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Do rabbits feel it if you cut thief whiskers off?

They may feel something but not 'pain' as such

Not sure why a Rabbit would need to have their whiskers cut off though :?
 
I don't think they will feel anything pain wise- however I believe they use their whiskers for feeling - so they shouldn't be trimmed without good reason? I know that's the case with cats & horses!
 

Whiskers are long thick hairs that grow out of nerve endings. They don't have nerves in the whisker itself, so wouldn't feel it. However, they act as a sensor, an extension of a rabbit's eyes and hearing etc, so if they're cut off it makes the animal a little bit "blind". Rabbits can't see directly in front of them (although they have a wider range of vision with their eyes being at the side of their head) and also have a lot less depth perception than animals with eyes on the front of their head, so they rely on their whiskers quite a lot.

So so, it won't hurt them, but it is cruel if done unnecessarily. :wave:
 
I trim my lionheads face to stop it getting matted and double checked with my vet. She said its perfectly fine if i caught a whisker or two in the scissors. Though i try to be careful not to, but sometimes you cant move them all out the way.
 
When Gasket burnt his whiskers he did seem to be quite distressed for a while afterwards, so he clearly felt something. Whether it was pain, or the smell of burning hair that distressed him I don't know. :?
 
My bridge bun Harry had permanently damaged whiskers. It never seemed to bother him. They always looked burnt (they weren't).

Hope everything goes well with Pippin xx
 
I don't think my rabbits even have whiskers, I mean I know they're supposed to but I'm sure I've not actually seen any whiskers on them for years :shock: Going to have to get them out and check and will probably end up looking like a right idiot :oops:
 
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