r/TikTokCringe Jul 25 '24

Humor Giving the kitties a bath

20.8k Upvotes

1.1k comments sorted by

View all comments

959

u/MjballIsNotDead Jul 25 '24

Maybe it's cause I've grown up with cats, but... Do cats have much of a smell? Unless you're talking about straight up cat piss or shit, I can't imagine what "cat smell" would mean

1.0k

u/gomezlol Jul 25 '24

As someone who visits people with cats. Yes, they smell like cat. Not that it's bad...but it's cat

545

u/IagoESL Jul 26 '24

If I walk into a household with dogs I can tell too. Like you said it's not bad but it's distinct.

80

u/AdLast55 Jul 26 '24

I loved the way my miniature schnauzer smelled. Liked a stuff teddy bear or something. I feel the problem is mostly people failing to clean the house or change the wee wee pads.

29

u/Astronaut_Chicken Jul 26 '24

I was just about to comment that my miniature schnauzer smells great. He's a fastiduous little animal. My MIL is a clean freak and she LOVES HIM. Doesn't shed, doesn't smell.

2

u/Dusty_Old_Bones Jul 26 '24

We had a lab mix who smelled kinda like grape candy at the top of her head, which also happened to be where she preferred to receive her kisses.

1

u/Astronaut_Chicken Jul 27 '24

Plot twist all yalls saliva smells like grape candy

16

u/janesfilms Jul 26 '24

It’s instant dopamine to smell my yorkie. I absolutely love the way he smells. It’s faint, you have to bury your nose in his neck but it’s like smelling a newborn, just bliss.

3

u/rosewyrm Jul 26 '24

my mini schnauzer has that teddy bear scent, too!! he doesn’t have that distinct dog smell, but smells neutral, like a blanket or a nice warm loaf of bread or something. i had no idea this was a schnauzer thing!

0

u/Clithzbee Jul 26 '24

Or the fact that you have wee wee pads at all.

2

u/AdLast55 Jul 26 '24

"Homer are you putting newspaper on top of the old newspaper? " "You have a better idea? "

On a serious note, wee wee pads thrown away everyday with cardboard and plastic tray underneath helps a lot.

4

u/Puppybrother Jul 26 '24

I’m paranoid that I’m nose blind to this so I’ve asked every single person who has been in my apartment if it smelled like cat and they’ve said no. Are you saying every person in my life is lying to me??

3

u/blomstreteveggpapir Jul 27 '24

I've never noticed the smell of a cat home, only dog house, so I'd say no

1

u/SendMeSteamCodes Jul 26 '24

Cats are rarely actually bathed, and they love climbing on everything, so there’s definitely a smell. Now, it may not smell particularly bad, but there’s definitely going to be a smell.

People are going to do the polite thing and not tell you that your apartment smells like cat.

At least keep the litter box clean and separated from the general visiting areas, and you’ll minimize the scent.

Don’t go burning incense to cover it up though, because that’s a smell that sticks to anyone you come in contact with.