Why does our Murry (cat) eat his brothers (carl)
Whiskers? He will not do it to any o the other cats only his litter mate.
Has anyone heard of this happening before is it a sign of aggresion his litter mate is quite timed and shy.
Is it harmfull for carl to loos his whiskers this way?

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Originally Posted by nevena

why does our Murry (cat) eat his brothers (carl)
whiskers?? he will not do it to any o the other cats only his litter mate.
has anyone heard of this happening before is it a sign of aggresion his litter mate is quite timed and shy.
is it harmfull for carl to loos his whiskers this way??

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If you are talking about Whiskers cat food, no.

If you are talking about a cat ripping the whiskers out of his face, yes. I would say ripping out whiskers is a sign of aggression.

Omg the poor cat, he'll be bold if he's not careful. Maybe it might be an idea to split them up for a while. That's what I would do. Hope everything gets better

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Originally Posted by JudyKayTee

If you are talking about Whiskers cat food, no.

If you are talking about a cat ripping the whiskers out of his face, yes. I would say ripping out whiskers is a sign of aggression.

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Yes whiskers as in on face he does not rip them out just eats the ends

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Originally Posted by charl89

omg the poor cat, he'll be bold if hes not careful. maybe it might be an idea to split them up for a while. thats what i would do. hope everything gets better

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I have tried that and it works as long as they are not in the room together but given that they will have to live with each other the rest of there lives I can't separate them for good.
That and carl(the one getting picked on ) crys if murry is not around.

Are you sure the one cat isn't simply grooming the other? I have dogs and the smaller, older one pins the bigger, young one down and licks her face.

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Originally Posted by JudyKayTee

Are you sure the one cat isn't simply grooming the other? I have dogs and the smaller, older one pins the bigger, young one down and licks her face.

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At first I thought that was what it was but then the whiskers started to get shorter and idont know if mabey he is just being over zelous with the cleaning in the beginning but now he goes right for them. Mabey they taste good I am not sure but aslong as it is not going to hurt carl I guess there is not much I can do.
I was just worryed because I was told that a cats whiskers are needed for balance and a few other things.
Thanks so much for the help
nevena

I have two 3 year old cats, separate litters but raised together since age 4 months (same ages), and they both groom each other, but the larger of the two females chews the other's whiskers to short nubs, too. They are not aggressive at all; they do play pounce on the other "cat toy" in fun at times. This no whiskers situation doesn't seem to bother the smaller cat at all. Us humans wish her 'sister' didn't do it, but she seems fine and has no problems with balance or anything else. Maybe the nubs poke the chewer when they are curled up together? I have no idea why...

This won't hurt Carl just maybe throw his balance off a little. It is not uncommon for cats to do this sort of thing to one another.Usually as they get older they grow out of it. Are they kittens?