Biting Off Whiskers

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Hi,
I just came to my mom's house who is kindly 'boarding' my two kitties until they are allowed to come to the UK. They have been with my mom for 4-5 months now and have really adjusted well.

Only thing I noticed is that my younger cat Soleil is trimming Singa's whiskers really short. Soleil always grooms Singa and usually in the face. And I#ve noticed her grooming and biting her whiskers before, but the whiskers are now less than an inch long! Both sides! I have heard mother cats doing this to their kittens, but Soleil is much younger than Singa and in the cat hierarchy I think Singa is also the stronger one.

Singa isn't really blessed with strong whiskers anyways and I have seen hers fall off and break. And she has split ends there too.

Any comments and/or advice would be grand!

Have a good New Year's Celebration!

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Very normal, sign of affection.

Mum cats do it, but so do male cats. I have one neutered boy that chews everyone's whiskers off - kittens and adults.
 
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Thanks for the reply, but aren't whiskers important for cats? I thought they use them so that they feel and measure etc?
 
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