They induce the female cat to ovulate after mating.
For the male cat the barbs serve as the most sensitive part of his penis.
If you are talking about the penis of the male cat (or tom cat), then yes, the penis does have several tiny barbs or hooks.On the humorous side:Only if Barb is the name of the cats owner (servant)Cat are however, sharp on five ends as most dogs know.(Four paws and teeth)
No male mammal is born without a penis - male cats included.
Both genders of cat will have nipples. The male will have a scrotum and penis, the female will not.
The best way to tell what gender a cat is, is by looking underneath the base of its tail. A male cat that has not been neutered will have two furry testicles right below the anus, and a penis right below the testicles. A neutered male cat will not have visible testicles, but there will be a noticeable space between its anus and penis. Spayed and intact female cats alike will have a genital opening (vulva) which a tear-drop shape located right below the anus.
As you may have noticed, the male feline's penis is not as obvious as those in other species when you first look at the cat. Male cats have a reproductive system that is unique among domesticated animals, and one of those unique characteristics is that the penis is further back, smaller, and kept protected underneath the cat's tail and in a "sheath." Male felines have a small, pink, "barbed" penis that somewhat resembles a pine cone. Another Answers.com contributor described it as appearing like a tiny dragon's tooth from the game Dark Souls, except it is pink and phallus-shaped.The male's testes and epididymis are small, but they are visible when the tail is gently lifted, so that you can make gender determinations. The scrotum is covered with hair; again, this is unusual among most domesticated species.The penis is also kept sheathed for protection, and is visible outside the sheath only during sexual arousal. It has small keratinous projections, which are often called "barbs," that appear when the male kitten is between nine and thirteen weeks old. There are approximately 120 of these barbs in fully developed males, and they are positioned in a backwards-facing row on the phallus. These barbs are fully developed when the kitten is around 8 months, and they are thought to be testosterone-sensitive, disappearing after castration.Why are they barbed?It is believed that these barbs play a role in induction of the female's ovulation at the time of mating. Because, unlike human females who ovulate monthly, female cats only ovulate "on demand."When a female cat "goes into heat" (is ready to mate) her body produces scents that attract males. Mating can occur after an attracted and accepted male becomes fully aroused. During mating after the male ejaculates the semen and sperm, when he begins to withdraw his penis, the backward-facing barbs catch the inside walls of the female's vagina causing her pain. If you have ever heard cats mating, these barbs explain why you hear the female howling as if in pain. There is pain when the sharp barbs make contact with the female's sensitive vagina. This pain during mating is currently believed to be what triggers ovulation in the female cat to cause an egg to be released.
If you are talking about the penis of the male cat (or tom cat), then yes, the penis does have several tiny barbs or hooks.On the humorous side:Only if Barb is the name of the cats owner (servant)Cat are however, sharp on five ends as most dogs know.(Four paws and teeth)
Epithelium and collagen, mostly.
I'm fairly sure that dogs don't have barbs on their penis. This is a trait of cats...even lions have barbs so I think it the cat family including wild cats. I watched a show about dogs and cats and reproduction and they only mentioned this as a cat trait...poor cats, eh.
Because it is dreaming about a female cat.
it is 2 inches with an erection
The male has a penis, female a vagina. They produce babies with these mythological parts
No male mammal is born without a penis - male cats included.
No. Human cells have a different number of chromosomes than cat cells do, so cat sperm and human eggs are incompatible. That means even if the sperm did get into the egg cell, the cells wouldn't grow to become a foetus. It would be flushed out in the woman's next period. ...Not to mention that that would be gross, as a cat's penis is tiny and covered with barbs. Ewww.
I assume an errection... Probobly in the case of the cat brought on by female cat pheremones
Answer:A male cat has a penis, a female cat does not. A castrated male cat doesn't have nipples.Answer:Checking for nipples is not an accurate way of telling a cat's gender - male cats can have nipples too! They just have no function, much the same as human males have nipples but have no use for them.The best way to tell what gender a cat is, it by looking underneath the base of its tail. A male cat that has not been neutered will have two furry testicles right below the anus, and a penis right below the testicles. A neutered male cat will not have visible testicles, but there will be a noticeable space between its anus and penis.Spayed and intact female cats alike will have a genital opening (vulva) which is often seen as a tear-drop shape located right below the anus.
Both genders of cat will have nipples. The male will have a scrotum and penis, the female will not.
The prepuce of a cat covers the penis and has sharp barbs that aid in mating, while the human prepuce covers and protects the glans penis. Cats have retractable penises housed inside the prepuce, while humans have external penises.