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My cat has a dry hole on her whisker pad, no whisker. What is it?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

My cat has a little dry hole on her whisker pad, doesn’t mind if I touch it. No whisker growing out of it. Looks slightly above where the other whiskers are but I’m not sure.

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Answered By Claudia Fioravanti

Veterinarian

Published on October 2nd, 2020

Hi, it is difficult to see from this picture if it is just a puncture hole or if it could be something else. Does it look a bit raised ? If so, I would recommend to have it checked over to see exactly what it could be. Hopefully it is nothing concerning but it is better to be safer rather than sorry !

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