{"id":1136,"date":"2013-06-05T18:38:16","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T18:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/?p=1136"},"modified":"2013-06-05T18:38:16","modified_gmt":"2013-06-05T18:38:16","slug":"whiskers-what-does-your-cat-use-them-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/whiskers-what-does-your-cat-use-them-for","title":{"rendered":"Whiskers – What Does Your Cat Use Them For?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whiskers are a very important part of your cat\u2019s body. Whiskers, like hair and nails, fall out and are replaced.<\/h2>\n

Whiskers <\/em><\/strong>are different from your cat\u2019s body hair. They are two to three times thicker than your cat\u2019s hair and are rooted very keep in your cat\u2019s face into an area which is rich in nerves and blood vessels.<\/p>\n

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Cats have whiskers <\/em><\/strong>on their checks as well as shorter ones above their eyebrows, on their chin and on the back of their front legs. A cat\u2019s facial whiskers are good for navigation, mood indication, and measuring an opening.<\/p>\n

Whiskers help a cat feel his way around and are so sensitive they can detect the slightest directional change in a breeze. This helps a cat at night slink away through a room and not bump into anything.<\/p>\n

Whiskers serve another purpose besides acting as guidance, tracking, and radar systems \u2013 they also serve as a kind of barometer for the cat\u2019s moods. But if you see the whiskers<\/em><\/strong> suddenly bunch up and lay flat against the cat\u2019s face — that may be a sign that the cat is scared.<\/p>\n

The whiskers<\/em><\/strong> also make it pretty easy to tell when a cat is startled or excited, because every hair on its body will be standing on end, including the whiskers, which will point almost completely forward.<\/p>\n

If the cat is happy, curios or content, his whiskers<\/em><\/strong> are more relaxed and can even be pushed forward. Perhaps when playing \u201cchase the toy\u201d with a cat, you\u2019ll notice its whiskers are pointing forward. This is probably its \u201cgame face,\u201d a sign that your cat is in hunting mode.<\/p>\n

Whiskers <\/em><\/strong>on a cat are primarily used to help a cat judge whether or not he\u2019ll fit through an opening. A cat\u2019s whiskers are roughly as wide as his body \u2013 being used as sort of a natural ruler.<\/p>\n

Whisker <\/em><\/strong>tips are sensitive to pressure. You\u2019ll most likely see a cat stick his head in and out of an opening before he puts his body in it. By doing this, he judges the width of the opening to see if he can fit.<\/p>\n

Whiskers are a vital part of a cat\u2019s mobility and sense of security. Without whiskers, cats would not be able to achieve the great acrobatic feats that are so awe-inspiring, or protect themselves from dangerous situations.<\/p>\n

What other facts do you know about a cat\u2019s whiskers<\/em><\/strong>? Please comment on our blog to share with us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Whiskers are a very important part of your cat\u2019s body. Whiskers, like hair and nails, fall out and are replaced. Whiskers are different from your cat\u2019s body hair. They are two to three times thicker than your cat\u2019s hair and are rooted very keep in your cat\u2019s face into an area which is rich in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,10,5],"tags":[17,683,609,69,684,403,19,24,25,38,610],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1136"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1136"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1138,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1136\/revisions\/1138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}