Like most mammals, cats have a belly button, but unlike in humans (all right, some humans), the navel can be hard to find. On a particularly lazy day, Maru volunteers his belly to be searched, and after a few moments combing through his dense floof, we have our prize: Maru’s genuine, authentic, all-natural belly button.
But what happens when you push it, Andrew Y.?
I never thought about cats having belly buttons before. Maybe because we never actually see them. But, thanks to Mugumogo, voila! Maru’s precious button! (I’m guessing Hana won’t lay still long enough for this experiment…..) 😻
*Boop* !
I wasn’t sure if I should watch that. It seemed a little…
Such a happy, handsome boy!
My tuxedo tabby Albus Severus has a white tum with a circular black patch just off center. I call it his belly button because it’s easier than searching . . .
It’s never occurred to me that cats and dogs have belly buttons but duh. How else would they have received nourishment in their mothers’ wombs? 😊
Now I’m wondering how that works – presumably they all have umbilical cords…do they attach to the placenta?
Each kitten has its own placenta (according to google).
Yes, and the umbilical cords dry up and fall off a few days after they’re born.
Thank you both!
Hmm…something tells me Stars will never let me look for her belly button…
Kind of, ummm, intimate but chaste! That’s some soft floof for sure.