Do Cats Have Eyelashes???

[moosmom]

You can tell I don't have much of a social life :p . Has anyone ever noticed whether their cats have eyelashes or not??? I swear mine do.:confused: :confused:

[Miss Meow]

I can't wait to have a look now, but both are having their afternoon nap. The cat gods would strike me with fury if I woke them from that ...

From memory I think they have thick hair across the top of the eyelids that helps protect the eye.

[Uniqueviking]

My 3 furbabies do too :)

[Barbara]

Of course they have. Tigris (with very whiskers) has lashes like a model (a cat model of course;) )

[kohala]

I had to go disturb Herself to double check, but there they are!! Actually, it does look more like a line of fur or very short whiskers, brushed elegantly to the side. Barbara, I agree, but let's face it, who do human models emulate when they want sexy eyes! Cats, of course!!! ;)

P.S I remember noticing eyelashes on various cats that have honored me with their presence over the years, though, so I would say they definitely are eyelashes. And the fur-or-whisker appearance of Grasshopper's eyelashes might be because she is getting old (16 years.) Like humans, they may lose some of the sweeping beauty of their lashes as they age, too. :(

[Edwina's Secretary]

I zoomed in as far as I could figure out how to do....so here's a close up of Edwina's eylashes.....

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid36/pea6b04f98603bee136ed8963b1b4bcb3/fd21ccc6.jpg

[NoahsMommy]

VERY pretty Edwina!! Love those lashes!! :)

Yep, our furries have eyelashes...especially Noah!

[Cataholic]

Yet again- one more compelling reason to work from home!

I have to wait another 6 hours to report the status on my cat's lashes.....boo hoo hoo :(

[kohala]

Originally posted by Edwina's Secretary
I zoomed in as far as I could figure out how to do....so here's a close up of Edwina's eylashes.....

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid36/pea6b04f98603bee136ed8963b1b4bcb3/fd21ccc6.jpg

Great Pic of Edwina!! OK, looking at that view of beautiful feline lashes, I have to say Grasshopper has definitely got 'em! She's sitting here next to me, and when I lifted her chin towards the window, she slowly blinked as if to show them off!

That isn't just a pic of Edwina, it's a portrait!! Nice work!!;)

[Kirsten]

Ahhh, sweet Edwina! :) And she definitely has eye lashes! :) Noticed it before in both Luna and Katz!

Kirsten

[All Creatures Great And Small]

Wow! Beautiful picture of Edwina! My kitty has some eyelashes, but not as pretty as hers (and he says good thing, too, since I'm a BOY kitty and I don't want to be "pretty"! I'm a rough, tough, fightin' MAN kitty!). Hmmm..... then I better not tell him he's got permanent eyeliner tatooed on him - he's more of a Boy George kitty.....:p :D :p :D

[jenluckenbach]

My Lucas has the eyelashes of a super model. My camera would never pick them up though, you'd only see the long eyebrow whiskers, the lashes are much smaller.. But you can definitely tell they are not just fur.

[kohala]

Originally posted by All Creatures Great And Small
I'm a BOY kitty and I don't want to be "pretty"! I'm a rough, tough, fightin' MAN kitty!). Hmmm..... then I better not tell him he's got permanent eyeliner tatooed on him - he's more of a Boy George kitty.....:p :D :p :D

LOL
Face it, the male of the species always seems to get the great hair and eyelashes!!

Macho, Macho Cat,
I wanna find
A Macho Cat !!
(with apologies to the Village People!)

[tuxluvr]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid36/pea6b04f98603bee136ed8963b1b4bcb3/fd21ccc6.jpg

I particularly like the "side" lashes on Edwina's cheek....I call them "curb feelers" like the ones on the backs of their legs

[tuxluvr]

Ritz has "lash" whiskers, but they are black.....except this one wild hair......

[tuxluvr]

You can also see it in the avatar picture...here's a larger version of the "yawn"...and the errant white eyelash....in fact, on closer inspection, I've always wondered why Ritzy's whiskers were not as "bushy" as some...but I realize now that even her face whiskers are half black ones and half white ones - the black ones kind of "fade" into the background of black fur.

[-Panther-]

My little one, Nougat, has long black eyelashes, looks beautiful (I'm jealous :D )
Two other ones (both white cats), don't seem to have eyelashes, or maybe their eyelashes are white and I just can't see them :rolleyes:

[krazyaboutkatz]

All of my cats have them. I thought that since Storm and Pepper have long fur that their eyelashes would be more noticeable. I was wrong because Sunny's are the most noticeable and also seem to be the longest. :)

[Linda craig]

I have two black kittys. One has no eyelashes the other has eyelashes. Its interesting that the one who does is sleek like a mini panther, very short fur. The one who doesnt is very fluffy. I noticed right away that Mini had eyelashes, sooo cute