My cat smells like the inside of a pencil sharpener

[Oeditpus Rex]

:shrug:

[In_The_Wind]

1. Did you run outta cat food?

[Oeditpus Rex]

4. Nuh-uh

I dunno how she'd unscrew the yellow part anyway. :shrug:

[mainegreen]

2. Much better than the pencil sharpener smelling like the inside of a cat.

[SeattleGirl]

3. Trying to sharpen her teeth again?

:P

[Oeditpus Rex]

5. She does that on my moustache

Owie. :(

[SeattleGirl]

7. Owwww!

Mine has lately taken to sharpening her claws on my arm.

MrSG says he's going to make me sign an affidavit swearing he isn't beating me up.

[Whoa_Nelly]

6. She could have seborrhea or a yeast infection

or an ear infection. All of these give off an odor.

Maybe get her in for a check up. Seborrhea can be secondary to another skin problem.

Good article here:
http://www.manhattancats.com/Articles/foul_smelling_felines.html

[Oeditpus Rex]

9. It's actually kind of a nice smell

That is, if you like the smell of cedar mixed with graphite. :D

[Whoa_Nelly]

13. Sounds like you've been keeping her

in the workshop toolbox/hamster cage again! :P

[spacelady]

8. How old is your kitty?

[Oeditpus Rex]

10. About 4 1/2

[spacelady]

11. Does kitty like to groom, or kind of laid back about it?

long hair or short? I had a kitty way back when that had long hair and was rather lazy, indifferent, haphazard about personal cleaning - had a peculiar odor like that. Possibly depressed or stressed.

[Oeditpus Rex]

14. Medium hair, frequent groomer

Hey, really — this is sort of a joke thread. I was nuzzling her neck and noticed a faint odor that seemed a bit like pencil shavings. It seemed like a funny thing to post, so...

She's fine, really. No change in her of late whatsoever. :)

[spacelady]

17. Ok, here's a joke - my kitty eats stinky fishy cat food, licks & grooms

herself, then ends up smelling like baby powder. So pencil shavings seem interesting or at least plausible...

[carly denise pt deux]

12. has your kitty been chewing on pencils?

Carly

[Oeditpus Rex]

15. Not that I've noticed

I have, though, seen finished crossword puzzles scattered about that I didn't do. :shrug:

[qnr]

16. A plastic type that you hold in your fingers? Or a metal type where you

turn the handle. 'cause I'd imagine the latter would be a more serious odor.

[Liberal Veteran]

18. If you'd fork out the dough for a REAL scratching post, the cat wouldn't have to resort to using....

...pencil sharpener to keep his nails sharp.

:D :D :D :D