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I have a 10 year old female cat, Minnie. The end half of her tail has been limp for a couple of weeks, and recently she has started biting and licking her tail excessively near the tip. I don't know what could have happened to her, she's an indoor cat. She does have a larger sized brother tho, maybe they have played too rough? She also jumps down from a tall shelf every now and then.
Other than her tail, she's healthy and acts normal,likes to play with her brother and with toys. Eats, drinks and goes to the litter box normally.
We brought her to a vet and they took x-rays of her tail and her back, which came back normal - no fractures or anything unusual. The vet suggested that she has just hurt the tail and that it should heal on it's own in a couple of months, but i'm worried.
The cat doesn't really use the end half of her tail, flick it or anything. She often stops, stares at the tail and then "attacks" it and starts licking and biting, as if she had an itch there. It looks like she bites the tail pretty hard sometimes. She has managed to pull of some hair from the area, but i couldn't see anything weird in the skin.
Is it possible for the tail tip to be paralyzed or something? What i've read online, there could also be a nerve damage of some sort, but it would be weird since the bones are intact... I will bring her to another vet for a second opinion when i get money, but i wanted to ask if anyone has had similar experiences I'm super worried and feel sorry for her. I attached a picture of what her tail looks like.
I have a 10 year old female cat, Minnie. The end half of her tail has been limp for a couple of weeks, and recently she has started biting and licking her tail excessively near the tip. I don't know what could have happened to her, she's an indoor cat. She does have a larger sized brother tho, maybe they have played too rough? She also jumps down from a tall shelf every now and then.
Other than her tail, she's healthy and acts normal,likes to play with her brother and with toys. Eats, drinks and goes to the litter box normally.
We brought her to a vet and they took x-rays of her tail and her back, which came back normal - no fractures or anything unusual. The vet suggested that she has just hurt the tail and that it should heal on it's own in a couple of months, but i'm worried.
The cat doesn't really use the end half of her tail, flick it or anything. She often stops, stares at the tail and then "attacks" it and starts licking and biting, as if she had an itch there. It looks like she bites the tail pretty hard sometimes. She has managed to pull of some hair from the area, but i couldn't see anything weird in the skin.
Is it possible for the tail tip to be paralyzed or something? What i've read online, there could also be a nerve damage of some sort, but it would be weird since the bones are intact... I will bring her to another vet for a second opinion when i get money, but i wanted to ask if anyone has had similar experiences I'm super worried and feel sorry for her. I attached a picture of what her tail looks like.
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