{"id":7142,"date":"2022-10-01T15:38:58","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T15:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehealingmindmagazine.com\/newedition\/?p=7142"},"modified":"2023-04-12T12:20:09","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T12:20:09","slug":"advise-from-mr-bennie-the-cat-whiskers-by-mariette-kammerer-the-healing-mind-mag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehealingmindmagazine.com\/newedition\/advise-from-mr-bennie-the-cat-whiskers-by-mariette-kammerer-the-healing-mind-mag\/","title":{"rendered":"Advise From Mr. Bennie, The CAT – Whiskers – By Mariette Kammerer -The Healing Mind Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mr. Bennie\u2019s Corner!<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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ADVICE FROM MR. BENNIE:<\/p>\n

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Today I will talk to you about\u00a0W H I S K E R S \u2013 CAUTION: Watch out for Children with SCISSORS!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

What Do Cat Whiskers Do?<\/h2>\n

Cat whiskers do some pretty amazing things. Here are some of the ways cats use their whiskers.<\/p>\n

Sense of Touch<\/h3>\n

The main function of cat whiskers is the sense of touch. The follicles that these hairs grow from being surrounded by sensory cells. These cells transmit tactile information that\u2019s similar to the signals our fingertips send to our brains.<\/p>\n

The sensory cells are stimulated by the smallest vibrations in the hair, allowing cats to feel solid objects that they brush against and even to notice air currents from movement nearby.<\/p>\n

This helps our mostly farsighted felines to:<\/p>\n