Tuxedo Cats

[IFjane]

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

If yours is, mine is too! I did a "nose test" on Robbie, my tuxedo, last night. I smelled nothing at all, but I sure enjoyed having that soft kitty fur all over my face.

[Brandi]

My Bo likes to sleep between my dh and my pillows. If he stunk that would not happen! He smells really nice! last night he was between our pillows and we were talking to him. You should see how much he likes to be talked to! He chirps and squeaks. It is so cute!!!!!!

[short cut sally]

I just returned from vacation..my tuxedo cat Alphie, has been keeping shop with DH. He has been on and in all the equipment, so not only does he smell like stale grease he has also got grease and grime residue in his fur. So, his little spot on the couch is filthy, thank goodness for towels and he is just a little pig pen. He loves the dirt I think. There can be one dirty spot on the shop floor, he finds it immediately and rolls in it. (He is an indoor cat.) Dh said he tried wiping him down before coming into the house every night. Taking one look at his resting spot and my chair, I am glad he got wiped down atleast. The furniture is going to have to be cleaned today. But he picks up various smells. I love it when he sits in the window and he smells so fresh. One day, though, the farmers spread manure, he smelled like manure. That was not so fresh smelling. FOr the most part, he doesn't smell bad or have an odor. He doesn't smell like roses or lavender, but I love him regardless of what he smells like.

[Aint Doody]

Petey, my 6-toed kitty, is a tabby with white feet and a white blaze on his face. Those big feet being white makes them look even bigger! He's in & out and just smells neutral. That's fine with me! He's starting to shed, as the spring is coming. He is enjoying all the brushing. Isn't amazing how much fur you can get in a cat brush?? And he has short hair. I love my Petey.

[bmccasland]

Herald doesn't seem to smell any different than the other two. And he's on a different diet. Does anyone's tuxedo's have dandruff or weight problems? Poor Herald has both. We've been fighting his weight most of his life. One of his vets even commented, "what is it about tuxedos? The get fat."

[wackyjacky1]

Does anyone's tuxedo's have dandruff or weight problems?

My tux Hobie does have dandruff, although it's significantly less since I switched him to an all-canned food diet (I think, among its other benefits, it must be better for his coat). Also he has lost a little weight on the canned food diet because those useless carbs found in dry food are greatly reduced.

[Veronica]

Tucker is still a kitten, only 6 months or so. But he's going to be a big cat I think - just in size. We're hoping to keep him from getting fat.

Tilda was a petite little thing. Right after she wandered into our lives she porked up to ten pounds. I think she was just scarfing food because she had been a stray. She eventually settled back down to eight pounds, but that dropped as she got older. She was about 5 pounds when she passed on at the advanced age of 18. I miss that little cat.

V.

[short cut sally]

In reply to bmccasland my tux is fat. he is short legged and hefty just his momma. he only gets 3/4 cup of dry food in a 24 hour period, he nibbles all day long, and gets the occasional dry food treats. He weighs in at 15#s give or take. he doesn't like canned food. last year we had to change his food from hills urinary diet to purina urinary diet. hills changed their formula and he snubbed it for 10 days, so had to find something else and purina won. he has always had a shiny coat, was worried with changing the foods. Its still shiny but I don't think as shiny. this is his first bought of dandruff this past winter. My dad has a tux cat, he's 25#, yes, 25#, he's a large cat all around, and has always had bad dandruff. Dad's cat loves to be brushed too.