Cat whiskers – everything you need to know to care for them correctly. Felines have been a part of human lives for centuries and will be for centuries to come. Knowing this only makes it that more important to know how to care for every part of their body. Whiskers are the tactile hairs on a feline. They are located between the nose and upper lip, eyebrows and behind their legs. Felines are finicky creatures that do not like to be wet or dirty and spend most of their time grooming.
The whiskers are different than the rest of their hair due to the root bed, blood cells and texture. Like regular hair and nails the they fall out but do grow back. They are very important to felines and their survival.
Felines use the these hairs for navigating their way through the dark as well as hunting prey. These hairs should never be cut or trimmed which would leave the feline out of sorts. If the hairs were cut that would make the felines sense off balance, and that could possibly cause injuries trying to hunt at night.
The tactile hairs are deep rooted in extra nerve laden skin. This special type of feline hair has extra blood cells in each one all combined leads to their ability to night hunt. Felines can even sense fluctuations in the air pressure around them.
Felines tactile hairs are about as wide as the felines body which enables the feline to know if their body will fit through spaces. During the night a feline uses the tactile hairs to feel the slightest wind movements around furniture to maneuver around. Working together the extra nerve sensors and the blood filled tactile hairs keep felines from getting injured.
Felines are one of the highest rated pets that humans have. They are very picky about their appearance which is seen by their high priority of self-grooming. Their self-reliant skills due to whiskers put them even closer to the top of the list.
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