Hi everyone,
I am trying to decide if my little guy needs to go to the ER vet or if he can see his regular vet in the AM.
So here is the story:He is 5 years old and strictly an indoor cat and even tho he has never spent any length of time outside he has occasionally escaped.He has never gotten further than 20 feet or so and never been out more than 30 seconds at most.
This past Saturday\\Sunday night I accidentally left a window open over night and he busted out the screen and left.So when we woke up we went looking for him but couldn't find him.TO make a long story short he managed to find his way back home yesterday afternoon.When he came home he OK except being very very dehydrated ,dirty ,hungry and a approx1.5 inch scratch on his leg.The scratch was not bleeding and I cleaned it out real well and it is not infected and looking good.
However since then I have noticed today that he is really not using his tail there seems to be a little swelling on the base of the tail and touching it or moving the tail seems uncomfortable.I think he is in pain because his personality is subdued and he is sleeping a lot(more than usual and yesterday I brushed it off to being out for days.).He is eating well drinking using the potty.He is walking well altho I *think* a little slower and steps a little light on the injured foot.He does jump on the counter where his food is and on the laundry pile in chair to sleep and on beds to sleep.I see no misses or hesitation there.
So how worried should I be?
Thanks
Kat
I am trying to decide if my little guy needs to go to the ER vet or if he can see his regular vet in the AM.
So here is the story:He is 5 years old and strictly an indoor cat and even tho he has never spent any length of time outside he has occasionally escaped.He has never gotten further than 20 feet or so and never been out more than 30 seconds at most.
This past Saturday\\Sunday night I accidentally left a window open over night and he busted out the screen and left.So when we woke up we went looking for him but couldn't find him.TO make a long story short he managed to find his way back home yesterday afternoon.When he came home he OK except being very very dehydrated ,dirty ,hungry and a approx1.5 inch scratch on his leg.The scratch was not bleeding and I cleaned it out real well and it is not infected and looking good.
However since then I have noticed today that he is really not using his tail there seems to be a little swelling on the base of the tail and touching it or moving the tail seems uncomfortable.I think he is in pain because his personality is subdued and he is sleeping a lot(more than usual and yesterday I brushed it off to being out for days.).He is eating well drinking using the potty.He is walking well altho I *think* a little slower and steps a little light on the injured foot.He does jump on the counter where his food is and on the laundry pile in chair to sleep and on beds to sleep.I see no misses or hesitation there.
So how worried should I be?
Thanks
Kat