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Whiskers working to sense the environment

A cats’ whiskers serve as delicate sense organs of touch.  The whiskers are constantly moving back and forth detecting subtle changes in air movement, vibration or temperature change.

Most people think “whiskers” are only the long hair found around the cats’ muzzle.  Actually, whiskers are found in many places on the cats’ body.

Interestingly, even during sleep, twitching whiskers are an indication that your cat has entered into the deepest kind of sleep, which is often accompanied by rapid eye movement – and probably dreams.

If you want to learn more about these incredible sense organs and how your cat uses them to detect prey and keep out of harms way, then read the article in the Great Lakes Cat Furniture February newsletter.