There is a claim that cats and cats do not have a navel. It's a delusion. Like all other mammals, they have a navel. It is just quite difficult to find it because of the thick, and sometimes also long, hair of the animal.
Scientific debunking of delusion
To begin with, it should be recalled that the cat belongs to the class of mammals and the infraclass of placentals, that is, higher animals. A distinctive feature of all placentals is the birth of offspring in a relatively advanced stage. This became possible when, in the course of evolution, females of this species acquired an embryonic organ - the placenta.
It is through the placenta that the fetus is nourished and its prenatal development is carried out. She carries out the transfer from mother to embryo of all nutrients and antibodies. Each embryo is associated with the mother's body by the umbilical cord.
Consequently, every newborn creature of the mammalian class, and therefore every kitten, has an umbilical cord. And the kitten also has a navel.
How to find a cat's navel
The main and initial mistake lies in the fact that the owner of the cat, looking for her navel, is trying to find a depression or a scar-scar - by analogy with his own navel. But in humans, the navel looks like a deepening only because after the birth of the baby, the umbilical cord is cut and bandaged by obstetricians.
In a cat, everything happens naturally, without surgery. After the birth of offspring, she independently gnaws the umbilical cord. And then she actively licks this place in every kitten. Cat saliva secretes vitamins B1, B6, B12 and contains lysozyme, a substance with antibacterial properties. In medicine, lysozyme has long been used as an antiseptic.
After this "medical" procedure, the remains of the umbilical cord dry up rather quickly, and after a few days they completely disappear, leaving almost no traces on the kitten's skin. Over time, the already subtle trail fades even more. And later it grows overgrown with wool.
In order to find a cat's navel, it is necessary to turn the animal over on its back and carefully examine its belly. In the area between the chest and the pelvis, in the upper third of this space, you can see a slightly less hairy area of a very small size. This is the cat's navel.
Of all the representatives of the cat family, only in sphinxes it is not difficult to find the navel - the coat of this breed is very short, less dense and the slightest changes in the skin are clearly visible. The mark from the umbilical cord is very clearly visible and looks like a tiny scar located in the indicated area.
