Pad vibes

The pads on a cat’s paws make excellent grippers, which your cat proves through her agile climbing. But the pads are also sensitive as all g...

No clipping here!

Whiskers are part of the total look of the cat, and most cat owners like them. But occasionally an owner will notice a wild hair (pun intend...

Flexible whiskers

head . The long upper-lip whiskers are called mystacials, and the muscles under them can move the bottom and top rows of hairs independent...

Whiskers first

kitten is born, her eyes are shut and her ears are practically deaf at first, so the fully functional whiskers are one of the chief sources...

Alas, they’re called “canines”

We’re referring to the most noticeable teeth in the cat’s mouth—the “fangs,” two on the top, two on the bottom. Biologists referred to these...

First the baby teeth

between her fourth and sixth weeks. These are shed around the sixteenth week and replaced by the adult teeth, which are all in place by sev...

No sweet tooth here

The cat tongue, like the human tongue, can taste four general categories: saltiness, sweetness, sourness and bitterness. Cats’ favorite tast...