Research has shown that the average cat has only taste buds 2. To put this in perspective, the average human has about taste buds. As a result of this severe lack in their taste department, cats determine what they eat by mostly smell. It does not matter how delicious a meal is, if it does not smell good your cat will not eat it as they can hardly taste the difference in flavors.
While not as good as humans, the average dog does significantly better than cats at taste buds 3. Dogs can detect sweet, sour, salty, bitter and savory while cats can mostly detect sour and bitter because this is more important in determining the quality of the meat they consume. Cats can also detect salty and bitter but not sweet flavors. This is because cats are carnivores and eat only meat while dogs are considered omnivores, hence they do not possible the ability to taste sweet things as that is not necessary for survival.
Unlikely cats, dogs can actually taste some of the delicious flavors in the meals we prepare. Cats have been known for quite some time now to have better sights than dogs. Proportionally their eyes take up more of their faces them both humans and dogs. When staring ahead dogs have a wider field of vision than cats degrees as compared to the degrees of cats 4. However when using the binocular focus cats have a range of degrees while dogs have about degrees.
Although most people think dogs are color blind that is incorrect. Dogs have the same color range as a human that is green-red color blind.
What this means is, they can see all other colors except those in the red and green tones. While cats also do not possess the full human range, see mostly in green and blue ranges 4.
However, cats can tell the difference between contracts in colors and can see more colors than dogs. Although cats can see in very low intensity light, they do not possess the ability to see in total darkness contrary to what most people believe. They make up for this deficiency with a superior sense of smell.
Their most powerful response to food is through smell, not taste. From birth, touch is a primary source of affection for cats. They will groom each other and lay against one another from a very young age. Cats will often behave like kittens and start drooling or kneading when they are stroked.
Each hair has many nerve endings and evokes a very clear response from the nervous system. Their heart rate slows, their muscles loosen and their body relaxes. The more contact you have with a cat when he is young, the more likely he will enjoy human contact when older. Still, cats vary in how much they like to be pet or held. They will let you know when they have had enough.
On the other hand, cats are able to smell much better than people, but not as well as dogs. While cats have far fewer scent receptors than dogs, recent research has shown that cats may be better at discerning between different smells.
Finally, cats use their whiskers to enhance their senses of touch and balance. Stories can be viewed on the web at vetmed. Suggestions for future topics may be directed to editor cvm.
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