HELLLPPPPPP Fungal infection or rough housing?

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xscarlet

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Hi I'm not sure if my chin has a fungal infection or not. I have some pictures in the link below. There's some discoloration in the whiskers of one and now I'm noticing a few have broken off. This chin is definitely the more passive of the two but I'm worried it's a fungal infection. I don't see any hair loss in the surrounding area and no pink areas or patchy skin. The only indications I have are the discolored spots on his whiskers and some that have broken off. Please help.

https://imgur.com/gallery/3iDCr4R
 
I'm not seeing anything to indicate a fungal infection, as you said, no fur loss and no flaky skin. Dominate chins can and do chew the whiskers off other chins though, so that is very likely what is going on there.

I'm not sure about the coloration on the whiskers though, I'm guessing you are referring to the banding on some of them (white/brown/white)? Maybe caused by trauma too the whiskers being chewed on.
 
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