Broken whiskers?

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- 02/07/2014 at 12:29 PM
  Caitlyn C
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  Stanley time to time gets a broken whisker. If any one out there (me me me) dyes their hair.. they get split ends. I happen to have plenty and it kinda looks like that. They just start to break in one area. I’ve read that in cats/dogs that can mean they’re sick. Does this happen to anyone elses bunny?
  
  Thanks as always!
- 02/07/2014 at 3:01 PM
  RabbitPam
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  By broken, do you mean suddenly shorter, or pulled out at the root and possibly bleeding? I would say that if it’s just snapped along the way and is shorter, it’s probably a natural form of shedding, or got caught in something that broke it. Whiskers, after all, are there to feel the surroundings first before a more vulnerable part of the anatomy comes into contact with an object (like an eye), so it may be just doing its job.
  
  But if there is a bleeding root around the nose and mouth, I would take Stanley to your vet to be examined. Especially if there is a redness to the skin, or other fur loss or wetness in the area. It could indicate a problem with teeth, infection, or other illness.
  
  By the way, a mini rex has curly, very short whiskers that serve little purpose, but other bunnies have very long one.
- 02/08/2014 at 9:38 AM
  Eepster
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  Do you mean they are becoming brittle and easily breaking and have frayed split ends like over processed hair?
  
  I’ve never seen or heard of it in a bunny, but in humans when that happens to hair it can be a sign of health problems. Malnutrition and hormone imbalance are common causes of brittle hair in humans, I get brittle hair that breaks easily and tends towards split ends when my thyroid levels are off.
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