Do cat's whiskers grow back?

[wickerwoman]

I just got two new kitties from a street market and after I got them home I noticed that someone had either cut or burned their whiskers off. :grr:

They're only about seven or eight weeks old- do the whiskers grow back or are they maimed for life?

[Fenris]

1. Dunno. I'd assume so. My cat had

No whiskers when I bought him. He'd gotten too close to a candle and singed them off. They came back fine. But like I said, dunno.

[saracat]

9. They do.

I accidently set my cat's whiskers on fire (don't ask!)and singed them off on one side and they grew back.

[burrowowl]

2. Yes they will grow back

but since cats use them as extra sensors, they may be a little disoreintated.

[Gore1FL]

3. They are supposed to be as wide as the cat

If the cat tries climbing in a too tight place, it knows when its whiskers rub.

I don't know why I know that.

[Maat]

4. Yes, one of my kitties had an accident...and they grew back.

n/t.

[wickerwoman]

5. Whew, that's a relief.

They do seem a bit disoriented and especially cautious but I've only had them three days and they're already starting to come around.

Thanks.

[Crunchy Frog]

6. As long as the follicles are intact

they should grow back with no problems.

[izzie]

7. Yes my daughter cut all the cats off once and they grew back.

Cat looked odd.

[nonconformist]

8. Yeah, they grow back

My son cut our cat's whiskers once.