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Haw - A transparent, third eyelid at the inner side of the eye that keeps the eye clean and moist.
Hot - The term used to describe a cream cat with too much red in the coat.

 


Haw: A nictitating membrane, especially of a domesticated animal.
Heartworm: A filarial worm (Dirofilaria immitis) transmitted by mosquitoes and parasitic in the heart and associated blood vessels of dogs and other canids.

Haw - Third eyelid (also known as nictitating membrane)
Heat - See Estrus.
Hemarthrosis - Bleeding into a joint.

Haw - third eyelid
Tipped
Tipped - all over coloring of the ends of the coat hairs ...

It's called the haw, or nictating membrane. Humans have something like it - the small pink bump at the inner corner of the eyes.

A single visible 'haw' (third eyelid) may indicate an accident to one eye only. If the condition persists, a veterinarian must be consulted.

A cat has a third eye called a haw, which is only visible when the cat is not feeling well.
A cat has a more sensitive hearing compared to dogs and humans.
As a kitten grows older, the color of its eyes changes.

See also: Cat Fancy, Queen, Feral cat, Patched, Veterinarian