Tubby's tail.....

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Originally posted by Vermontcat
It sounds like it could be Stud Tail, after all, Tubby is a real Stud!

That's what I thought when I read that too.

Thanks everyone, I knew I could count on some good suggestions from you fellow PT'ers. I've got a call into the vet. Evidently they're just not good about returning calls too quickly - same experience I had with Peanut the other day.

Anyway, it does sound like the description of Stud Tail, so I'm going to go on that assumption until I hear from the vet. I didn't see anything creepy or crawly, even really tiny creepy crawlies, but I know sometimes you can't see them. I'll attempt to clean it up a little tonight, but his tolerance level might have been reached last night....guess we'll see.

He has gotten clumped hair back there before, just not on his tail, and this spot on his tail felt sort of "gunky" like the clumps back there did, only more so.

So for now I'm going to try to clean it up and get some of the chlorhexidine that KAK mentioned. If it looks worse or my hands and arms are suddenly swabbed in major bandages - off to the vet he goes.