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Old November 22nd 04, 03:55 AM
Suzie-Q
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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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Old November 22nd 04, 05:31 AM
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In article ,
Suzie-Q wrote:

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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Old November 23rd 04, 12:01 AM
Jennifer
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Suzie-Q wrote in message ...
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?


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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Old November 24th 04, 02:06 AM
Sherry
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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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8^)~~~ Sue


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

Sherry
 




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