Why does my sweet cat have long eyelash whiskers and most other cats do not?

Pics or it never happened?

I think it varies from cat to cat. I have seen some cats with really long ones and others not. Whiskers can also break off or come loose from their mooring. Or maybe Milo is just naturally gorgeous.

I’m not sure that I’ve ever noticed a cat without them. All three of my boys have them.

My cat and previous cats have had long whiskers above their eyes.

All of my cats have had them, but my black and white short haired tuxedo had the longest and most lovely eyebrow whiskers.

That is strange.My cats both have them

I know this isn’t answering the question, but i’m still trying to wrap my tongue around the words “an anomoly!” It’s not fair, it really isn’t :¬(

My motto has always been, “Read more, drink less, and look up unfamiliar words.”
It’s a gentle but rewarding hobby. (And Auggie used “anomaly“recently in a mod comment.)

@All; I am waiting for Milo to return from his day at the spa. Then I’ll take some pix, if possible, before his preprandial-nap rest period.

Oh i’m very familiar with that word & I don’t drink…..much! It’s just that “an anomaly” is a little of a mouthful that’s all.

All the cats I’ve had have had long whiskers above their eyes.
One of my sister’s cats singed his “eyebrows” while sniffing a particularly yummy-scented candle, and now they’re very short and curly, even years later. We call them his “old-man” eyebrows.

@MyNewtBoobs: Here’s a picture of Milo. It’s a bit dark but the eyewhiskers are visible.

And my daughter’s new cat, Betty

I have a totally unsupported theory.

Cats cannot see close up very well, and the whiskers serve the cats by allowing them to feel how close they are to something. I extrapolate from there and think that the longer the cat’s whiskers, wherever they may be, the worse the cat’s vision.

Add to this the fact that I have noticed that the older my cats get, the longer their whiskers get, but not all of them.

Phew. That probably means nothing.

My cat has pretty long whiskers, too. She’s relatively old (11 years).

@tinyfaery: You did present your theory in a very compelling and convincing manner, however. (But you know me; I believe whatever you say about cats.)

I’ve lived with cats for most of the past 50 years and noticed that some have prodigiously proud eyebrow whiskers and some just have the minimum for the job, which is, of course, spatial sense. I think it must just vary with the genes, much like long eyelashes and other traits of personal appearance.

Is my recent one and only chin sprout significant, speaking of traits of personal appearance?

@ucme: I was speaking only about my motto and not impugning anyone else.

If you’ve got this far without sprouting more than one hair on your chinny-chin-chin, thank your granny’s genes for a blessing.

@gailcalled: An An omoly.

Milo here: This is me during my Pilates class, but I noticed when checking the contacts that the eyebrow whiskers show up pretty well.

Ii did notice that Gail, typically, got the facts wrong. April 19 was our third anniversary and not our fourth

I couldn’t see the pic, it said the photo is private!

@rooeytoo: Sorry. I just edited it.

^^ unlike this one also.

Sorry again. How is this?