Why Does My Kitten Have Short Whiskers?

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Why does my kitten have cut off whiskers?

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Ironically, I had! When Caymus came to us his whiskers were short as well. It looked like someone had literally cut off his whiskers and made them into stubs.

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Of course, this was concerning – until we learned from the vet that his littermates bit them off.

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Murphy, not a littermate, didn’t continue to bite at his whiskers – so they grew in. And I must say, Caymus has the most exquisite whiskers today.

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Did your kitty come to you with short whiskers? Are there other reasons why a kitten might have short whiskers that look like they have been cut off?

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