What are cat whiskers made of?

Cat whisker under a microscope

Cat whiskers are made of keratin. It’s the same material which makes calluses, hooves, claws, horns, feathers, nails, hair and scales. So it is the same substance that makes a cat’s fur coat only the individual hair strands of cat whiskers are much thicker and their roots are three times deeper than standard cat …

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A Christmas miracle: Another cat trapped and in foster care after being abandoned in Garner, NC

Thanks to the team at Operation Garner, another of the 17 cats (originally listed as 16) dumped by two scum-of-the-earth people in Garner, North Carolina, has been trapped and is safe. Wally, a black and white declawed beauty, was captured just in time for a Christmas miracle and his microchip confirmed. This brings the …

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