[ Blueberry Lion Cut Pictures! ]

[Laura's Babies]

He looks like he is proud of his new "do". Great to see the wild whiskered boy again. Nice and breezy in the summers heat!

[bluekat]

Thanks for the nice comments! hehe yep he's really enjoying the new do

[CultureJunky]

I thought you were never supposed to cut the whiskers on cats as they are invaluable to them for measuring spaces they can get into and also helps judge jumping distances. I'm surprised somebody cut them.
Does blueberry live in a warm place and what is his fur like when it grows back? Sometimes when humans have their hair shaved it never grows back exactly the same, imagine if Blueberry's grew back and it was all skew-wif!!! Lol He'll have bad hair days then

[bluekat]

Thanks everyone!

I thought you were never supposed to cut the whiskers on cats as they are invaluable to them for measuring spaces they can get into and also helps judge jumping distances. I'm surprised somebody cut them.
Does blueberry live in a warm place and what is his fur like when it grows back? Sometimes when humans have their hair shaved it never grows back exactly the same, imagine if Blueberry's grew back and it was all skew-wif!!! Lol He'll have bad hair days then

I have no idea about the whiskers..

Well its summer now so it does get hot sometimes (around 30 degrees celcius or higher) but he's an indoor cat so he can enjoy the air conditioning inside when we have it on
He's had 2 previous cuts, and each time his fur grows back the same. Right now it seems to be growing back darker though lol

[aki]

No offense to the other kitties on PT, but Blueberry is my absolute fav!

*squish*

'cept Chuck of course! LOL

~Aki

[moosmom]

Cats whiskers are never to be cut as they have nerve endings in them. They use them for balance, to see in the night, and to gauge whether or not they can fit into small places. Whiskers are as long as the cat's body is wide.

Here's something I found on them:

A cat has about twenty-four movable whiskers, twelve on each side of its nose (some cat's may have more). Whiskers are more than twice as thick as ordinary hairs, and their roots are set three times deeper than hairs in a cat's tissue. Richly supplied with nerve endings, whiskers give cats extraordinarily detailed information about air movements, air pressure and anything they touch.

The scientific word for whiskers is vibrissae, a name that suggests their exquisite sensitivity to vibrations in air currents. As air swirls and eddies around objects, whiskers vibrate too. Cats use messages in these vibrations to sense the presence, size, and shape of obstacles without seeing or touching them. Whiskers are also good hunting tools. A cat whose whiskers have been damaged may bite the wrong part of a mouse it's attacking, indicating that signals from these delicate structures provide cats with vital information about the shape and activity of its prey - interestingly, whiskers also help cats smell odours.

Whiskers can also be a bother to a cat, especially if he tries to eat food out of a bowl. The end of the whiskers touching the side of the bowl transfer irritating sensations to his brain, making it hard for him to continue eating.

Whiskers are extremely sensitive as they are closely connected to the nervous system. Any damage to his whiskers will cause your cat discomfort, and he may become confused or disoriented. DON'T ever trim his whiskers, and DON'T ever wash them, he will keep them clean himself.

When kittens are cleaned by their mother, she may chew off some or all of the whiskers - don't worry, this is normal and they will soon grow back.

Cats also have a number of reinforced hairs similar to whiskers on other parts of their bodies: over the eyes, on the chin and at the back of the legs.

[smokey the elder]

Ah, yes; can't forget about the eyebrow whiskers and those all-important "curb feelers"!

[bluekat]

Donna - thank you so much for the info..I always assumed they would be ok to be cut since the groomer does it everytime he goes in for a cut. I'll remember to ask about it if he gets one again next year.