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Hello! I am new here and I hope I posted this is the right area. Sorry ahead of time if I didn't.
So about a month ago, my cat started chasing her own tail. She's only a year and a half old, and is still playful like a kitten so it wasn't anything we were too worried about.
We recently went on vacation, and when we came home I noticed her getting more and more aggressive with her tail. She starts hissing and growling, and then she starts attacking it. She acts like it scared her that it's there. Every day I am terrified ill come home from work and she'll have maimed herself.
I did a Google search and found feline hyperesthesia as the possible cause. I called the vet and they said to being her in. So I went a few days ago and the vet ran a test and determined she can't feel 3/4 of her tail, however she can feel deep pain. They didn't diagnose her with anything but I have a sinking suspicion that feline hyperesthesia is the cause.
The vet gave her some medication and said we should try this first but if it doesn't work, we need to have a real talk about amputation.
This has kept me up, stressed me out, and for now the medication seems to be working.
I am posting all this to ask other cat owners if they have gone through something like this and any advice you can give to help me figure out what's going on, and what I can do.
I was thinking about some dietary changes and getting more toys and things to keep her distracted.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give. This cat means the world to me, and I am just worried she's suffering.
So about a month ago, my cat started chasing her own tail. She's only a year and a half old, and is still playful like a kitten so it wasn't anything we were too worried about.
We recently went on vacation, and when we came home I noticed her getting more and more aggressive with her tail. She starts hissing and growling, and then she starts attacking it. She acts like it scared her that it's there. Every day I am terrified ill come home from work and she'll have maimed herself.
I did a Google search and found feline hyperesthesia as the possible cause. I called the vet and they said to being her in. So I went a few days ago and the vet ran a test and determined she can't feel 3/4 of her tail, however she can feel deep pain. They didn't diagnose her with anything but I have a sinking suspicion that feline hyperesthesia is the cause.
The vet gave her some medication and said we should try this first but if it doesn't work, we need to have a real talk about amputation.
This has kept me up, stressed me out, and for now the medication seems to be working.
I am posting all this to ask other cat owners if they have gone through something like this and any advice you can give to help me figure out what's going on, and what I can do.
I was thinking about some dietary changes and getting more toys and things to keep her distracted.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give. This cat means the world to me, and I am just worried she's suffering.