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[–] sramder@lemmy.world 40 points 2 years ago

Clearly it’s a transmitter. That cat is responsible for exactly 1/5th of all the weird shit you think about.

[–] CheesyGordita@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Lmfao! For all the people worried about me cutting my cats whiskers, he’s a sphynx. Those are his natural whiskers. As for what’s on his head, that was a whisker naturally shed from my other much more floofily endowed cat.

Feel free to check my other posts of these two idiots (said with love) if you want verification.

[–] Masshuru@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I was curious about the short whiskers (just seeing the post) - thanks for the update! People sure do love protecting the kitties!

[–] CheesyGordita@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah no worries! And for sure. I never thought I could love a creature this much so I get it

[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

3rd Eyed Raven

[–] KazuchijouNo@lemy.lol 10 points 2 years ago

"The Whisker"

My dude over here's streaming ESPN through starlink

[–] mkhopper@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Aside from the fact that the "whisker" looks completely edited, what's worse is if you zoom in, it looks as if someone has trimmed back this cat's real whiskers.

That must be a nightmare for this cat.

[–] CheesyGordita@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

He’s a sphynx, it’s my other cats whisker naturally shed.

[–] meekah@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

If you zoom in you can see thin whiskers, what makes you think they were trimmed?

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I like his short hair and whiskers. I think I'll go shave my cat entirely so he matches and see if YouTube has instructions how to declaw cats at home while I'm at it.

Just kidding, only trying to provoke the concern trolls in here.

[–] CheesyGordita@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

While you’re there, see if there are any cat tattooing tutorials for me!

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

ESPN rents antenna space on that thing.

[–] card797@champserver.net 4 points 2 years ago
[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why are you trimming your cats whiskers? This brings a lot of stress to your cat. Never do this.

[–] CheesyGordita@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He’s a sphynx, it’s my other cats whisker naturally shed.

[–] Shawdow194@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

My grandmother's old two cat brothers used to eat each others whiskers off

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

cat shows.

He just watched it for the drama. Honest!

[–] dwalin@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] SparrowRanjitScaur@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago (1 children)

From the article you linked:

When it comes to the shortest whiskers, the Sphynx usually has no whiskers at all or very short, brittle ones. As Sphynx cats tend to have a harder time fitting into small spaces, it’s best to keep them safe inside.

How do you know OP cut them?

[–] dwalin@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

Thats a good point. I don't.

Just saw the thick hair and assumed it was cut.

[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Ummm. Why the fuck would anyone even do that?