Hello to everyone,
I would like to ask your opinion on this sudden change of behavior from Frenzy (10 months old male).
Absolutely nothing has changed as of late for what concerns the environment, their life style, feeding times, play time (he gets a lot of interaction) and so on.
Yet in the last few days he started to chew on his tail without a break all day long unless I distract him with something else.
First thing I thought is that he was bored. But that's weird given the amount of interaction he gets and the fact that he only started to do it lately... there hasn't been a decrease in the time I dedicate to him at all.
I examined his tail closely, and can't see any wound, parasite (he's a strictly indoor only cat) or anything that could make me think this is a physical issue (he doesn't seem to be in pain and isn't bothered at all when I mess with the tip of his tail by touching it or squeezing it)
He licks it so much that it almost drops his saliva, it looks almost like a needle for how much he persistently licks it throughout the day.
I will definitely bring him to the vet on Monday if he doesn't stop during the week end (when I'll be able to keep an eye on him all the time without work in the way), but meanwhile I wanted to hear your opinions about if you think it's mostly a mental issue or a physical one.
I would have thought of the first if it wasn't for the fact that he insists on the tip only. The rest of the tail he leaves alone, and he hasn't got any part of his fur missing like it happens to stressed cats over-grooming themselves.
He does have the unfortunate habit of liking to chew/bite (especially electrical cables, I had to buy some sleeves to protect them).
Any ideas?
Thanks a lot!
I would like to ask your opinion on this sudden change of behavior from Frenzy (10 months old male).
Absolutely nothing has changed as of late for what concerns the environment, their life style, feeding times, play time (he gets a lot of interaction) and so on.
Yet in the last few days he started to chew on his tail without a break all day long unless I distract him with something else.
First thing I thought is that he was bored. But that's weird given the amount of interaction he gets and the fact that he only started to do it lately... there hasn't been a decrease in the time I dedicate to him at all.
I examined his tail closely, and can't see any wound, parasite (he's a strictly indoor only cat) or anything that could make me think this is a physical issue (he doesn't seem to be in pain and isn't bothered at all when I mess with the tip of his tail by touching it or squeezing it)
He licks it so much that it almost drops his saliva, it looks almost like a needle for how much he persistently licks it throughout the day.
I will definitely bring him to the vet on Monday if he doesn't stop during the week end (when I'll be able to keep an eye on him all the time without work in the way), but meanwhile I wanted to hear your opinions about if you think it's mostly a mental issue or a physical one.
I would have thought of the first if it wasn't for the fact that he insists on the tip only. The rest of the tail he leaves alone, and he hasn't got any part of his fur missing like it happens to stressed cats over-grooming themselves.
He does have the unfortunate habit of liking to chew/bite (especially electrical cables, I had to buy some sleeves to protect them).
Any ideas?
Thanks a lot!