4 weeks ago i picked up a starving stray persian cat. looked after it for a day, took it to the vet, and decided to keep him. up until 2 days ago he was the perfect cat - playful, loving, though a bit shy, and almost never meowed.
all of a sudden his behavior changed. he didn't want to play, became very reclusive, and most of all he won't eat or drink.
i picked him up yesterday and noticed a trail of blood on the floor. looked at him and saw the tip of his tail was covered in blood. i set him in my lap and he just starts viciously attacking his tail. now whenever i take my eyes off of him for even a second he bites his tail until i stop him. if i set him down to let him eat he runs off to hide under beds or furniture and bites his tail until he cries. i've tried bandaging his tail but he just tears them right off.
hopefully the vet will let us in tomorrow but for now can anyone suggest anything that would help? i'm gonna be up all night watching over him. he seem really depressed and currently has a kung-fu grip on my shoulder.
all of a sudden his behavior changed. he didn't want to play, became very reclusive, and most of all he won't eat or drink.
i picked him up yesterday and noticed a trail of blood on the floor. looked at him and saw the tip of his tail was covered in blood. i set him in my lap and he just starts viciously attacking his tail. now whenever i take my eyes off of him for even a second he bites his tail until i stop him. if i set him down to let him eat he runs off to hide under beds or furniture and bites his tail until he cries. i've tried bandaging his tail but he just tears them right off.
hopefully the vet will let us in tomorrow but for now can anyone suggest anything that would help? i'm gonna be up all night watching over him. he seem really depressed and currently has a kung-fu grip on my shoulder.