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On 2003-09-07, PawsForThought wrote:
Does anyone know from where cats, both male and female, spray from? I know they're not spraying urine, so where does the spray come from? Thanks. They _are_ spraying urine. To be sesquipedalian about it cats are retromingus, which means they pee backwards. They also do a lot of tail vibrating at the same time, which means to me that they like to do it. A cat can really hose down the object he is marking. |
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On 2003-09-07, PawsForThought wrote:
Does anyone know from where cats, both male and female, spray from? I know they're not spraying urine, so where does the spray come from? Thanks. They _are_ spraying urine. To be sesquipedalian about it cats are retromingus, which means they pee backwards. They also do a lot of tail vibrating at the same time, which means to me that they like to do it. A cat can really hose down the object he is marking. |
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From: "cmtowle"
Hi Lauren, Anatomically, the cat's penis is angled backward, not forward; i.e. it is pointed toward the tail which also explains why the urine streams downward or slightly backward when male cats squat to pee. Oh! Well that explains it then! Thanks so much Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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From: "cmtowle"
Hi Lauren, Anatomically, the cat's penis is angled backward, not forward; i.e. it is pointed toward the tail which also explains why the urine streams downward or slightly backward when male cats squat to pee. Oh! Well that explains it then! Thanks so much Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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From: Arjun Ray lid
mb-m04.aol.com, (PawsForThought) wrote: | But doesn't the male (and maybe the female?) back up to spray Yes. | so how does the urine spray in that direction instead of frontwards? A cat's penis points backwards, not frontwards. Thanks, Arjun. I guess you learn something new every day Females can spray too, right? Don't tell me theirs is backwards too. (As for the obvious followup question, it isn't a matter so much of backwards and frontwards as it's of upwards and downwards.) LOL! Glad I didn't have to ask. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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From: Arjun Ray lid
mb-m04.aol.com, (PawsForThought) wrote: | But doesn't the male (and maybe the female?) back up to spray Yes. | so how does the urine spray in that direction instead of frontwards? A cat's penis points backwards, not frontwards. Thanks, Arjun. I guess you learn something new every day Females can spray too, right? Don't tell me theirs is backwards too. (As for the obvious followup question, it isn't a matter so much of backwards and frontwards as it's of upwards and downwards.) LOL! Glad I didn't have to ask. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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From: Arjun Ray lid
mb-m04.aol.com, (PawsForThought) wrote: | But doesn't the male (and maybe the female?) back up to spray Yes. | so how does the urine spray in that direction instead of frontwards? A cat's penis points backwards, not frontwards. Thanks, Arjun. I guess you learn something new every day Females can spray too, right? Don't tell me theirs is backwards too. (As for the obvious followup question, it isn't a matter so much of backwards and frontwards as it's of upwards and downwards.) LOL! Glad I didn't have to ask. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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From: William Hamblen
They _are_ spraying urine. To be sesquipedalian about it cats are retromingus, which means they pee backwards. They also do a lot of tail vibrating at the same time, which means to me that they like to do it. A cat can really hose down the object he is marking. Thanks, William. Both my cats, a male and a female, are fixed. When they get excited or are happy, they shake their tails. But fortunately, nothing comes out. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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From: William Hamblen
They _are_ spraying urine. To be sesquipedalian about it cats are retromingus, which means they pee backwards. They also do a lot of tail vibrating at the same time, which means to me that they like to do it. A cat can really hose down the object he is marking. Thanks, William. Both my cats, a male and a female, are fixed. When they get excited or are happy, they shake their tails. But fortunately, nothing comes out. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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