Okay, I didn't mean to do it. The other night I was coming in the front door and I slammed the door behind me. I remember seeing the cat (Sadie) sitting in the middle of the front room looking at me and the door. I just figured she would stay put. Well, never assume what a cat will do. She decided at the last second that she wanted out and that she could beat the closing door. I heard two distinct thumps. That was strange. I turned around and saw a tuft of fur on the floor. I thought to myself, "I sure hope that's one of her play mice." It wasn't.
As you can see I had scalped the end of her tail. And that's a quarter for size reference. It was pretty gross. I looked out the front door, but for some reason she was no where to be seen. Wonder why? I waited about a half hour and called out the side door and she actually came back in the house. She wasn't crying or anything. A little skittish, but amazingly she didn't seem to be in any pain. She joined us on our bed and we watched her to see if there were any serious problems. She just curled up on a blanket and went to sleep. But the "rat tail" that was left was quite gross. If you have a weak stomach don't click on the pictures for the close up.
After a couple of days the tail dried up and hasn't given her any trouble. She's been nibbling at it and has taken a few millimeters off over the past couple of weeks. I don't know if it will ever be completely gone. The fur ahs been closing around the wound but you can still see the little brown stub sticking out.
