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A cat\u2019s tongue is uniquely designed for a variety of purposes and, as you will notice with your own cats, they use their tongue a lot. Cats do a lot of grooming, and lapping, and tasting, and they\u2019ll sometimes even try to clean the lotion off your hands or give you a little lick-kiss.<\/p>\n
I like to try getting pictures of cats sticking out their tongues, because while that tongue is useful, it\u2019s also cute\u2014well, cute when you see it sticking out of a cute kitty mouth.<\/p>\n
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tongue. It is rough, and for a reason. It helps the cat clean himself well and it is instrumental in the lapping process. There\u2019s a new study out that says the tongue is capable of holding pockets of saliva which is used in the fur-cleaning process. And the cat tongue itself is a perfect tool for keeping the cat\u2019s fur clean\u2014except for, experts in this study said, the Persian. Their fur is so thick and deep that the cat tongue cannot effectively penetrate to keep the fur clean to the roots and tangle free. That\u2019s why, ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/smokeytongue-300x225.jpg\")
with some cats, brushing and combing are necessary to keep the fur from matting. So of course someone has invented a new brush that is supposed to mimic the cat\u2019s tongue made especially for cats with difficult fur\u2014I\u2019ve had cats like that.<\/p>\n
Oh, and the brush helps to remove allergens from the cat\u2019s fur as well\u2014at least that\u2019s how it\u2019s advertised. It\u2019s called the licki brush. Check it out here: https:\/\/pdxpetdesign.com\/licki\/<\/a> And let me know if you have one, have tried one and how it works for your cat. You don\u2019t actually hold it in your mouth when you use it do you? Now that seems a bit odd to me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A cat\u2019s tongue is uniquely designed for a variety of purposes and, as you will notice with your own cats, they use their tongue a lot. Cats do a lot of grooming, and lapping, and tasting, and they\u2019ll sometimes even … Continue reading