{"id":267,"date":"2020-12-15T21:58:59","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T21:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/purrfectpawpages.com\/?page_id=267"},"modified":"2021-01-04T19:19:13","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T19:19:13","slug":"feline-anatomy-the-five-cat-senses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/purrfectpawpages.com\/feline-anatomy-the-five-cat-senses\/","title":{"rendered":"Feline Anatomy: The Five Cat Senses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sight<\/strong>: Cats are best with night vision and movement. They also have more panoramic (wider vision) than humans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: Have you ever noticed that your cat doesn’t see the treat on the floor until you point it out to them? Cats do not see very well when something is not moving on the ground right in front of them. Incidentally, this is a reason that your cat may paw at the water bowl before drinking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hearing<\/strong>: Cats have exceptional hearing. This is a place where cats rule, they have a better range than even dogs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cats can hear ultrasonic (very high frequency) sounds that come from mice. They can rotate their ears to help with echolocation of their prey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is some evidence that cat to cat communication can be at a higher frequency than what they use to communicate with humans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Touch<\/strong>: Cats use their whiskers to sense their world close up. Since they do not have very good near vision, they use their whiskers to navigate as well as to catch prey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: Look for extra whiskers on your cat’s legs. They use these to feel their environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Smell<\/strong>: Cats have an excellent sense of smell. Humans have about 5 million odor cells, where as cats have about 200 million. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cats also have a special scent called pheromones’ that is used for cat to cat communication. Cats have a special pheromone organ called the vomeronasal organ located on the roof of their mouth. You may see your cat making a “disgusted” face when smelling another cat’s pheromones. This is your cat using their vomeronasal organ. Pheromone glands are located on the mouth, cheeks, ears, chin, forehead, tail, anal glands, and paws. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Finally, cats can communicate using the smell of urine. You will have seen this if your cat has ever sprayed in the house when stressed or if there is an outdoor cat invading your cat’s territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taste<\/strong>: Did you know that cats can’t taste sugar? They have a very limited palate which does not include carbohydrates. Cats have about 500 taste buds, compared to over 9,000 for humans. Their excellent sense of smell makes up for their limited taste buds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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