Missing Whiskers

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Suzie-Q - 22 Nov 2004 02:55 GMT

A stray kitten - about 4 mo. old male - has appeared at
my house. This one has some missing whiskers. His whiskers
on both sides are only about 1/4-1/2 inch long. Besides a
mischevious child with scissors, what might cause this?

Thanks in advance.

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Priscilla Ballou - 22 Nov 2004 04:31 GMT

> A stray kitten - about 4 mo. old male - has appeared at
> my house. This one has some missing whiskers. His whiskers
> on both sides are only about 1/4-1/2 inch long. Besides a
> mischevious child with scissors, what might cause this?

Another cat/kitten chewing on them. It happens.

Priscilla

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Jennifer - 22 Nov 2004 23:01 GMT

http://www.tica.org/vet/vet223.htm

"Whisker loss can happen as a reaction to stress, some breeds (Rex
coated cats) and individuals are more likely to have problems with
brittle or fragile whiskers."

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Sherry - 24 Nov 2004 01:06 GMT

>A stray kitten - about 4 mo. old male - has appeared at
>my house. This one has some missing whiskers. His whiskers
>on both sides are only about 1/4-1/2 inch long. Besides a
>mischevious child with scissors, what might cause this?
>
>Thanks in advance.

Broken whiskers are *very* common in kittens. It's doubtful that they were cut
off.

Sherry

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