2007-01-24 12:52:36 · 24 answers · asked by Nisi 4 in Pets ➔ Cats
OH JUST TO LET ALL OF YOU KNOW I WASN'T PLANNING ON CUTTING MY CAT'S WHISKERS OFF, I WAS JUST CURIOUS.
2007-01-24 15:19:49 · update #1
They are useful to the cat in many ways. One that has not been mentioned yet is that they also protect the eyes for when they are touched the cats will blink for protection.
So cutting them off is just plain mean. You shouldn't have a pet if you don't respect or protect them.
2007-01-24 14:20:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cat's whiskers are like feelers that let the cat know it will fit into a certain size space. If the whiskers fit, the cat won't get stuck. If you cut off the cats whiskers, it may go into a hole or pipe that it shouldn't and it may get stuck.
2007-01-24 13:03:08 · answer #2 · answered by un_dunn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a cat trys to go through an opening in a wall or whatever if the whiskers don't bend back then the cat knows he will fit all the way through that opening!
2007-01-24 12:59:33 · answer #3 · answered by buffster06 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A cat's whiskers help it see better in the dark becaused they are so long they will touch things that they might bump into.
2007-01-24 14:56:17 · answer #4 · answered by laura g 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cat whiskers help cats sense where they are and what is going on. If there is a hole they're trying to get into they will tell them if they can make it though. Cutting them off will severly disrupt the cat, and may help lead to an early death.
2007-01-24 12:56:27 · answer #5 · answered by blmr0123 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Do not cut your cats whiskers off!!! They help cats balance.
2007-01-24 14:02:14 · answer #6 · answered by jay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are planning on cutting them off? well, i wouldnt do that if I were u. although i know u wouldnt cut off ur kitties whiskers. but they have them for sensing things. And if u cut them off then i dont think your cat will act the same anymore. =)
Adeline
2007-01-24 13:01:57 · answer #7 · answered by Adeline 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't touch you're cats whiskers, cats use them to sense things and keep them out of trouble, balance might play a part too.
2007-01-24 13:01:30 · answer #8 · answered by steven m 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A cat's whiskers are present so they can sense their surroundings. If you were to cut them off, they would be terribly disoriented, and I don't reccommend it.
2007-01-24 12:56:50 · answer #9 · answered by kelseylovescody11 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cat whiskers help a cat determine to width of its body. if you cut them off your cat will find itself in a place so tight that it won't beable to turn around. It will die stuck.
2007-01-24 12:58:02 · answer #10 · answered by autumnbrookblue 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋