I hope my cat is clean after licking herself, because the idea of giving her a bath is kind of a scary prospect! Like others here have said, the sandpiper tongue is a very effective dirt magnet. Plus, my kitty never smells bad, so surely she can't be dirty.
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"Cats aren't clean, they're just covered in Cat spit."
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I let my cat lick my lips lol. Foxxy loves to lick me, she used to start at my nose and work her way up to my forehead, now she just licks which ever part of my face/fingers/hands/feet she can get at lol. And I let her lick milk out of my cup sometimes too, but usually when she steals drinks from my cup, she dips her paw in it and licks it off her paw. I dont drink it then, cuz I just visualize her paws in the litterbox, then in my glass of milk...and that just does it for me
I love the smell of Mackerel. She smells clean, but a little sweet as well. When we cuddle, I love burying my face in her tummy fur. I adore the smell. I don't think she's dirty or covered with spit... she always seems very clean to me!
My kitties smell good, too. Another way to look at it is this: we're actually dirtier than they are, since we're always slathering ourselves with chemicals (cosmetics, soaps, shampoos & conditioners, hair products, shaving creams and aftershaves, deodorants, and the awful stuff that's in dryer sheets winds up in our clothes and on our skin), not to mention the crud that most of us eat.
Wow!!! Natural washing machines! Pretty impressive pictures
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She must have defective saliva cause she is pretty stinky... I have to bathe her every few weeks or my housemates refuse to let her inside!
IMO I don't really think they are that clean, being heavily covered in their saliva and walking around several times daily in the litterbox having litter in their paws
Some people say their saliva is clean, but if you get bitten by a cat, you could have blood poisoning.
That's because of bacteria... which don't live well in outside air...Originally Posted by cococat
Some people say their saliva is clean, but if you get bitten by a cat, you could have blood poisoning.
Getting bit by a human is so much worse as far as bacterial infections. The thing about animals is that it is a deep wound with the canine teeth they have. That may cause infection but it is easily treatable with common antibiotics in most cases.Originally Posted by cococat
some people say their saliva is clean, but if you get bitten by a cat, you could have blood poisoning.
I am a clinical microbiologist and I would rather my cat bite me than my husband.
PS that is a beautiful cat tongue.
