Ruthio, Matilda is very pretty but l think she has more whiskers on the left hand side than the right!
Nemo has 14 whiskers of various lengths on each cheek and 7 above each eye.
Willow has fewer, quite short, whiskers and refused to let me count them - said she was too busy sleeping.
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All your cats are very pretty and should be on the front of chocolate boxes.
Alice, I loved your cat’s ‘whiskers’!
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Have any of you read any of Lilian Jackson Braun books
They are delightful who dunnits, solved by a siamese cat.
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The answer was… 30. I was shocked as whenever l draw a picture of a cat, l always draw 3 whiskers on each side!!
Oh well, l was only 24 whiskers out!!
Another question was, what is a group of kittens called?
Litter?
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Nope! Good try though!
Kindle?
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Yes! Mags, you are right!
I bet not a lot of people know that!
A Kindle of Kittens, A Clowder of Cats
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@Artangel
Art, I had a friend who owned a Cattery years ago, and she mentioned that some people used to book their cat in without informing them it was pregnant, then a short while after the cat gave birth - she called them a kindle! I told her I always called them a litter. 
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I think of it as a cuddle of kittens
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I’ve always used the term “a litter of kittens” - I’ve never heard of a litter of kittens being called a kindle, either, though I guess it makes sense, as kindling means giving birth.
A lot of small furry mammals are called kits when they are born - I’ve always associated “kindle” with rabbits and hares.
I’ve often heard talk of rabbits “kindling” (giving birth) and producing “a kindle of kits”
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Art, I think Cat’s have about 12 on each side of their cheeks and about 6 on either side of their eye brows.
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While there can be some variation between cats, most have a total of 24 whiskers on their cheeks with 12 on each side. These whiskers are arranged into four rows of three whiskers each. Cats also have 6 to 8 whiskers above their eyes and another 6 to 8 whiskers on their front paws!
That’s a lot of whiskers 
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I still can’t believe that l thought that cats only had 3 whiskers on each side of their face!
I must scrutiny cat’s faces fully in the future!
Art, I think that stems down to cartoon drawings and children drawings, if I did a drawing as a kid of a cat I would have just done 3 whiskers on each side.
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