Its called a dust bath! Think of it like a human mud pack. Feline version of course doesn't contain excess water. Completion afterwards is best accomplished by seating oneself on a person to groom. If person is not willing then any fabric covered soft couch or chair is an acceptable substitute.
My barn cats take dust baths all of the time, especially the long coated ones---not sure why, but their coats have remained shiny all winter [could be that they're fed like house cats]. Read somewhere that it keeps the critters out of their coats.
I think there is just something mentally wrong with all black and white cats!
ReplyDeleteI bet he went and de-dusted inside as well!
ReplyDeleteI think he is picking up Siberian habits!!!
ReplyDeleteIts called a dust bath! Think of it like a human mud pack. Feline version of course doesn't contain excess water. Completion afterwards is best accomplished by seating oneself on a person to groom. If person is not willing then any fabric covered soft couch or chair is an acceptable substitute.
ReplyDeleteMy barn cats take dust baths all of the time, especially the long coated ones---not sure why, but their coats have remained shiny all winter [could be that they're fed like house cats]. Read somewhere that it keeps the critters out of their coats.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds reasonable: zebras do it, horses do it... my indoor cats do it, only there's no nice deep dirt...
ReplyDeletegreat pics of the tuxedo kitty!
How DO you get those Siberians to not eat him??????????? (My Sibes and cats live very separate lives).