http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV_w0R8snhE
Very cute, but who in the world would cut the whiskers???? Am I right? Aren't they awfully short?
My beautiful Claudia (who went over the rainbow bridge 4 years ago used to eat corn gusto like that! Now my little sweetie eats angel food cake with equal energy!)
Okay now that is so cute! Kitten reminds me of my Sylvester. What I am concerned about is who cuts off their cats whiskers? That is kind of inhumane to cut them like that as cats use them for vibrations, etc. I think it must feel strange to that kitten...kind of like cutting off one's finger nails a bit on the short side.
Posted 4 years ago by SylvesterMiasMomma #
Maybe that's just the way her whiskers grew in?? Or maybe she's too young to have a full grown set? But did you see the length of her eyelashes? They are longer than her whiskers!!!!!!
Posted 4 years ago by MaxandCali'sMom #
You are right. The whiskers have been cut. My kids went through a stage when they thought the fuzz butts would look cool with their whiskers cut. It's a kid thing to do. Doesn't hurt the kits, but just makes it hard for them to sense the spaces that their heads (and bodies) can fit through.
Posted 4 years ago by artistabobbi TX 1/17 #
When I was in college, I came home to find that my roommate had cute one side of my beloved Spanky's whiskers. I was furious with her and she couldn't understand why. I do admit *bowing head in shame* that I cut the other side because he looked so funny with one side long and the other side short.
Posted 4 years ago by FondaHonda #
Now that I think about it, it wasn't the whiskers, but what my family calls their 'antennas'. Is there a correct name for them? Hey, we also called their mouths 'smiles' because it always looks like cats are smiling!
Posted 4 years ago by FondaHonda #
This was an adorable video! The kitten was eating melon like a people!
I don't like the whisker thing any more than the rest of you, but maybe the girls got the kitten like that... Just a thought.
I wish I remembered more Ukrainian because I understood some of the words just not enough to understand what they were saying.
Posted 4 years ago by Cathi in NC #
FondaHonda, they're called "vibrissae" (plural: whiskers). Singular is "vibrissa." Vibrissae are found on the forehead and between the nose and upper lip, but also further back on the cheek/jaw and along the back of the leg/ankle areas.
They're different from other hairs, in that they're elongated, stiffened, and usually more-or-less independently movable. They appear to be used to very precisely detect objects and motion, even when no light is available to see.
Posted 4 years ago by anncetera2 #
That video is just so cute!!! The kitten looks like its smiling all the time while eating the melon!
This video is so cute too : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe5gNEiUxMk
- it's a cat eating (licking at) a lollypop. Priceless!
And this one is a cat eating sweetcorn! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57yZZC8kASI
So sweet!
Starkitten
Posted 2 years ago by Starkitten #
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