what is the part of a cat's face called...?

tignor · New member Joined: 16 May 2004 Posts: 2

where the wiskers grow out of? The puffy things over it's mouth? My husband was describing a black and white cats markings to me the other day and we just got to talking about it. Is it the upper lip? Muzzle? Puffy part? Smile

Does it even have a name?

We don't know, help us out! Smile

Thanx

Laura05 · Member Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 144 Location: USA

Chessmind · Posted: Sun May 16, 2004 4:33 pm Post subject:

Hi. The 'puffy area' where the whiskers are located on the upper lip is called the whisker pad(s). I think 'puffy area' is a way better name though. Mr. Green

FMgurl43 · Member Joined: 21 Mar 2004 Posts: 419 Location: Florida

i like to call mine muzzels or chubby cheeks...lol all my cats have huge muzzels....it sooo cute my cat sassy has this thing she does when she is in a very lovey mood where she raises her cheeks like she is smiling but she dont show her teeth its soooo cute....but my babies garfield and simba have the biggest muzzels.... and my kitty chyanne loves to have her rubbed...lol

tignor · New member Joined: 16 May 2004 Posts: 2

wow! Hey, thanks, you learn something new every day.

I think this is a cute area, and if I give my cat rubbies on it she lifts the corner of her mouth on the area of the rubbies, and she looks kind of like Elvis.
Thank you, thank you very much. uh--huh--huh

lynnhaz · Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 3:59 pm Post subject:

...well...little maxie's puffy area hardly has any whiskers left...it seems either he plays really hard and breaks them off, or in the early days when he wasnt growing (when he had the giardia...they dont absorb nutrients because of the parasite) he didnt get enough nutrition, which caused them to break more easily. nevertheless....he only has one whisker on one side and a few on the other. all the other ones are little stumps of whiskers...like baby whiskers...just like him!