Did you know?

Cats have a nutritional reason for sun worship. Cats secrete
cholecalciferol onto their skin and sunlight converts it to vitamin D. When
the cat grooms, he gets his daily ration.

I didn't!

I was told once that cats created Vitamin D through their fur. This sounds a lot more likely.

I have a full spectrum floor lamp. In winter, Gizmo sits underneath this lamp and 'suns' herself. So i know it must work.

Yes same goes for humans it is not a cat thing it is a mammel thing

ahh I see ..I knew human skin synthesized with the sun to make Vitamin D..but I didnt know anything about cholecalciferol on either kitties or humans..hah

Originally Posted by MCMaggie

Cats have a nutritional reason for sun worship. Cats secrete
cholecalciferol onto their skin and sunlight converts it to vitamin D. When
the cat grooms, he gets his daily ration.
I didn't!

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Wow, thats a cool little fact! I knew that sunlight converts vitamin D, but I didnt know grooming was their way of ingesting it! very cool!

So does that mean we should lick ourselves after lying in the sun?

Originally Posted by GingersMom

So does that mean we should lick ourselves after lying in the sun?

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LOL