Do cats have belly buttons?

Well, I wasn't planning on starting this blog until tomorrow, my first day back at work after a month off, but yesterday on my 3 hour drive back to Columbia from my parents house in Nixa Missouri, I was inspired.  WARNING: You are about to witness just how my brain works when left alone in a car for 3 hours.  Leave now if you are scared. 

For those of you who don't know, I LOVE talk radio. Here was my most recent escapade.  I was listening to Cosma Radio when the host of a morning show called his mother to check in on his cat named Steve.  Steve, the cat, had recently had a surgery to remove his penis to make his pee hole bigger.  Yes, I said "removed his penis".  Steve is now Stephanie!  They went back and forth discussing Steve's progress, his new walk, and the fact that he "wont' speak to me" said the host mother/cat nurse.  She then went on to say that Steve (the cat) had been shaved from anus to the top of his belly. This is where it gets weird.

I sat in the car, by myself, driving monotanous road and came to an epiphany.  When a cat is shaved from his anus to the top of his belly can you see his belly button? Even more important, do cat's have belly buttons?  So after a little research, here is the conclusion I came to.

They sure do! Just like you cats, dogs, horses, and giraffes are all placental mammals. Placental mammals develop inside their mother.
Nutrients, oxygen, and wastes are exchanged between the developing embryo and the mother through a placenta. An umbilical cord connects the embryo to the placenta. The navel or belly button is where the umbilical cord was attatched to the young placental mammal. So even though you may not notice it unless you look very carefully, dogs and cats do, indeed, have belly buttons. CATS ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The above info is thanks to
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Do_cats_have_belly_buttons

So, all you cat, dog, and giraffe lovers go out there and check your pets

For all you trivia players out there, beware, this may be a question you see in the future.  Just remember to give thanks for the answer to yours truly! Muah!

Kirsten