My kitten hurt his tail. Should I take him to the vet right away, or can it wait?

Posted by on February 25, 2008 · 3 Comments 

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I would never put money in front of my animal’s health, but I don’t want to overreact and rush to the ER just because I’ve never had this happen to a cat before. My kitten is 3 months old. He jumped up onto the couch and was acting very strange. I ran my hand down his back and when I got about an inch down his tail he started to whine and back away. I then picked him up and placed him on the counter to examine him. I very carefully went down his spine palpating [Note from Mama: “Palpating” means exerting gentle pressure, for those of you who…

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