Boomer and Sooner took to each other right away.. as time has gone on they aren't getting along as well :( They play fight constantly but recently their fighting seems to have become more aggressive. Sooner bites at Boomer's neck and has never managed to draw blood but he has managed to pull out patches of fur on Boomer's neck. I've also noticed that since they started fighting, Boomer has started attacking his tail. Not just in the the, oh how cute he's chasing his tail way, but in the growling and hissing at it and then attacking it with vigor way. He has ripped the hair clean off the top inch of his tail:( At night he will be sleeping on my bed and then suddenly start growling a deep scary growl before running in circles until he can catch his extra short tail and then biting the heck out of it.
I know that the first response will be "get him to the vet!" but I would like to try to solve the problem at home first before taking him in because it is seriously distressing to boomer to have to go to the vet.