Crinkled Whiskers?

[Alyse-is-tiny]

Hello all! New here, I found this site while trying to find out why my cats whiskers are “crinkled”. Her name is Bonnie and she was a kitten rescue. She is 3 months old now and doesn’t weigh more than 3.5lbs. The vet said she may have a stunt and she may always be smaller. Her mother was a bit small and scrawny, and was black and white. She has silky hair and crinkled whiskers. She is very selective to which human is hers. She chose me and sleeps right next to me every night. She is my shadow wherever I go. Very loving and cuddly. Does anyone have a thought on why her whiskers are like this, or what breed she may be mixed with? Thanks for the help!

 

[war&wisdom]

So cute!!!! She looks like a tortoiseshell and white domestic shorthair. No particular breed (90-95% of cats are domestic shorthairs or longhairs).

3.5 lbs at 3 months is fairly average, so I'm not sure why the vet thinks she's stunted. The general rule is a pound a month at that age. My two were between 3 and 4 lbs at that point in their lives, and they're now 11 and 14 lbs at 11 months.

 

[war&wisdom]

As for the crinkled whiskers, mine get that off and on. I think it's because kittens just get into everything, which can cause more friction on their whiskers.

 

[Alyse-is-tiny]

So cute!!!! She looks like a tortoiseshell and white domestic shorthair. No particular breed (90-95% of cats are domestic shorthairs or longhairs).

3.5 lbs at 3 months is fairly average, so I'm not sure why the vet thinks she's stunted. The general rule is a pound a month at that age. My two were between 3 and 4 lbs at that age, and they're now 11 and 14 lbs at 11 months.

Thank you! Yeah, she’s very healthy and eats all the time! Her siblings all were a pound bigger than her since birth so maybe that’s why? Who knows. All I know is she’s going to eat me out of house and home one day!

 

[Maria Bayote]

She is a cutie pie! Congrats!

The vet said she may have a stunt and she may always be smaller.

My Pepsi also is stunted and will forever be a kitty. He was rescued by my daughter from the street while he was a kitten.

Enjoy your many many years with this gal. Bless you.

 

[war&wisdom]

She is a cutie pie! Congrats!



My Pepsi also is stunted and will forever be a kitty. He was rescued by my daughter from the street while he was a kitten.

Enjoy your many many years with this gal. Bless you.

Yeah, I'm just not sure why the vet said that when she's a perfect size for her age.

 

[Alyse-is-tiny]

Yeah, I'm just not sure why the vet said that when she's a perfect size for her age.

Well for a bit he couldn’t spay her because she was 1.5lbs and her siblings were 3lbs. (He wanted to schedule a group surgery for all the babes). We fed her CONSTANLY to get her big enough to be spayed. She finally hit 3.5 very recently but her siblings are now 4-5lbs. She was the runt of the litter and has always been smaller than her sibs so the vet was afraid of her having a stunt. But she’s growing now, her tail is growing faster than the rest of her

 

[dustydiamond1]

She is so lovely. Hope to see more of her