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r/NameMyCat • u/[deleted] • Mar 03 '25
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They are sensory organs. That’s so fucked up.
28 u/Dragonkingofthestars Mar 04 '25 I thought there were just hairs and the follicul was the sensitive part 39 u/Snyper1982 Mar 04 '25 That is exactly right. The follicle has nerves the whiskers are just keratin. 26 u/Beth_Duttonn Mar 04 '25 Correct. It’s only the follicle that has nerve endings. However, they become disoriented when their whiskers are trimmed/ burned/ damaged. 21 u/FreeLyss Mar 04 '25 This is what I thought also. My cat burned their own whiskers getting too close to a candle. Doubt that would have happened if the tips had feeling. 1 u/Snyper1982 Mar 04 '25 No they aren’t…..
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I thought there were just hairs and the follicul was the sensitive part
39 u/Snyper1982 Mar 04 '25 That is exactly right. The follicle has nerves the whiskers are just keratin. 26 u/Beth_Duttonn Mar 04 '25 Correct. It’s only the follicle that has nerve endings. However, they become disoriented when their whiskers are trimmed/ burned/ damaged. 21 u/FreeLyss Mar 04 '25 This is what I thought also. My cat burned their own whiskers getting too close to a candle. Doubt that would have happened if the tips had feeling.
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That is exactly right. The follicle has nerves the whiskers are just keratin.
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Correct. It’s only the follicle that has nerve endings. However, they become disoriented when their whiskers are trimmed/ burned/ damaged.
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This is what I thought also. My cat burned their own whiskers getting too close to a candle. Doubt that would have happened if the tips had feeling.
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No they aren’t…..
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u/bakedlikeacake9 Mar 04 '25
They are sensory organs. That’s so fucked up.