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Originally Posted by MandiesMom  ...I am curious though...dogs that have anxiety attacks when storms are coming - this article mentions their whiskers help them feel the vibrations of the storm coming..I wonder if trimming whiskers on those particular dogs would help them with their anxiety at all...? Something to ponder... |
I would think that as long as the vibrissae was
there it would
transmit whatever signal (vibration) it senses to the nerves it serves, and so would also still 'sense' the vibrations of a storm approaching. Plus, I know that cats have
vibrissae that are not referred to as
whiskers in other locations all over their bodies...many more than just the facial whiskers...so trimming all the vibrissae on a storn sensitive cat would be a huge chore with them and possibly leave you shredded.
But, you brought up an interesting point that I was thinking about...just from quite a different 'angle' however.