Hi everyone,
I'm hoping you folks can help me here. We have a 2.5 year old orange Maincoon and about 2 weeks ago he started grooming his hind quarters and tail continuously and after a few minutes would stop and look at his tail (as it twitched) and then BOLT! He's obviously afraid of what he sees or feels but nobody can figure out what it is.
At first we thought it was static or dry skin so I bought a humidifier about a week and a half ago. Humidity in the house was about 35% but has been at about 55% since then.
We've taken him to the vet twice and they were unable to find anything wrong with him. They put him on pain killers for 4 days and started him on a vitamin that is supposed to help his coat. It seemed to be working but things started getting a lot worse last night. He hardly moves anywhere and when he does he mostly stick to furniture and a bench that is near the window (although where he sits he can't see outside and he sits with his back facing the window). He doesn't have fleas, and he's never been outside. Bowel movements have been regular as have his urine movements. There's no bloating in the bladder area and he hasn't been missing his litterbox so the doctor is confident its not a blockage.
He's stopped sleeping with us and from what we can tell has not been sleeping as much. His appetite doesn't seem to be affected and he seems to be drinking his usual amounts of water. Due to the excessive grooming we're upping his anti-hairball treats but he's still vomitted up twice since this whole business began. (He's only done that twice before since we've had him)
We're currently trying to get him in this week to a different vet for a second opinion. Please help, my fiancee is in utter shambles as our baby is in obvious pain/discomfort!
I'm hoping you folks can help me here. We have a 2.5 year old orange Maincoon and about 2 weeks ago he started grooming his hind quarters and tail continuously and after a few minutes would stop and look at his tail (as it twitched) and then BOLT! He's obviously afraid of what he sees or feels but nobody can figure out what it is.
At first we thought it was static or dry skin so I bought a humidifier about a week and a half ago. Humidity in the house was about 35% but has been at about 55% since then.
We've taken him to the vet twice and they were unable to find anything wrong with him. They put him on pain killers for 4 days and started him on a vitamin that is supposed to help his coat. It seemed to be working but things started getting a lot worse last night. He hardly moves anywhere and when he does he mostly stick to furniture and a bench that is near the window (although where he sits he can't see outside and he sits with his back facing the window). He doesn't have fleas, and he's never been outside. Bowel movements have been regular as have his urine movements. There's no bloating in the bladder area and he hasn't been missing his litterbox so the doctor is confident its not a blockage.
He's stopped sleeping with us and from what we can tell has not been sleeping as much. His appetite doesn't seem to be affected and he seems to be drinking his usual amounts of water. Due to the excessive grooming we're upping his anti-hairball treats but he's still vomitted up twice since this whole business began. (He's only done that twice before since we've had him)
We're currently trying to get him in this week to a different vet for a second opinion. Please help, my fiancee is in utter shambles as our baby is in obvious pain/discomfort!