Part of the kitten fell off

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[–]tiny-brown-mug 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

Oh, yikes, you found it! At least he dropped it right into a paper towel! thumbs up

[–]Musky[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I was relieved to find it. There was a bright pink nub of new skin on the end, but now it looks mottled again. I'm a little worried he's actually just chewing his tail off or there's something wrong, possibly fungal. I'm going to keep an eye on it.

[–]tiny-brown-mug 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Maybe take him to a vet, make sure there's nothing wrong. If there is, the vet'll be able to figure it out within minutes. If not, he's good.

[–]Musky[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I will if it doesn't get better with a quickness. A vet visit runs about $300 here, it's not something I want to do to just be told it'll heal on its own.

[–]tiny-brown-mug 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Understood. You're right. If he's not biting or licking it and he isn't in pain, things should be ok. And if he seems happy and active, that's good. Sorry to panic!