Years of observing cats makes one aware of their subtle ways. The whiskers don't tell you much about what you're cat is thinking, but they're interesting nonetheless. I have noticed that a happy or confident cat will push the whisker pads forward, which positions the whiskers more perpendicular to the body.
If scared (or asleep, or eating) they're faired against the cheeks for that streamlined look. Funny how they're integral to the cat "look", and so easy to overlook. This link will tell you all about the whiskers.
I guess everyone's aware that the major use of the whiskers is to determine if a space is too small for their body width. Pity it doesn't tell them if they'll have to reverse out. (Smile.) Imagine if we had that system on our cars telling us that the parking spot is a fraction too small.
Hey, that's not a bad idea! Car-skers!
3 comments:
Lovely whiskers and muzzlepuff.
Miss T?
I was a terrible child kitty owner and cut off one of my cats whiskers to see what happened...
It is the famous Miss T, Doc. She might even be getting slightly less fraidycat of the camera!
Girl!
So did your cat get stuck anywhere while the whiskers were growing back? Did he lose balance? Did your father shave half of your head as punishment?
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