Everyone knows that cats sweat mainly through sweat sacs on their foot pads, but some parents may not know that cats can also sweat through other parts of the body. Cats’ skin contains three types of glands, secretion glands , exocrine glands and sebaceous glands. The following is an introduction to everyone. ​​​​​​

1. Cat’s skin contains three types of glands, secretory glands, exocrine glands and sebaceous glands. The sebaceous glands are connected to the hair follicles. They secrete sebum and form a waterproof membrane on the outside of the coat, making the coat shiny. The hair follicles also contain cholesterol. When exposed to the sun, the sunlight converts the cholesterol into vitamin D, and the cat licks and brushes it. Vitamin D can be obtained from quilt hair. Uncastrated male cats sometimes have coats that are rolled into linoleum due to excessive oil secretion from the sebaceous glands on their backs.

2. Cats have glands all over their body except for the glandless part at the tip of their nose. Cat's body glands are divided into two types. One is called secretion gland. This gland has an opening in the hair follicle and produces milky liquid. Its fragrance can attract cats of the opposite sex. Some parts, such as the jaws, temples and tail base, are planted with special scents for social interaction between cats, such as delineating the range of activities, smearing it on something around them as a scent mark for other cats, etc.

3. Cats also have eccrine glands that produce sweat, but these sweat glands are only found on the footpads. Cats only secrete sweat when they are fighting or having a fever. At this time, they often cover the body and have a weak cooling effect. Cats lose body heat mainly through panting or evaporation of saliva when licking and grooming their coat.