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One of the 4-6 month old feral kittens we rescued kept wining to go outside again today so we let him out for a bit and when we opened the garage for him to come into the house, he coming running in like he was scared of something and acting strangely.
After closer examination, we noticed the last 2-3 inches of his tail looked like it had something sticking out of it and upon some research online, we believe that it may be the actual bone of his tail sticking out. He is not comfortable with you being by his tail however we were able to put a bandage on it until we can take him to the vet either tomorrow or Monday am.
The part we suspect is bone, does not have fur or skin or anything on it and it is VERY skinny and is a dull yellowish color. Is this what it would look like? There was just a little bit of blood earlier which has stopped but is this life threatening? Is it possible this will heal on its own? Does he need anitbiotics to prevent infection? Amputation?
What would have caused this to happen? Did another animal attack him (he has no other marks on his body)? Did something fall on the tail? I know its hard to say but what has anyone else experienced?
I am very concerned so any input would be appreciated.
After closer examination, we noticed the last 2-3 inches of his tail looked like it had something sticking out of it and upon some research online, we believe that it may be the actual bone of his tail sticking out. He is not comfortable with you being by his tail however we were able to put a bandage on it until we can take him to the vet either tomorrow or Monday am.
The part we suspect is bone, does not have fur or skin or anything on it and it is VERY skinny and is a dull yellowish color. Is this what it would look like? There was just a little bit of blood earlier which has stopped but is this life threatening? Is it possible this will heal on its own? Does he need anitbiotics to prevent infection? Amputation?
What would have caused this to happen? Did another animal attack him (he has no other marks on his body)? Did something fall on the tail? I know its hard to say but what has anyone else experienced?
I am very concerned so any input would be appreciated.