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trimmed whiskers in kittens

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Question
hi
i trimmed my 3month old kitten's whiskers by mistake.is there any medicine to help him grow them back soon?do you think i should snip off the remaining length so that they grow soon?he is having a lot of problem sensing..so much so that he cant take his food by himself and we got to make him have water through a syringe.he has slight epileptic tendency too.and while he's sleeping or dozing,he suddenly jumps up and behaves so strangely..as if someone's attacked him...what can i do for him?his mom abandoned him

Answer
I would not trim off any more. They do not use their whiskers to find food or drink. If he is having issues with that, he might have some vision or olfactory problems. Sleeping and then suddenly waking up does not mean he has epilepsy.
Seizures are pretty rare in cats so if he is having some sort of CNS issues, (central nervous system) then he needs a work up with a vet. When he was vaccinated was he tested for leukemia or any other disease?
If not he should be tested for these possibly fatal diseases. Distemper can cause some major CNS problems.

Another thing is did you trim both sides by accident?