If you own a Japanese Bobtail then you may be familiar with the fact that cats can rotate their ears 180 degrees. Your vet can help you better understand your cat’s actions. Basically, your cat has 32 muscles in her ear that she uses to rotate them in the direction of a sound. Both ears combined give your cat a 360 degree rotation of the ears creating a natural surround sound system. Because of this, your cat may have sensitive hearing. In fact, experts state that a cat can hear a change in pitch as small as one-tenth of a tone. Cats also hear high pitches with the top range heard being around 65 kHz compared to a person’s range of 20 kHz. It’s no wonder a cat is able to hunt for prey like birds, mice, and other rodents, which tend to make high pitch sounds. To learn more, call your vet Plano, TX.