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Why do cats wash themselves, while dogs don’t? (continued)
Adam Harding
Porthcawl, Bridgend, UK
Both dogs and cats secrete oils into their fur that interact with sunlight to produce vitamin D, which they ingest when they lick it off their coat. It could be that cats need a lot more of it than dogs.
Trevor Lowe
Melbourne, Australia
Dogs do wash themselves and frequently pick the most inopportune time to clean their private parts (visitors/grandma present). Cats may be more fastidious and more frequent cleaners. The fact that dogs groom themselves less often may be where the phrase…
