Has the Cat Got Your Tongue?
Cats have unique tongues! That sandpaper feel when your cat licks you allows cat's tongues to serve a variety of functions.
Pay attention to your cat grooming herself.
Cats bathe quite often and the tongue is the main grooming tool.
Hook-like structures protrude from the surface of the tongue angling slightly toward the back of the mouth.
These hooks are covered with a hard substance called keratin (what your fingernails are made of).
When kitty gives you a kiss on the cheek, you may feel discomfort due to the scratchy barbs.
A cat's tongue can be compared to a human's hairbrush.
Like the brush you use on your hair, the cat uses it tongue to groom its fur.
Overweight, ill or complacent cats may not groom themselves enough to keep their fur from matting.
That's where you and your brush come in.
Your diligence will help keep down the amount of fur balls your cat has to deal with.
Like your brush gradually fills with hair, so does your cat's tongue and it gets swallowed, sometimes in large amounts.
If too much fur is swallowed your cat will have problems.
Hair accumulates in the cat's intestine; hopefully she can cough up the fur-ball or it will pass through the stool.
If you don't find stool in the litter box for more than a day, she may have a hairball obstructing her intestine.
Laxatives or surgery, as recommended by your veterinarian, will solve the problem temporarily.
To prevent further difficulty, groom more often and provide a hairball remedy or specialty food that will help alleviate the problem.
The cat's tongue is truly amazing.
It is important to the cat's ability to taste.
Most cats are very finicky eaters largely because of their acute sense of smell and taste.
Your cat's perception of the desirability of a food depends on room temperature, the temperature and texture of the food, and other factors we know nothing about.
The barbed tongue actually grabs food and moves it into the mouth.
This prevents food from dropping out or being taken by a rival cat.
When cat licks string, ribbon or something else she shouldn't it may stick to the tongue and be swallowed.
Your cat's tongue is a specially designed drinking utensil also.
It's like having a built-in spoon that scoops up liquids and funnels them to the back of the mouth.
Cats utilize their tongues to cool down through panting.
These glorious pink extensions from the mouth astound us.
"Has the cat got your tongue?" You might wish that you had hers.
Pay attention to your cat grooming herself.
Cats bathe quite often and the tongue is the main grooming tool.
Hook-like structures protrude from the surface of the tongue angling slightly toward the back of the mouth.
These hooks are covered with a hard substance called keratin (what your fingernails are made of).
When kitty gives you a kiss on the cheek, you may feel discomfort due to the scratchy barbs.
A cat's tongue can be compared to a human's hairbrush.
Like the brush you use on your hair, the cat uses it tongue to groom its fur.
Overweight, ill or complacent cats may not groom themselves enough to keep their fur from matting.
That's where you and your brush come in.
Your diligence will help keep down the amount of fur balls your cat has to deal with.
Like your brush gradually fills with hair, so does your cat's tongue and it gets swallowed, sometimes in large amounts.
If too much fur is swallowed your cat will have problems.
Hair accumulates in the cat's intestine; hopefully she can cough up the fur-ball or it will pass through the stool.
If you don't find stool in the litter box for more than a day, she may have a hairball obstructing her intestine.
Laxatives or surgery, as recommended by your veterinarian, will solve the problem temporarily.
To prevent further difficulty, groom more often and provide a hairball remedy or specialty food that will help alleviate the problem.
The cat's tongue is truly amazing.
It is important to the cat's ability to taste.
Most cats are very finicky eaters largely because of their acute sense of smell and taste.
Your cat's perception of the desirability of a food depends on room temperature, the temperature and texture of the food, and other factors we know nothing about.
The barbed tongue actually grabs food and moves it into the mouth.
This prevents food from dropping out or being taken by a rival cat.
When cat licks string, ribbon or something else she shouldn't it may stick to the tongue and be swallowed.
Your cat's tongue is a specially designed drinking utensil also.
It's like having a built-in spoon that scoops up liquids and funnels them to the back of the mouth.
Cats utilize their tongues to cool down through panting.
These glorious pink extensions from the mouth astound us.
"Has the cat got your tongue?" You might wish that you had hers.