"Do dogs and cats have belly buttons?" is a question asked by many a curious animal lover whether young or old. It's a reasonable question given the fact that cats don't have obvious "innies" or "outies" like people do. The short answer is yes, cats have belly buttons. read more
The belly button, also called a navel -- or umbilicus, if you want to get truly technical -- is present in all mammals. Cats are mammals, so cats have belly buttons. As with everything anatomical, it had a purpose. read more
Actually, cats do have a tiny scar, that is very difficult to find, where the umbilical cord attached. But, perhaps because it is not tied off like on a human, a belly button does not form. The mother cat simply bites it off, and the remaining part dries and shrivels up, falling off after a few days. read more
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. read more
Any mammal, including cats, have a scar where their umbilical cords once were, but rather than being called scars, these permanent marks are known as navels or belly buttons. When a baby kitten is still inside her mommy, she gets her oxygen, blood and nutrients just like a human baby does: through her umbilical cord. read more