How the cat whiskers function

 

Their whiskers help guide the cat in the dark. Many people say cats are nocturnal but, they aren’t. When something touches a cats whisker, it sends a signal to the brain telling the cat that there is something there. I have seen too many people cut a cat’s whisker off because they grew too long. Even though the whisker is made of nerves, they won’t feel pain from cutting it off, but that doesn’t mean you should cut it off because it is vital for guiding the cat. Once the cat has used it’s whiskers to guide itself around the house, they will then remember the layout of the house and won’t need to rely on whiskers to walk around in the dark. Whiskers also explain why blind cats find their way around the house so easily.