Cat Doing Weird Thing With Tongue. Answered in 15 minutes by. As we speak my cat is talking to me as she cleans my arm.
The tongue of a cat has tiny backward-facing barbs papillae on it and theyre the things that create that rough sensation. He has had horrible dental issues since I adopted him 4 years ago mainly tooth resorption and he has to have a dental cleaning and multiple extractions done at least once a year sometimes more often. Male cats do this lip curl more often.
Here the cat is smelling its environment by collecting pheromones that are.
Angela Michelle Schultz author from United States on July 28 2010. Ask Your Own Cat Veterinary Question. A squamous cell carcinoma on the tongue is usually located underneath the tongue where it attaches to the bottom of the mouth. The barbs also aid in grooming as they collect dirt debris and loose hair from the cats coat.