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  • #21015
    MistyKitten
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    Hey everyone. I have a question about my kittens whiskers. My kitten is 8 weeks old and this morning I noticed that some of whiskers looked like they had been cut off. Now I read that sometimes a kittens whiskers can fall off after they had an upper resp. infection(due to the scratching of the nose), which Misty had a couple weeks ago. Is this true and will they grow back?, or should I start questioning my roommates? Thanks!!

    #303333
    2bpurring
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    Kitties do loose whiskers from time to time, but they wouldn’t look cut off…If you believe that your roomates are capable of this kind of cruelty then the roomates need to go or you need to find a way to keep your kitty safe from them…cutting a kittens whiskers is extremly painful and cruel and if you are living with someone who would do this you could be in danger too!!!! If they are cut, then you move or move the roomates out….do not allow your kitten to abused!!!

    #303334
    MistyKitten
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    The whiskers look nubbly, really short, and its random ones. They’re not all in the same place.

    #303335
    2bpurring
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    Since you can’t tell then maybe you should take your kitten to the vet and make sure he/she is okay and not being abused..

    #303336
    MistyKitten
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    Shes scheduled to go to the vet next week, but I just wanted to know what some other people thought before I took her.

    #303337
    2bpurring
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    Well there are many people here that know far more than me, so keep checking back on this post…

    #303338
    MistyKitten
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    Thanks for your help!!! 🙂

    #303339
    2bpurring
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    I almost forgot…Welcome to TDK…Do you have any pictures of your kitten??? If you’d like to see mine, just click on the picture to the left..

    #303340
    JerseyJoan
    Moderator

    I have a collection of whiskers. They’re mostly white, but now I’m adding Leela’s little black ones. I was so happy the day I found an ultra-long white whisker, several months after Jiggs died.

    Keep us posted on what the vet says about your kitty’s whiskers; I’d be very interested.

    Oh! What’s your kitten’s name?

    #303341
    MistyKitten
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    Thanks, I was going to take some new pictures of her today and post them later. By the way your cat is adorable, I had one that looked like that when I was younger. Thanks again 😉

    #303342
    2bpurring
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    Can’t wait to see her…

    #303343
    MistyKitten
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    Misty, shes completely grey with bright blue eyes.

    #303344
    CheetahBoysmommy
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    Did she have all her whiskers when you got her? Sometimes siblings nibble on each other’s whiskers.

    #303345

    When my sibling kitties were kittens one chewed the luxurious long whiskers of the other to stubs about two inches long. I was dumbfounded when I noticed, but the vet said that happens sometimes when they are young. I’m pleased to say that they grew back in every bit as luxurious. 🙂

    Welcome to TDK!

    #303346
    Leeny
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    I was going to ask if there were any other cats in the house who may have chewed off the kitten’s whiskers. Mother cats also do this sometimes; it’s an instinctive behavior. If the kittens have food on their whiskers, the mom cat will sometimes chew off the whiskers to get rid of the food scent, so that predators will not be attracted to their babies.

    #303347
    caroline
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    Leeny just said what I was thinking.. sometimes a ma ma cat or even another older cat will chew off kitten whiskers.. to keep them from wandering away or like leeny said, to keep food off them.

    #303348
    petpntr
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    I had a similar experience with 4 kittens I was fostering just like KW. As I remember 3 of the 4 had randomly short whiskers just like someone clipped them. The rescue organization said it is not uncommon. If you have any doubt though, ask the vet about it when you go.

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