Is It Normal For Cats to Shed Their Whiskers? Don't Worry! It's Normal For Your Cat to Shed a Whisker — Here's What Vets Have to Say 70 Shares If you are a cat owner, you might already be familiar with the many different details involved with having a cat: they have big personalities, sometimes like to exhibit some questionable behavior (ahem, trying to eat tape), and . . . shed their whiskers? Sometimes finding a whisker around the house can feel a bit surprising, and may even cause you to scratch your head and think, "Wait, what?" But, thankfully, this is totally normal — to an extent.