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- Accidental Amputation
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- Infection
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- Breakage
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'Claw' Tail
- 'Claw' Tail
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A small point of 2 or 3mm of bone at the end of the tail where the flesh has receded leaving just a covering of skin, or where the skin has receded leaving the bone protruding. This doesn't seem to cause any discomfort to the rat, and unless the area is red and sore looking it is not a cause for concern.
- Cleaning
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- Degloving
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- Kinked Tail
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A sharp kink in the tail, usually near the end. These may be hereditary and are not a health problem, merely a nuisance if you wish to show the rat.
- Matchstick Tail
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A square tail, caused by insufficient nutrition in the young which may leave a permanently square tail, and by weight loss in the elderly. Occasionally kittens go through a short period with a matchstick tail during their rapid growth phase around 8 to 12 weeks.
- Ring Tail
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The development in young kittens of a swollen and inflamed ring around the tail. This is usually due to low humidity, or the use of a cage litter which is too absorbent and removes too much moisture from the surroundings.
- Soreness
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