And now there is no way to tell if his tail was nicked. There is a phenomenon out there about cats going nuts after being shaved. They see their tail as a foreign object and attack. From what I understand it is kinda the norm to NOT shave cat tails. Why mine was shaved I have no idea, it certainly won't happen again. If we can just make it through this. He is normally such a happy guy, right now he is miserable. Not to mention getting the house all yuk.