kitty broke a whisker

my kitty has a broken whisker. will it grow back?

Hi-

Yes whiskers will grow back, albiet slowly, and will be a different color than before.

Hissy, I'm just wondering, out of curiousity, is that painful for the cat? Or is it just similar to us growing our hair back?

I'm just snoopy, I guess.


Welcome to the board, Boost.

I would think it would be painful, as they are sinus hairs, not like the hairs on their coats or those on our heads. It seems to me it would rather be like having a nose hair yanked out...ouch!

Originally posted by Mom of 10 Cats
I would think it would be painful, as they are sinus hairs, not like the hairs on their coats or those on our heads. It seems to me it would rather be like having a nose hair yanked out...ouch!

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Yeah, that's what I thought. But I don't know all that much about cat health. I love this site because I learn more and more every day.

when neo was a baby moemoe chewed all his whiskers off :LOL: I asked the vet because i was worried and she said moemoe was just making a kitty guitar :LOL: and they would grow back

No, the whiskers aren't painful growing back in. If you "plucked" one out it would hurt like a son of a gun, but if they are cut,broken,or growing back, they don't feel anything

That's good.

Thank you, Sandie.

some information about whiskers see http://schneider.ewald.bei.t-online....ibrisseeng.htm

Originally posted by sockiesmom
Yeah, that's what I thought. But I don't know all that much about cat health. I love this site because I learn more and more every day.

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