >>I always thought the cats smelled like sunshine. MLB > > I liked to smell them when they came in from outside. We used to say "you > smell like outdoors". Frank and Nikki take on a distinct woodsy, mossy smell when we're on the island. The smell lingers for a week or so after we get back to town. Luckily, neither cat minds me smelling their tummies. :o) Or rubbing them for that matter. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > > "badwilson" <badSPAMwilson@yahoo.com> wrote: > >>Mary wrote: [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > I always thought the cats smelled like sunshine. MLB Ooo. Which brings us to how nuzzleable they are when they are lying in the sun, their fur all toasty warm! >> I always thought the cats smelled like sunshine. MLB > >Ooo. Which brings us to how nuzzleable they are when they are >lying in the sun, their fur all toasty warm! I've noticed that Betty becomes pretty toasty sleeping most anywhere, even when it's not in the sun. On some unexpectedly cold days, I played "heat vampire" by grabbing a sleeping Betty, holding her close until our temperatures had equalized, then putting her down so that she could start building up heat again for the next time. :) > >> I always thought the cats smelled like sunshine. MLB > > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > until our temperatures had equalized, then putting her down so that > she could start building up heat again for the next time. :) Heat vampire!! I love this. Do you think Betty knows what you're doing, or does she take the Heat Vampire as a simple snuggler? ;) "Takayuki" <Takayuki9z@yahoo.com> wrote in message > I've noticed that Betty becomes pretty toasty sleeping most anywhere, > even when it's not in the sun. On some unexpectedly cold days, I > played "heat vampire" by grabbing a sleeping Betty, holding her close > until our temperatures had equalized, then putting her down so that > she could start building up heat again for the next time. :) I've done this too! A few days this winter I've caught a chill. I've been so happy to use Otis as a hot water bottle in the bed! Susan M Otis and Chester "Susan M" <smawdsley remove @shaw.ca> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Smell of a cat: >> I've noticed that Betty becomes pretty toasty sleeping most anywhere, >> even when it's not in the sun. On some unexpectedly cold days, I [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >I've done this too! A few days this winter I've caught a chill. I've been >so happy to use Otis as a hot water bottle in the bed! Felix makes a great heating pad when I have cramps [the purr seems to help a lot]. Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL >"Susan M" <smawdsley remove @shaw.ca> had some very interesting things >to say about Re: Smell of a cat: [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >Felix makes a great heating pad when I have cramps [the purr seems to >help a lot]. Oh yes! Between about two fingers of Scotch, and a Stinky cuddle, I think I have the ultimate cramp remedy. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > >"Susan M" <smawdsley remove @shaw.ca> had some very interesting things > >to say about Re: Smell of a cat: [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Oh yes! Between about two fingers of Scotch, and a Stinky cuddle, I > think I have the ultimate cramp remedy. ;) Now that is a great remedy! When I was pregnant, Willow would curl up by my belly and help "incubate". > Theresa > Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh > My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > Betty and I rub against each other so much that by now, we > probably have identical scents. :) Betty's fur smells "warm", a [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > of cocoa, with a hint of roasted nuts and coconut. It's like > she's carrying around a stash of Almond Joy chocolate bars. I can only saw AAAWWWWWWW I'm so glad you two found each other. :) SignatureCheryl My goodness, Tak, you have a good nose! I can't pick up much scentwise from our kitties -- daughter Celeste and DH Byron tho' have bloodhound noses and smell everything. Christine > "badwilson" <badSPAMwilson@yahoo.com> wrote: > >Mary wrote: [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > with a hint of roasted nuts and coconut. It's like she's carrying > around a stash of Almond Joy chocolate bars. > My goodness, Tak, you have a good nose! I can't pick up much scentwise from > our kitties -- daughter Celeste and DH Byron tho' have bloodhound noses and > smell everything. If I had a cat that smelled like chocolate that cat might be in trouble! ;) >"badwilson" <badSPAMwilson@yahoo.com> wrote: >>Mary wrote: >>> >>> I do this too. I pick Cheeky up and put her on my raised >>> arm and nuzzle her belly. I think she smells like cinnamon. :) >The scent glands on the sides of her head that she uses to mark me are >different. They have a distinctive scent that's strongly of cocoa, >with a hint of roasted nuts and coconut. It's like she's carrying >around a stash of Almond Joy chocolate bars. Hmm... our furry girls don't usually smell like anything. I love it when they're clean and they smell like my baby shampoo for a few weeks... their natural scent is umm... (picks up Silver and sniffs) CAT! lol It must be time for another bath. :) I love to cuddle them close when they've been lying in a particularly warm spot - nothing better than a purring hot water bottle! ~Karen aka Kajikit Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life http://www.kajikitscorner.com *remove 'nospam' to reply >> "badwilson" <badSPAMwilson@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> Mary wrote: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > weeks... their natural scent is umm... (picks up Silver and sniffs) > CAT! lol It must be time for another bath. :) That's odd that they start to smell. Vino's almost 6 years old and has never had a bath and he smells very fresh and clean. I'd hate to have to give him baths all the time and I'm sure he would hate it too. -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >>>"badwilson" <badSPAMwilson@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > has never had a bath and he smells very fresh and clean. I'd hate to > have to give him baths all the time and I'm sure he would hate it too. I've never given mine a bath, either. They smell fresh and clean to me too. Except once I washed one of Nikki's paws for her, because she had stepped in something icky when we were out for walkies. I held her over the wash basin while I ran warm water onto her paw. She just hung there. Just five years ago, I wouldn't even have dared to try it. She's mellowed a *lot* these last years. ;oP SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > I've never given mine a bath, either. They smell fresh and clean to me too. > Except once I washed one of Nikki's paws for her, because she had stepped in > something icky when we were out for walkies. I held her over the wash basin > while I ran warm water onto her paw. She just hung there. Just five years > ago, I wouldn't even have dared to try it. She's mellowed a *lot* these last > years. ;oP When I got Oscar, she was a tiny kitten with a bacterial infection, and with her long fur she made quite a mess out of herself =/ I gave her baths in the sink. Neither of us really want to repeat the experience. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >>"badwilson" <badSPAMwilson@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>Mary wrote: [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > http://www.kajikitscorner.com > *remove 'nospam' to reply This made me curious to see if my cats smelt of "cat" or anything else. Both KFC & BF are in the kitchen, so I went in to have a sniff. Kitty was fast asleep at the side of the fire. I knelt down and sniffed her fur. She doesn't smell catty, she smells of nothing really except "clean." Sort of like fabric that you buy new but not quite. It woke her up and she purred up a storm when she found me with my nose buried in her side :) BF was doing upside downy head I am unconscious on his bed under the table, dreaming of Mimi, no doubt.. I decided not to disturb him. I'll sniff him tomorrow and report back. To be honest, I don't think *he* has a smell either. I'll let you know. Tweed "Christina Websell" <spamfree@tinawebsell.wanadoo.co.uk> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Smell of a cat: >This made me curious to see if my cats smelt of "cat" or anything else. >Both KFC & BF are in the kitchen, so I went in to have a sniff. Kitty was [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >tomorrow and report back. To be honest, I don't think *he* has a smell >either. I'll let you know. Felix doesn't usually have a smell that I notice. Ava has an interesting scent. Any other bird owners notice their little feathery friends' scents? Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL <snip> > Felix doesn't usually have a smell that I notice. Ava has an > interesting scent. Any other bird owners notice their little feathery > friends' scents? I used to have a Budgie that smelled like cloves. I loved the way he smelled. -L. > Betty and I rub against each other so much that by now, we probably > have identical scents. :) Betty's fur smells "warm", a light, fuzzy, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > with a hint of roasted nuts and coconut. It's like she's carrying > around a stash of Almond Joy chocolate bars. If you can describe Betty's smell like this, it sounds like a career as a super famous sommelier might be in order :-) Susan M Otis and Chester
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