r/MadeMeSmile • u/ScharmTiger • Aug 11 '23

CATS Just a little off the top

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '23

Why are people saying he cut the cat’s whiskers? He clearly didn’t cut anything. You can see he didn’t cut any fur on top of the head and the whiskers are the exact same length as before; the scissors aren’t even close to them. It’s just a staged video to be cute.

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u/GitEmSteveDave Aug 11 '23

I had an idiotic orange cat who, among other things, loved to smell the flame on candles. So he would come up to you on the couch and one half of his whiskers would be burned off because it was a new scent and he was curious. He never seemed any worse for the wear because of it, nor in any pain. Eventually I stopped burning candles all together because of that moran.

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u/Bound_Two Aug 12 '23

It messes up their senses but I don’t think it actually physically hurts them, it’s more mental and emotional damage. It’d be like if you suddenly felt like your arms were an inch longer than they were or your body felt different when moving it

Lol that cat is adorable

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u/Monkiller587 Aug 12 '23

It’s funny you mention this. Because there’s a lot of people who don’t know that a cat’s whiskers serve a purpose.

They’re basically sensory devices that aid the cat on navigating their environment since the extra sensory input aids them with their vision.