“In primary phrases, whisker fatigue is solely over-stimulation of the sensory system of the whiskers. What occurs when the whiskers are touched an excessive amount of, even whether it is primary brushing towards meals and water dishes, is the cat’s mind will get an onslaught of sensory messages transmitted to their mind.” Dr Keyes from Cat Vet Tucson. A full article on this situation will be discovered right here.
So why do pet cats undergo from this? Effectively in nature their Whiskers are there to permit them to navigate their territory! A cat identifies if they’ll match via small areas or if there are obstacles shut up from the contact of their Whiskers.
And naturally a wild cat wouldn’t have a human servant present them meals in a bowl! They must hunt their prey and would eat it within the open with out their whiskers touching any onerous objects whereas consuming (or consuming out of streams and rivers).
It’s one thing we had by no means actually thought of till we seen that considered one of our cats would ignore her usually favorite meals! However what are the precise indicators to look out for?
- Refusal to eat or drink from their normal dishes
- Pacing in entrance of the meals bowls and meowing like one thing is unsuitable
- Pawing at meals and water to try to pull it from the bowl
- Performing extra aggressive round meals or treats when it’s given to them out of the dish
After studying about whisker fatigue we tried many various kinds of bowls however none of them gave the impression to be fairly proper till we discovered the Necoichi extra-wide bowls and likewise the extra-wide tilted bowls!
It’s not shocking that this bowl from Japanese firm Necoichi received the first place within the World Pet Expo awards. Not simply does it deal with the whisker fatigue drawback nevertheless it additionally addresses the difficulty of cats liking to eat from the center of the bowl! Due to its designed curve the meals naturally gravitates in the direction of the middle avoiding the oh so widespread difficulty of a cat complaining that the bowl is empty whereas it’s nonetheless half full! 😉
Additional to this, the bowls are fabricated from ceramic which avoids the widespread difficulty we noticed with extensive bowls fabricated from bamboo composite or plastic. With the bamboo composite or plastic regardless of how onerous we cleaned them they result in the issue eater cat growing feline zits because of the micro organism residing within the materials of the bowls we used previous to the ceramic bowls.
And lastly, the raised design simply makes it simpler for cats to eat in addition to scale back the danger of vomiting in cats which might be liable to the latter!
“Using an elevated bowl permits gravity to help in shifting meals from the mouth to the abdomen. Cats with different consuming or swallowing issues might also profit from an elevated meals bowl.” Quote By
The additional-wide raised bowls now are available 7 fabulous designs from Necoichi and we’re very fortunate to have been capable of supply these for our on-line store alongside the remainder of the spectacular Necoichi vary. And till the tip of August you will get 12% off with the code Sakura (Low cost will be utilized in your basket / cart on the fitting hand backside facet or as a clickable hyperlink on the highest of the checkout web page) in our on-line store.
The designs at present accessible for this bowl are Basic, Sakura , Trendy Sakura, Fuji, Vibrant Dots and Nala cat which options a picture of the manufacturers’ mascot Nala!
In fact, the model additionally has extra inexpensive normal sized and huge bowls in addition to water bowls for people who don’t essentially require the extra-wide bowl to keep away from whisker fatigue! This actually does rely on the scale of your cat and all of their bowls are whisker pleasant designed. Our three-legged cat Nubia is particularly happy about this because it makes it simpler for her to drink and eat always.
The complete vary will be seen right here. And don’t neglect to make use of the code Necoichi for 20% off.
And when you have issues with spillage regardless of the particular lip design to minimise this within the first place… why not add a Necoichi eating tray!
Thanks,
Marc
