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11-04-2006, 12:47 PM   #1

Kiara has whiskers on her legs


Ok call me stupid but I never knew cats had them there.... Or is she not supposed to?



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11-04-2006, 02:11 PM   #2

Re: Kiara has whiskers on her legs


Our 'misfit' cat Sidney has whiskas growing out from his nose!! We just cut them off!



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11-04-2006, 04:03 PM   #3

Re: Kiara has whiskers on her legs


Jaffa has a few on the tops of her legs, just under the tummy, my mother pulled one out the other day thinking it was loose , she howled!



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11-04-2006, 05:47 PM   #4

Re: Kiara has whiskers on her legs


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Originally Posted by carternm31
Jaffa has a few on the tops of her legs, just under the tummy, my mother pulled one out the other day thinking it was loose , she howled!
Ow! Poor Jaffa.

Can't say I have noticed any whiskers on my boys' legs but they seem to have them covering every angle on their heads - even behind their ears!



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11-04-2006, 05:49 PM   #5

Re: Kiara has whiskers on her legs


Strange cats!!

*off to inspect mine!*



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11-04-2006, 06:31 PM   #6

Re: Kiara has whiskers on her legs


A friend of mine knew someone with massive issues about everything being neat and tidy... Such huge issues, in fact, that she cut the cat's whiskers down to the same length as its fur

Cat ran into everything until the vet told her not to do that anymore



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11-04-2006, 11:59 PM   #7

Re: Kiara has whiskers on her legs


i'll try and get some piccies, my camera isnt showing them up well (they are white) but deff whiskers! Just above her feet! Checked Tabs and she doesnt have them!



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12-04-2006, 02:18 AM   #8

Re: Kiara has whiskers on her legs


Yes cats can and do have leg whiskers!! There was quite an article in the pet column of our newspaper about this a few years back.....they are usually on the inside of the front legs a couple of inches above the feet & very prominent in some cats & almost unnoticable in others. Both of my 2 moggies don't have them; my Aby did and my neighbor's semi-longhair did. Nothing to worry about; leave them alone. Not sure why they have them but it's fairly common.



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12-04-2006, 02:44 AM   #9

Re: Kiara has whiskers on her legs


Random, after I posted the above, went on Google...sorry but I don't know how to post a link to this site, but if you go to www.petplace.com/cats you will find an interesting article about whiskers...leg whiskers are called carpal vibrissae !!!



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12-04-2006, 08:39 AM   #10

Re: Kiara has whiskers on her legs


Thanx Dandysmom! Off to have a read now

- Link won't work I'll google it tho, cheers



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