Posted by KaraS on August 27, 2004, at 22:11:12
In reply to My cat loves toothpaste too!, posted by sobstory on August 27, 2004, at 15:51:27
> My cat loves the taste of mint. If I have minty breath, just after I brush my teeth or eaten a mint, she really wants to smell it. She comes right up to my mouth and practically sticks her face in it. If I have traces of toothpaste or peppermint oil on my hands, she licks it like crazy. I've figured it out: if you smell fresh catnip, it smells just like mint leaves. She also likes the smell and taste of fresh basil and oregeno. I always have it on my fingers after I make a salad, and she licks them like crazy too! I love cats-they're so wierd!
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> > > > > She also likes toothpaste so I have to fight her off everytime I try to brush my teeth.
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> > > > Ummm, I don't even want to try and figure out how you know these things about your cat.
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> > > She tries to eat the toothpaste off of my toothbrush or lick it when it dribbles down my hand while I'm brushing. (It's not rocket science.)
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> > What do you brush with? Tuna? Eh?
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>Glad to know mine isn't the only loony toon out there! She'll try to lick my lips if I've just eaten something minty or just brushed my teeth. She's a riot. I never used to be a cat person. I got my two because I couldn't get a dog and I sort of grudgingly accepted that it was this or nothing. I never expected to love these little creatures so much. I wouldn't trade them for any dog.
I don't see the connection with catnip and toothpaste though. Catnip doesn't smell like mint to me but my sense of smell isn't the greatest. It does smell like oregano to me though and both of my cats love that as well.
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