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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / January 2007broken split whiskers
My youngest (Koda) has been breaking her whiskers or something. I got her when she was 10 weeks old and now she is about 7 months old. About 2 weeks after we got her, her whiskers started to "break". They break, then they all grow back and are there for a few days and then they go missing again except for about 1/8. It's a few whiskers on each side, and the ends of them look like split ends. Should I be worried? > My youngest (Koda) has been breaking her whiskers or something. I got > her when she was 10 weeks old and now she is about 7 months old. About > 2 weeks after we got her, her whiskers started to "break". They break, > then they all grow back and are there for a few days and then they go > missing again except for about 1/8. It's a few whiskers on each side, > and the ends of them look like split ends. Should I be worried? I'd be a little concerned. Is there another cat in the house that could be chewing them off? >> My youngest (Koda) has been breaking her whiskers or something. I got >> her when she was 10 weeks old and now she is about 7 months old. About [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >I'd be a little concerned. Is there another cat in the house that could >be chewing them off? Since she's the youngest, I would also agree that it's likely to be an older cat being a bit overzealous in grooming the whiskers. She might have a seeing problem... This was the case with my Garrrrrr(Garfunkel, brother to Simon)...Even as a young kitten he kept having his whiskers break off...ended up...he had/has a sight problem. He was forever running into walls, off tables, around corners...Even now as a long lanky 10 year old Chocolate Point Siamese he occasionally breaks his whiskers off(when something has been moved, added or changed around the house)... :-) Liz >>> My youngest (Koda) has been breaking her whiskers or something. I got >>> her when she was 10 weeks old and now she is about 7 months old. About [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Since she's the youngest, I would also agree that it's likely to be an > older cat being a bit overzealous in grooming the whiskers. :-)Liz wrote: > She might have a seeing problem... [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > off(when something has been moved, added or changed around the > house)... :-) Liz That's interesting to know! It makes sense. kili >:-)Liz wrote: >> She might have a seeing problem... [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >kili When Tiny Mimi (RB) was with us, there was a serious non-parity in the whiskers department around here. ;) She had outrageously long whiskers-- looked very comical, in fact, as she was such a peanut. But young Stinky's whiskers always seemed on the short side. After Mimi went to RB, Stinky's whiskers grew to a very respectable length. Apparently, nobody around here was allowed to have longer whiskers than the Mimi-Diva. She kept Stinky's whiskers in check, and as Boyfie seems to do with KFC, Stinky deferred to the older lady. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War > When Tiny Mimi (RB) was with us, there was a serious non-parity in the > whiskers department around here. ;) She had outrageously long [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > than the Mimi-Diva. She kept Stinky's whiskers in check, and as > Boyfie seems to do with KFC, Stinky deferred to the older lady. When Caliban came to me, he had chewed-down whiskers, but they soon grew to their full size here. Neither Mir nor Frank minded them. Some cat at his foster mum's did. ;)  SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki While we're on the topic of whiskers, I have two with unusual whiskers and I was wondering why....Tahzha has tortie whiskers, which none of my other torties have, they are striped all different tortie colours, mainly white and seal, with an occasional orange spot. Like zebra whiskers. Minnie, her daughter, so far has plain whiskers, but they are 'squiggly' as if she's had them permed.....so cute. Why would she have curly whiskers? Does anyone else have a curly whiskered cat?? > While we're on the topic of whiskers, I have two with unusual whiskers and I > was wondering why....Tahzha has tortie whiskers, which none of my other [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > if she's had them permed.....so cute. Why would she have curly whiskers? > Does anyone else have a curly whiskered cat?? Miranda has a little twist at the end of her longer whiskers. Being a Russian Blue, she has dark grey whiskers. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >> While we're on the topic of whiskers, I have two with unusual whiskers >> and I was wondering why....Tahzha has tortie whiskers, which none of my [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Miranda has a little twist at the end of her longer whiskers. Being a > Russian Blue, she has dark grey whiskers. Hmm that's very interesting!! Curly whiskers....I wonder why? >> While we're on the topic of whiskers, I have two with unusual whiskers >> and I was wondering why....Tahzha has tortie whiskers, which none of [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Miranda has a little twist at the end of her longer whiskers. Being a > Russian Blue, she has dark grey whiskers. Another question about whiskers: Why do some cats have magnificent sets of both whiskers and eyebrows, while others have whiskers but no eyebrows at all? > My youngest (Koda) has been breaking her whiskers or something. I got > her when she was 10 weeks old and now she is about 7 months old. About > 2 weeks after we got her, her whiskers started to "break". They break, > then they all grow back and are there for a few days and then they go > missing again except for about 1/8. It's a few whiskers on each side, > and the ends of them look like split ends. Should I be worried? I remember hearing a judge comment on broken whiskers at a cat show once. He said it wasn't a factor for judging because it's so common in the kitten class because of rough play. Kitten class, IIRC, was under 1 year. I remember Angel having broken whiskers all the time. Sherry > My youngest (Koda) has been breaking her whiskers or something. I got > her when she was 10 weeks old and now she is about 7 months old. About > 2 weeks after we got her, her whiskers started to "break". They break, > then they all grow back and are there for a few days and then they go > missing again except for about 1/8. It's a few whiskers on each side, > and the ends of them look like split ends. Should I be worried? Is she Siamese? I remember reading somewhere that mother Siamese often break off the whiskers of their "favorite" kittens. (Why, who knows, but all cats are laws unto themselves.) >> My youngest (Koda) has been breaking her whiskers or something. I got >> her when she was 10 weeks old and now she is about 7 months old. About [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >kittens. (Why, who knows, but all cats are laws unto >themselves.) Sounds like over-enthusiastic grooming. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War
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