13 Amazing Facts About Cat Whiskers
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Yup, me too.
I’m so glad you spoke about cats loosing whiskers because I find them around my home. I rescue cats in my area I’ll bring them home, take them to the Dr. and they live out their life here in my home. I wasn’t sure if finding the whiskers meant stress from new cats joining our happy family. When I started finding whisker hairs I started to keep them, each cat has their own twist top plastic test tube for their whiskers. I started to save them to have their portrait in felt done but I wanted each cat’s portrait to hold that cat’s real whiskers.
I have been collecting the whiskers I find around the house for over 30 years. I now have many and keep them in a special box. I have asked that when I pass away the box and all the whiskers be put in my coffin with me ❤
If it were me.. they wouldn't need any fill dirt if they buried my coffin with leftover cat hair.
aww, I love my cats as well never thought about whiskers with me
I, too keep a container of retired whiskers that are from various cats I have had over the years. Not sure why, but they are kind of cool to find and collect.
That's really cute. I'm going to do that too! Thx!
🐾OMG.. I thought I was the only one who did something like this! I am 62 yrs. old and I have been collecting my cats (over 25, 17 at one time) whiskers since I was a young child. In fact, in my younger years, I used to go thru my vacuums collection bin before I dumped it to find the whiskers I had vacuumed up! The white ones really stood out over the usual gray color of the dust, the black one’s not so much! Even after they were long gone I felt like I still had a piece of them with me! I had never thought about having them buried with me when I pass so thank you for that great idea. I am definitely going to do that! ❤️from a Grandma in Oregon🐾
I found a whisker when our cat was a kitten. My daughter had a small bottle in which she put unusual treasures in, like that whisker and small bits of sea glass that were gifted to her. We once had a kitten that had messed up whiskers at birth. It really upset her balance and walking. After she shed her kitten whiskers and an new set grew in she never had that problem again, thank God. That you for this information.😺💖
what type?
sea glass? you mean washed up broken bottle pieces?
Whenever I find a stray whisker I show it to my cat and say,"hey looks like you lost something!" He immediately starts playing with it. 😀
Yeah mine saw his on the floor and tried to eat it 🤦🏽♀️lmao
@@azizameow1721 mine does that too!
Mine always plays with her whiskers
My current cat is the first I have ever had that has black whiskers. It’s cool, as is she.
My Catniss baby had solid black whiskers too :(
they are just adorable!!
My Uncle Ralph used to find the occasional cat whisker and he’d give it to me for good luck.
Then, when my Aunt Ethel learned how to make jewelry, she made me a pretty pin, with four cat whiskers on it like a wave.
Loved all the time I got to spend with them and my Grandma!
My last cat Buddy was so damn playful when he was a kitten that for like the first 6 months he'd come back inside every day with broken whiskers. It was kinda funny to look at really, a face full of all randomly short whiskers, all obviously broken from playing, and he just didn't care at all, it didn't bother him a bit.
As he aged a bit past 6 months or so, he started to chill out on the excessive play and finally his full set of whiskers eventually grew completely in.
Same
My kitten is also very playful.... And his whiskers keep breaking... I thought i wasn't taking care of him properly
4:29 - Finding a whisker is good luck -- Well, with six cats in the house I gathered a boxlful of whiskers in twelve years (just like the springy feel of them). Should be a billionaire by now.
I Love cats, and I LOVE all catlovers too !
My cat Tiger-J has beautiful whiskers. I try to collect them.
I found a few whiskers...still waiting for good luck
Not a long time cat owner myself we always had dogs when I was grown up, but my wife always had cats. So we have had two cats so far during our time together. At first they seemed indifferent to me so I was the same to them. But our second cat finally started to get more friendly. He actually comes and lays on my chest when he wants a massage.
I knew whiskers help cats navigate tight confines, but all their other functions was very enlightening.
My Penny has what I call "happy whiskers". One whisker on each side is upturned. Sometimes she's got both, or only one, and other times they're both gone. My Cody has curly eyebrow whiskers. None of them are straight. And all his whiskers are grey like his fur. 🐈⬛
Some years ago I was breeding burmesecats. I remember one mithercat with a litter of four kuttens. One kitten especially was very investigative and often did often not come back when the mothercat called. She simply did bite off whiskers on one side of that kuttens face, which made him stay close to his Mother.
wow interesting, smart mother cat!
My mom would find our cat's whiskers and save them, she said they were cute!
From what I understand, whiskers are also the same width as the cat's body to help them determine if they will fit in a space.
I had a cat once who had to wear the cone of shame. I kept hearing clunking noises from my kitchen because she kept bumping into the refrigerator. I finally had to remove it because she was so disoriented without the ability to use her whiskers properly
Those cones are the worst! The circular ones that look like travel pillows are much better. Blow them up and secure with the velcro. Kong makes them with soft felt and they are way more comfortable for both cats and dogs. They can still drink but can't reach their stitches. My dog flat out refused to wear that plastic bucket. She kept walking into walls!
Why did u put cone on your cat
@@bambinaforever1402 she had a bandage that she wasn't supposed to lick at
True....if their whiskers fit....they fit.
One of my precious cats Spooky, has the most magnificent whiskers. Per side, they are easily 25% longer than the breadth of his rather wide face. They also have beautiful forward curvature. I also have three that qualify for the most magnificent tails.
Boots has the most bushy, she's 3 years old. Two new additions, siblings, about 5 months, are DSH but their tails are that of DLH and are long enough to touch their forehead.
I have a cat named Spooky as well!!! He’s a giant black Maine coon! Beautiful boy. His ear hair is magnificent as well as his bushy tail. Born outside in my recycling bin! 😂
I also collect cat wiskers when they shed them and I love finding them
When playing with your cat, it's amusing watching the whiskers spring forward every time you move their cat toy in front of them.
Combine that observation with the dilating eyes and then the but wiggle, and you know when the fun of moggy mayhem is about to be unleashed.
Cats are.. FREAKIN' AWESOME!!
I am experiencing whisker stress right now trying to remember all the cool things about my 3 cats. First cat was a white Persian his whiskers would stand out straight from his face sometimes. When he died I got 2 cats to replace him. One a lively calico the other a dense coated grey cat. Calico was 6 months old so her tag at the rescue said. Grey boy was labeled as 6 months old. She was adult sized and he was tiny I questioned that, as he was suckling her many times much to her annoyance. I awoke one morning to see that grey boy's whiskers were gone. not one whisker on his face- still had the bushy ones by his eyes. It did not seem to bother him . I forget how long it took but his whiskers came back so profuse they were comical. Unreal looking.
The more we know about our cat better is it. Thank You~🐈⬛🐈⬛🖤🖤🐈⬛🐈⬛
WOW! Such interesting facts, I didn't realize that cat whiskers had so many functions and were so important. Thanks for the info!
Our pleasure!
I never thought to try to spot a cat whisker. I knew they were important to my cats over the years.. they made it apparent.. but I didn't know why. Thanx for passing on great information!
my cat's whiskers are about as long as Maggie or maybe longer; he is a 14 pound male so he has a wider body and he is white so his whiskers don't contrast as much as hers given her black coat of fur; I sometimes see a whisker on the floor; as a kid we too were told it is good luck to find one, thank you!
I was told that cat’s prefer flatter food bowls. In the wild cat’s have to be aware of what is going on around them when they eat. If they have a deep bowl they cannot see if predictors are out and about. Makes science to me.
I find and look for whiskers and even have a little vase I keep them in.
why? other than keepsake
I have been collecting my cats' whiskers for many years. I keep them in a special glass vial, which lives in a very special antique box on my dresser. 😊💖
So, which of these facts about cat whiskers did you find the most amazing? 🐈
What I find amazing is that Sphynx (hairless) cats usually DON'T have whiskers. My Sphynx had none at all! Sphynx don't seem to have navigation issues and are agile in the dark. In fact, many are acrobats and love high places; even walking places such as the top of flat panel TV's, and narrow railings in high places like at the top of 2nd floor stairs. So, how do they manage so well without them?? ☮️
I didn't know the number/ arrangement of the whiskers!!
I was fascinated by all the facts but I loved learning the number of whiskers and that it’s always an even number. How very cool.
Whiskers on the paws. We have homeless cat living on our property, we take care of him. He used to be all black, we cut his fur because he had mutts, so he started growing white hair. Is that because he is old? He is turning into white cat
Lots and lots of cats in that video. That has made it a good day. Thank you for the lesson on whiskers. Useful info for any cat owner. Cats forever.
whats your favorite thing about cats?
I'm an artist and I have 3 cats. I save the the whiskers I hind about and use them to paint. . . .whiskers. Right tool for the job.
wow its interesting
Maggie, your whiskers are the cat's meow ❤
That is very interesting ~
Thanks for sharing ❤
we have a lot to learn about cats right?
My Moxie is a tuxedo with beautiful white whiskers, like Maggie. I have a collection of whiskers from various fur babies. Why? Well, why not? It's a low cost collection with minimal storage needs.
I have a whisker jar full of my cats' over many years. I once had a blind cats that really relied on her whiskers.
Found a cat whisker and asked my cat, “DId that hurt? Was that supposed to come out?” Glad it didn’t hurt and that shedding whiskers is normal! Thank you!
We always save the whiskers we find. We have them in a special box. During the three years since we got him we now have more whiskers in that box than are on his nose.
wow lot of people keep the whiskers
I had a male colorpoint ragdoll cat. His whiskers had bars of color along their length. I saved one that he shed because of its unique coloration.
My Cutie cat loves her whiskers being petted. I do one side and she can’t wait for the other side to be done!
Yes I've found whiskers around from this little girl in my avatar and she was a geriatric kitty 😺 RIP I would pick them up and save them ❤
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I collect my cat’s whiskers. Find them especially in her condo
Thank you! Yes I've found my cat's beautiful white whiskers on dark carpeting. What luck! I was able to save 3 of them. She was getting older when I found them.
I didn't know the purpose of the whiskers on their fore front paws! Very interesting! I also keep all my cat's whiskers in a box! Must give me a lot of good luck!
Very interesting, and that was a enjoyable video! I have found long cat whiskers around, from time to time! 😻😸🤗
and u keep your cat whiskers too?
I'd heard of whisker stress and randomly thought it might have something to do with why my cat was so damn messy when eating. I got a lower, wider bowl, and the messiness stopped immediately. I have no idea if that was really whisker stress, but it was definitely the deepness/narrowness of the bowl that was the cause of cat food ending up all over the place around the food dish
did u notice another behavior on your cat?
Our sibling cats are often grooming each other (no surprise) but the boy often chews off the girl's whiskers during face grooming. She seems to not be bothered at all. She's our fearless athlete, and the randomly shortened whiskers don't seem to bother her at all !
I have found whiskers and i keep them
I have been collecting my cats' whiskers and by now I have way more whiskers than they do.
Same here. 😻
One every few days I'll find one of my Ace's whiskers in random spots around the house.😸
haha where's the most random place?
I've seen a whisker here and there on the floor. Not all the time. I love my furbaby. We gave her a birthday party only two of us because she's afraid of everyone else. Lol Got her the 2nd GoodyBox with toys, yummies, more little toys. GOODY BOX(from Chewy)
She's 4 years old now
I used to find my cats shed whiskers and i always saved them, as tgey were part of her.
whiskers are like cat gspsss
Hi, loved your posting about Whiskers, my 6 month old cat will only drink from a slightly dripping tap! Her food from an extra large plate..I believe she has over sensitivity whiskers...my 10 year old Sphynx cat..has no whiskers!...little stray hair near her ear..but no other hair..the breed has lost some of a cat senses, but she lives in doors, has a cat pen, goes for walks on a lead...❤❤❤
I have been collecting my cat’s whiskers for years labeled of which cat they came.
some short , others long, some multiple colors.
I loved this video, but it's stuff that is actually true!! Thank You for making this!!!
I have 9 amazing cats and I write children’s books about my cats, they are very cute stories, me and my wife are crazy cat people, and we even have a crazy cat, in every good cat collection you need a crazy cat
Yes, I did find a whisker my cat shed recently. They're not quite the same as usual hair/fur towards the follicle. I put it in an envelope as a little keepsake 🤷🏻♀️😺
Sono molto particolari e interessanti le varie notizie che li riguardano...
Ma al di là dell'estetica la cosa importante è l'amore e la dolcezza che tutte le creature animali danno... ognuno con il proprio passato e la propria storia personale!!!
Ma sempre splendidi!!!
Great info. Thanks.
All of them!! I love my cats!
Wow this is a brilliant video!! Thanks for sharing, I learned some cool facts!!
I regularly find shed whiskers (my cats are indoor cats)... sometimes I collect a handful and randomly decorate a kitty's head with them. Mutant kitty pics😂
The word for whiskers in German is Schnurrhaare. Schnurren means to purr, haare means hair. Eng. translation: Purr hair
wow its a cutee word!!
So happy that you have gone through this very important ❤❤
I have indeed found whiskers around our home!
Every now and then I find one on the floor or on my clothes. My cats leave little reminders of themselves so I remember they were there.
Absolutely adorable kitties, and a well done video. Incidentally, "visually see" at 3:51 is redundant.
Whiskers on the face also surge forward when a cat is lunging at prey so they can close their eye membranes and protect their vision. They act as a sort of prey probe so the cat can get the best chance at a kill. Such cute little murder machines.
❤ great! TH-cam.
We had a whole tiny vase of kitty whiskers... til our cleaning person mistakenly through them out 🐾🐾
Whiskers, like cats, are so cool.
Very Interesting, I As A Cat Mom Of 13 Cats Found This Video Very Informative. Thank You For Doing It. I Look Forward To Seeing Your Next Video
Glad you enjoyed it!
you're surrounded by loveee
❤ very informative tutorial ❤
I always wondered if cats have the same number of whiskers, but I could never get one to sit still long enough to count them! 😹
haha count them and tell us
The whisker stress might explain why my most sensitive cat takes her food out of her bowl to eat. Not all the time, but mostly when she's feeling extra sensitive. It's time to get a whisker friendly bowls.
Video utile e interessante...
Sapevo che trovare un baffo di un gatto portava fortuna...❤
Thanks
I never knew whiskers could be so interesting
whats your favorite fact?
@@TheKittyCatnip Since this was four months ago I forgot sorry also I don’t think I have a favorite fact 😅
Cool 😎 nice Ty
Good stuff
I thought my cat's whiskers were getting long, and thought to trim them.
Thankfully, I googled it first, and that convinced me it wasn't a good idea.
I did not know about the import ants of Cat Whiskers and I thought all the information was very interesting.
Nice video
Once my kitty yoda came home from a fight, the top of his head was gashed by some other cat or animal. When he came back from the vet he was shaved to operate and they shaved his top eyebrow whiskers:( I was sad for him cuz they never grew back since he was maybe old? 12 at the time. But at least they stitched him up and he was healthy again.
Hi,yes I have found 3 whiskers from my male tabby. Yes they are good luck, I've started to keep them in a jar,when o find one...😊
Please do a piece on the fact a cats whiskers can be both black and white at the same time depending on the background colour
My cats will only eat off a plate. My one cat don't like being in the dark. We have a night lights in each room.
I find whiskers on my floor occasionally. Never concerned about this fact.
My vet cut several of my cats whiskers .no wonder she is delirious. Poor kitty. I hope they grow back soon.
This is a great video very interesting and intelligent. Why on my gods green earth, anyone ever cut the cats whiskers? That is insane and can people stop dressing their cats up. Let them be cat.s
You save your cats whisker, and if you have enough money, they can make you a new cat at Texas A&M. Look it up.
Soooooo cute
Yes, I've found a whisker laying around.
I collect whiskers ❤
A cat lose their whiskers when undergoing certain kinds of chemotherapy against cancers. It is a cyclical loss and regrowth, sometimes with color changes, as the chemo continues.
Cats don't usually have massive/total hair loss with chemo as do people or certain dogs (i.e. Schi tzu and Puli...).
(Most dogs during chemotherapy also only shed their whiskers.)
Thanks for a great video! 🐾
My kitty, Teeb, had intestinal lymphoma. It's a cancer of the intestinal tract and most kitties die within 9 months of the diagnosis. We made it to 23 months! 🥰
Her whiskers and grew them back and lost them but ... we didn't lose Teeb until 10/14/03 when she was 18 yrs old.
Our Bosco, a German Shepherd, had hemangiosarcoma. It's a cancer of the blood vessels. After removing his 4 pound cancerous spleen we started a 12 week chemotherapy. He lost his whiskers but gained 4 pounds because my mother fed him canned cat food with a spoon. The vet oncologist said he never had a patient gain weight on chemotherapy.
Sadly Bosco died almost exactly a year after his diagnosis. The cancer returned with a vengeance. Couldn't see his heart on x-ray through the fist sized tumors in his chest.
His ashes, and an orange squeaky ball, are in my mother's casket forever. They both needed each other.
I always cut my cat's whiskers as they look ugly. Doesn't do it any harm. A friend of mine at school said her mother sewed her cat's ears to her head as she though they were too open and if something fell in it could damage its brain.
When i still lived with my parents. They had 3 cats would find about 2 whiskers a year
I was told that the 2nd and 3rd lines of whiskers on a cats face are the most sensitive. 😺
My cats seem to like little bowls more for more hard food. And have larger bowls for the wet food.
But I looked below in the other comments and I see more people collected whiskers.
What if a cat loses a whisker... does he drop one of the other whiskers at the other side too?
All of them I didn't know any of that and I'm on my second cat she's a kitten my first baby Lulu passed away in 2020
When my cat, Jedi, was younger he got his head stuck in a soup can. He ran around like a nut for a while, bumping into everything. When I finally caught him and took the van off of his head, it had sheared off his whiskers. He was a mess for a while. They did grow back. Did he learn anything? No. He did it again and has had his head stuck in other things.
My baby cat appeared with what appeared to me to be a couple of singed whiskers. I believe she got too close to the slow cooker with her chicken cooking in it up high on the countertop. I doubt she'll repeat that exercise