Tuxedo Cats

**Veronica** · 02-19-2008, 06:59 AM

Anyone else with a tuxedo cat notice that they have a particular smell to their fur - almost like baby powder? Both Tilda and our new kitten Tucker, have this faint smell. Cassie, our other kitten doesn't.

V.

**mimitabby** · 02-19-2008, 07:01 AM

Veronica, it's not the hair color that you're smelling. Probably that particular line of kitties has less (or more?) body odor than others you know of.

I have a cat right now that smells like a sunny day or fresh mowed hay;
I have had other cats who actually had body odor (not bad, but obvious).

**aka_kim** · 02-19-2008, 07:45 AM

My boy Rocky always smells kind of dusty, but then he spends alot of time digging for moles or voles or whatever is out in the yard.

**Brandi** · 02-19-2008, 08:12 AM

You know that is funny. My cat Bo who is a bit of a tux cat smells so good! Kinda sweet as well. But now it could be where they hang out too. Maybe picking up laundry smells, the cat litter?
I love to bury my head in their fur when they first come in from outside when it has been cold. they smell so fresh.....sigh!

**mimitabby** · 02-19-2008, 08:34 AM

Yes, Brandi, exactly. That's what my tortie is like. a scent of fresh air.

**IFjane** · 02-19-2008, 08:36 AM

I have a tuxedo cat but have not noticed that he smells any different than the other three. All are indoor cats. I'll have to do a smell test when I get home tonight!

**Possegal** · 02-19-2008, 09:21 AM

My gray tuxedo usually smells very bad actually - can you say anal glands?

But I love him desperately and now that he is dying of cancer, I can't imagine not having old stinky butt around.

**IFjane** · 02-19-2008, 09:25 AM

Originally Posted by Possegal

My gray tuxedo usually smells very bad actually - can you say anal glands?

But I love him desperately and now that he is dying of cancer, I can't imagine not having old stinky butt around.

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**Brandi** · 02-19-2008, 09:30 AM

Originally Posted by IFjane

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I 2nd that!

**wackyjacky1** · 02-19-2008, 09:56 AM

My tuxedo cat, Hobie the B@st@rd, is a little bit stinky. My dear departed Bubbles (RIP

) smelled wonderful, though, like fresh air and sunshine. She was not a tuxedo cat, she was all grey with a little white spot on her chest. I loved to bury my face in her fur and inhale. (Not to mention, she was the first cat that I wasn't allergic to at all.

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**SouthernBelle** · 02-19-2008, 10:18 AM

Miss Kitty isn't a tux and she smells good. Except when she has catfood breath.

**Brandi** · 02-19-2008, 10:43 AM

My cat Aki right now (the one in my avatar) Kind smells like a little bit of advantage,lavender, and dirt. Fleas are here bit early due to a warm snap we had last week. they came in one day with fleas attached to their ears. Yuck!

**ccnyc** · 02-19-2008, 11:26 AM

My angel Tuxedo kitty, Kazootie, smelled like wild strawberries. I loved to bury my nose in her fur. She was an indoor only cat.

**redrhodie** · 02-19-2008, 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by Veronica

Anyone else with a tuxedo cat notice that they have a particular smell to their fur - almost like baby powder?

V.

That's exactly how Trixie, my formally dressed beloved smells. Julio, my other cat, smells like feet (but not in a bad way

).

**Tuckervill** · 02-20-2008, 07:17 AM

Hmmm...the other day, when my black cat Cooler jumped up on my bed, I remember thinking..."That's what I like about cats. They don't have an odor, like the dogs do." I buried my nose in his back and didn't smell a thing. I like that.

Maybe my smeller's malfunctioning.

Karen

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