Feline Grimace Scale

Lili Chin
June 29, 2021

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I took the quiz - it was not easy! I can see when Shimmy's whiskers are loosely curved (when she is just chilling out) and when they are spiky (when she is high on silvervine) but I don't know when they would be a "1" score. Muzzle changes are even harder to see. I cannot tell the difference. What's more, Shimmy's ears MOVE ALL THE TIME.

I suppose these distinctions would make the most sense if you knew the individual cat and what their "baseline" was.

Some sketches as I was going through the website:

 


 

 


 

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