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Poor thing is clearly starving (The oatmeal) (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by blahsay@lemmy.world to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

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[–] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 36 points 11 months ago (7 children)

The whisker fatique thing is popping up repeatedly these days so I am compelled to post this article, it is not a real issue https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2017/06/07/new-york-times-cat-trend/

[–] Nacktmull@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

I hear you, can we agree on that it´s at least uncomfortable for cats, when the whiskers touch the walls of the bowl?

edit: downvotes for instantly changing my mind, when realizing I was wrong? Get outa here!

[–] DrRatso@lemmy.ml 8 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Next up was the American Veterinary Medical Association, a group that represents nearly 90,000 bona fide vets and has been around since the days of the Civil War. When asked about whisker fatigue, the association’s president, Tom Meyer, noted that “while a cat’s whiskers are very sensitive, there is currently no evidence showing that whiskers rubbing against food bowls causes cats stress or discomfort.”

[–] Sage_the_Lawyer@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

But also:

Most veterinarians doubt the existence of a syndrome known as “whisker fatigue”, but it is important that pet owners understand the structure and function of cat whiskers, and that they treat their cats’ whiskers with respect. And, yes, it is possible that some cats have particularly sensitive whiskers.

It makes sense that good cat care includes observing cats’ eating habits carefully, and if they seem to be averse to eating from narrow, high-sided food bowls, perhaps owners should consider offering food in a different type of receptacle such as a “bowl for whisker relief”, and allowing them to drink from a water fountain, even if the theory behind this is highly debatable.

https://cats.com/whisker-fatigue

Seems while there may not be hard evidence, it can still be a preference for cats to have wider bowls.

[–] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 11 months ago

Having a preference is still a different thing than getting distressed by something and thats what this is about. No one argues that some cats like plates more than bowls, some just do, what people argue against is the distress that supposedly causes.

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