submitted 2 months ago by martine@sh.itjust.works to c/cat@lemmy.world

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Show me some whiskers! Cheek whiskers, eyebrow whiskers, the little whiskers on the backs of their front legs. Whiskers that are very l o o o n g and silly little stubby whiskers. White whiskers, black whiskers, those whiskers that are half and half. Does your kitty have all white whiskers except for one black one or vice versa? Has your idiot child ever learned a whisker-related lesson about candles? Do you collect whiskers when they shed? (Lemme see your collection!)

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[-] Jessicat@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Tweek’s long white whiskers

Luscious whiskers compliments of a wood burning stove free house. They used to all be short and curly :)

[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

A while ago when the neighbours were cleaning their windows.

[-] Skua@kbin.earth 2 points 2 months ago

That is very definitely the pose of a cat about to do something stupid

[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Na he was scared.

[-] Skua@kbin.earth 7 points 2 months ago

Alaric's whiskers are as pitch-black as the rest of him is, so they do not show up well in photos unless they happen to catch the sunlight or have a light background behind them. He was already an older boy when I adopted him, so I think if he ever did learn anything the hard way he did it long ago. Candles are just about the one thing he doesn't sniff to investigate, fortunately. I think the worst experience he has given himself with his whiskers since I got him was the time that he woke me up because his whiskers tickled my nose. I wound up sneezing directly in the poor guy's face

I have never thought to collect shed whiskers before. What do you do with them?

[-] martine@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Sneezing directly into your cat's face is a nice role reversal

[-] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

You keep them in a small decorative box. And you say, "This is my whisker box. I put whiskers in it." Then you have whiskers, in a box.

[-] martine@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Yep. I keep mine in a teeny jar that used to hold watch parts. It's my whisker jar.

[-] KittenBiscuits@lemmy.today 1 points 2 months ago

I repurposed a pharmacy pill bottle. I'm afraid of dropping a nicer container when I'm depositing new whiskers, sending all the whiskers flying. So, little plastic tube with a lid. Thanks, anxiety. 🙄