My cat's whiskers are breaking. Why do they look like they were cut?

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What would be the cause of a cats wiskers breaking off? It just looks like somone cut some of them with scissors. Its not all of them just a few. Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Male | neutered | 10 years and 10 months old | 20 lbs

Sara Farmer, DVM · Accepted Answer

Sylvester may have gotten the whiskers caught somewhere, or if there is anything hot around he may have singed the ends. I cannot think of any disease that would cause whiskers to break although there are some skin diseases that might cause them to fall out along with the surrounding hair.

My cat's whiskers are breaking. Why do they look like they were cut?

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