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A note Regarding broken whiskers: My 2 kittens had broken off (very evenly) whiskers. It was ringworm, diagnosed by lab test.Ringworm eats thru or weakens hair shafts, making them break/fall off. Consider ringworm as a possibility when you see broken whiskers.

I got kittens with broken off whiskers: I got 2 kittens and they had very evenly broken off whiskers. They had ringworm, diagnosed by lab test. Ringworm eats thru keratin at skin level, eating thru or weakening hair shafts, making them break/fall off. Consider ringworm as a possibility when you...

Regarding broken off whiskers: I got 2 kittens and they had broken off (very evenly) whiskers. They turned out to have ringworm, diagnosed by lab test. It turns out that ringworm eats thru keratin at skin level, eating thru or weakening hair shafts. So they break/fall off. Consider ringworm as a...

This is exactly what my new kittens looked like. It looked like their whiskers were cut off with scissors and I briefly suspected my kids. However, it turned out they both had a serious case of ringworm. Ringworm eats at the keratin at skin level, weakening or eating thru the hair shaft. The...

Another cause of broken whiskers is ringworm. With my new kittens, broken whiskers were almost the only visible sign of the illness. I have learned that kittens are more susecptible to ringworm than healthy adults. Mine were lab tested, and their broken whiskers were related to ringworm. They...

Having just gone thru ringworm with 2 kittens, it looks very much like the ringworm symptoms shown by my kittens. Healthy adults have a resistance to ringworm, but since he is FIV, maybe the FIV has reduced his natural resistance.

So I got two new kittens, and each had broken off whiskers. It turned out that broken whiskers were their only visible symptom of ringworm. They had it, and we all got it. I am sure there are many reasons for broken off whiskers, but ringworm should be considered as a possible cause.