My kitty, Rusti, had a serious tail injury a few years ago. Luckily, we were able to save the tail, the hair grew back to cover the injury, and all has been normal ever since (minus the slight indention in her tail's tissue, as a result of the surgery).
About a month ago, my vet gave her a cortisone shot, as she was shedding too much for this time of year, and was producing too much ear wax. He suspected a mild allergy and following the cortisone shot, her ears are better and her shedding has decreased dramatically. The strange thing is that since the shot, the hair around the old injury on her tail seems to have fallen out, with no signs of it growing back! This area is only about 1" long and the rest of her tail hair is completely normal and in tact. Any ideas??? She seems to feel fine, so I don't feel compelled to take her in, but will if anyone thinks this is really something to worry about.
About a month ago, my vet gave her a cortisone shot, as she was shedding too much for this time of year, and was producing too much ear wax. He suspected a mild allergy and following the cortisone shot, her ears are better and her shedding has decreased dramatically. The strange thing is that since the shot, the hair around the old injury on her tail seems to have fallen out, with no signs of it growing back! This area is only about 1" long and the rest of her tail hair is completely normal and in tact. Any ideas??? She seems to feel fine, so I don't feel compelled to take her in, but will if anyone thinks this is really something to worry about.