A friend of mine, recently deceased, was doyen of the cactus and succulent society / world. He saved whiskers from his cats, and had me save them from mine. Why? To use in pollinating a certain genus of cactus. Cat whiskers apparently were just right for moving pollinia from one flower to another.
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Do you collect your cat's whiskers?
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Not sure if people would buy them, but your cat figures sound cute.
I've only found 1 of Ruby's whiskers so far, and I did save it. It's in my little knickknack box along with a couple feathers from a budgie I had many, many years ago.
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I don't think I've ever found a cat whisker with any of the 7 or so cats I've had in my life. I suppose if I'd thought of them I'd assume they were lost at some rate since they are modified hairs, and hairs all eventually fall out and regrow, but I sure never thought about it.
I did, I am so glad to see this question, & know I'm not the only one! I originally started saving them with a purpose in mind. My nephew's girlfriend is a talented artist & thought "one day" I would get her to do a painting of Angel, & add the whiskers as a sort of decoupage/3D look. Now that I lost Angel last month, I am so glad I have them, & still want to do that some day.
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I didnt intend on keeping a whisker collection. I found 1 and didnt have anything i wanted to wish for so i stuck it in a candle. Then i found another one and so on and so yes now i collect them. I have this 1 candle that probably has 75 sticking out of it. I think making something for us whisker collectors to put our whiskers in is a great idea. Im glad im not the only collector in this world.
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These are my saved whiskers!
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I wouldnt mind seeing what u make for the whiskers. Would love to have something besides sticking them in candle wax.lol
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I have never found Bailey's whiskers either, having him for so long and not finding a single whisker is very embarrassing!
no but I did save my cats baby teeth lol I was surprised to have found them when I did. I have a molar and a fang. His fang was easy to find. He had my pant leg and he pulled his own fang out lol then I stepped on it. Mr. T got me good with that one.
