A cat named Midas became popular on the Internet, and even boarded a hot search in Weibo, which attracted many netizens to watch and marvel. According to the British "Daily Mail" reported on June 5438+04, Midas is a Russian blue cat with four ears due to gene mutation. One pair of ears is normal, and the other pair is smaller and grows in front of normal ears. The owner took it to the veterinary hospital for examination. It turns out that its hearing is completely fine and its body is still very healthy. It's really healthy and lively to watch the kitten in the video being teased by food and interacting closely with friends ~ Coco's favorite cute little thing has also aroused the curiosity of a group of netizens ↓ It feels like a deer, right?

Of course, more knowledgeable netizens commented that all cats have ear genes, which may be that cats' ears have grown up. So, what are cats' ears? Do cats really have four ears?

Teacher Wang Yiqiang, a licensed veterinarian, a national first-class pet nutritionist and the founder of China pet holistic health discipline, told Zhou that every cat has an ear, but it is very small and hidden. An open bag-like skin fold is formed at the lower and rear position of the external ear, which is located below the auricle, much smaller than the normal ear and easy to be ignored.

Ears have nothing to do with genetic defects and diseases. Cats' ears are affected by 32 muscles. They can move each ear independently. Ears can increase the rotation of sound in the auricle, so that cats can hear more clearly. In addition, cats can also rely on their ears to filter out the bass to interpret the treble of their prey. Teacher Wang Yiqiang said that the skin wrinkles on a cat's ears, just like those on Sha Pigou's body, are just its skin structure. This part is basically clean and rarely infected, but it is easier to hide dust than airplanes. So you don't need special care, just wipe it with a cotton ball every day when cleaning the cat's ear canal.

For the daily care of cat ears, Qu Yanyan, a master of clinical veterinary medicine and a practicing veterinarian at Huazhong Agricultural University, said that for the health of cat ears, it is necessary to do external deworming regularly, clean the ear canal regularly and pay attention to the ear condition daily. When cats frequently shake their heads, scratch their ears, scratch their cheeks, and even their auricles and ear canals are unclean, brown or black secretions will appear ... Do you need to consider whether cats have ear canal infections?