My kitten Kuri has a strange habit of biting and chewing on his tail till it's soaked through. I have never seen my other kitties do this! Is he bored or is there something wrong - has anyone experienced this?
Just for some background - he's a full-time indoor cat, does not have fleas, I've taken him in to get checked for worms in the past two weeks but he was negative, he's up-to-date on all his shots, is neutered, is eating fine, has no peeing or other behavior issues, he has company during the day (our other cat Geisha), and he is extremely social and very loving and affectionate. (By the way, Kuri is also exactly 7 months old today!)
He doesn't seem to have any health issues (I've taken him to the vet twice in the past two weeks and he's checked out just fine each time!), so I think maybe he's just a little bored because he likes feather toys, BUT I only leave the catnip mice out during the day when I'm not at home. I can't leave the feather toys out because he will growl and bite and shred them (kind of like he does with his tail, minus the growling when he's biting his tail), as well as ingest them.
Just for some background - he's a full-time indoor cat, does not have fleas, I've taken him in to get checked for worms in the past two weeks but he was negative, he's up-to-date on all his shots, is neutered, is eating fine, has no peeing or other behavior issues, he has company during the day (our other cat Geisha), and he is extremely social and very loving and affectionate. (By the way, Kuri is also exactly 7 months old today!)
He doesn't seem to have any health issues (I've taken him to the vet twice in the past two weeks and he's checked out just fine each time!), so I think maybe he's just a little bored because he likes feather toys, BUT I only leave the catnip mice out during the day when I'm not at home. I can't leave the feather toys out because he will growl and bite and shred them (kind of like he does with his tail, minus the growling when he's biting his tail), as well as ingest them.