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There have been so many comments lately about long whiskers I thought maybe we could post some whisker shots of all the kids. Here are a couple I have handy for my two raggies.

Madisyn was nearly sleeping on her feet in this one but You can see them pretty well.



Here's Ms Yettobenamed hanging on to a straw. It's the best one I have of her whiskers at the moment.




WHISKER FACTS: Cats have about 24 moveable whiskers, twelve on either side of his nose, arranged in four rows in a pattern as individual as our fingerprints. The strongest and thickest are in the middle rows.

Small groups of whiskers are situated on other parts of the body as well: high on the outer edges of the cheeks, above the eyes, and on the back of the front legs (carpal vibrissae or "paw whiskers"). Carpal vibrissae are common in carnivores that grasp their prey with their forelegs.

Whiskers are more than twice as thick as ordinary hairs, and their roots are set three times deeper. They are connected to muscle, which allows them to be moved backwards and forwards, and the bottom two rows can move independently of the top two. Whiskers are richly supplied with nerve endings, making each an intricate receptor that allows your cat to sense even the smallest changes in the environment, such as air currents, changes in air pressure, temperature or wind direction.

It's a misconception that cats can see in the dark. Their night vision is better than ours, but it is the whiskers that allow him to get around in the dark. Interestingly, cats that are born blind grow longer and thicker whiskers than sighted cats and they use them to a greater extent. In fact, kittens in the womb grow their whiskers before any other hair, and at birth they are fully functional, while the ears and eyes are not.

SOURCE FOR THE ABOVE AND MORE

Miss Yettobenamed has beautiful long whiskers, Madisyn too but especially miss yettobenamed.
I dont think my boys have long whiskers or I strangely havent noticed. I will try to get some photos.

I have seen ragdoll babies with next to no whiskers because their mum has chewed them off, they are cute too but the longs are my fav.

so cute! i didn't realize how little baby "Yetti" is until I looked at the straw opening. finn's whiskers are curly and crooked from all the crazy positions she squeezes into... hmm, wonder if i have a pic

Shana.........Yetti..........hmm.........I'll run that one by dad. He's so fussy!

I think Leyla, has a fu Manchu going on here.
I have been fascinated with her whiskers since we got her.
Cello don't seem to have these long whishers,, maybe this is a girl thing
Ms Yettobenamed is a little doll,I like that picture of her Diane

Linda,

Great pics of Leyla! Maybe it is a girl thing.......come on mom's with boys.......show us their whiskers....please?

Those are great pics ..... although those girly whiskers look a bit dainty compared to Monty's wild ones!!!!!



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Here are Simone's -- I'll have to catch Samantha later....

Monty seems to be saying.....HERE ME ROARRRRRRR......Yep he definitely has one nice set of whiskers.

I guess I've never noticed Simones whiskers before........they have a life all their own.........

Hehehehe!
Nic, O" YES those are some great whiskers Monty has but I can't help but notice his pretty mane.


Teresa,I just love looking at Simone's wild whiskers those are the best.