02/17/2025
To all of our lovely kitty parents 🫶
🔬 Learning about whisker fatigue helps us keep our cats happy and comfortable by supporting their natural senses 🐱✨swipe through to learn more!
‼️Check out the link to our Furever Mats for our kitty focused slow feeder!
📖 References (because we’re science people):
Ahl, A. S. (1986). The role of vibrissae in tactile discrimination. Journal of Comparative Neurology.
Carvell, G. E., & Simons, D. J. (1990). Biometric analysis of vibrissal tactile discrimination. Behavioral Neuroscience.
Ebara, S., Kumamoto, K., Matsuura, T., Mazurkiewicz, J. E., & Rice, F. L. (2002). Similarities and differences in the innervation of mystacial vibrissal follicles in the rat and cat. Journal of Comparative Neurology.
McGill University (2017). Why Do Cats Get Whisker Fatigue? Office for Science and Society.
McMillan, F. D. (2020). The Impact of Stress on Feline Eating Behaviors. Journal of Veterinary Behavior.
