I love you but your breath stinks

[susandennis]

Travis snuggles up against me all soft and warm and purring and then rears back for a big yawn - right in my face and ohmyfuckingmotherofgod does he have the worst breath on the face of the earth.  If he took up smoking, it would improve the stench 10 fold.  And I have a very crappy sense of smell.  He's lucky he did not get adopted by someone with a fine tuned nose.

Comments

[geordie.livejournal.com]

Wonder why? He shouldn't have bad breath, should he?

[susandennis]

You know, I just thought it was par for the course. I've never had a kitty who spent so much time breathing into my nose before. Maybe I should go sniff out Betty.

[geordie.livejournal.com]

My cat's breath only smelled when she had been eating something. And then she just smelled of cat food.

[tedder42.livejournal.com]

ditto. My cat's breath smells like nothing, except when he's recently eaten. And he shoves his little nose in my face a lot.

[roadskoller.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Frodo used to start purring and then start to drool, he was so happy.
Blech.

Were you ever a Bloom County fan?

[i-count-crows.livejournal.com]

Your entry reminded me of a Billy and the Boingers/Deathtongue song:



On a more serious note, I suspect the breath may have something to do with canned cat food. Crunchy food helps with kitty death-breath, as do treats with mint or parsley in them. There are also special treats you can get at the vet with enzymes in them that get the ooky stuff off the teeth that make for tartar and bad kitty breath. Good luck getting him to eat them, though. Mine never would.

Re: Were you ever a Bloom County fan?

[susandennis]

That's hilarious! I'd never heard that. Thanks.

And, yeah, on the treats. I finally found one that he will eat if I beg and/or put it with his canned cat food! doh!

[dizzdvl.livejournal.com]

Chum Breath. My cat has a bad case of it too.

[steve98052.livejournal.com]

Some cats tolerate tooth-brushing. Others need scaling at the vet's office. Our old cats should have started getting descaled when they got old, but by that point we didn't want to trouble them that way. Travis might benefit from either treatment, if adjusting food and treats doesn't do it.

[mixter11nm.livejournal.com]

Picturing this made me laugh out loud. Thanks for the chuckle.