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Cat Forum / General Topics / February 2004My cat broke his tail
My poor cat broke his tail. I called the vet, she said that nothing can be done. It will heal, but may not have use of it. The only other option is amputation. I said no!!! He is in pain but the vet said nothing to do for pain. He is eating and drinking, urinating and defecating. Just hurts and grumpy. I don't blame him. He doesn't feel like playing. Kathy > My poor cat broke his tail. I called the vet, she said that nothing can be > done. It will heal, but may not have use of it. The only other option is [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Kathy Does your cat have any feeling in his tail (i.e. not at the break but below it). One of our cats broke his tail. He had no feeling and no movement. We did have to get it amputated as it started to dry up and go brittle at the end. I'll admit that while he wasn't quite so elegant looking he didn't look bad without it. His only handicap was that he didn't have very good balance. Keep an eye on it and don't be afraid to get it amputated if this is what is best for puss. there isn't anything they can do for it. It would be best if you got it amputated.. it will end the pain he is in, and will prevent any future problems. > My poor cat broke his tail. I called the vet, she said that nothing can be > done. It will heal, but may not have use of it. The only other option is [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Kathy How did it happen? Mike in Illinois > My poor cat broke his tail. I called the vet, she said that nothing can be > done. It will heal, but may not have use of it. The only other option is [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Kathy I don't know. He is an indoor/outdoor cat. He was fine on Saturday. He went out for the night (his choice, sometimes he stays in all night) When he came in Sunday morning and he was hurting. We live out in a rural area, on a farm. He is one year old and neutered and weighs 11 pounds, not fat, he is long bodied and tall with a very large head and paws. Very healthy. KathyA2 | How did it happen? | [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] | > | > Kathy "KathyA2" wrote in message ... > My poor cat broke his tail. I called the vet, she said that nothing can be > done. It will heal, but may not have use of it. The only other option is > amputation. I said no!!! He is in pain but the vet said nothing to do for > pain. He is eating and drinking, urinating and defecating. Just hurts and > grumpy. I don't blame him. He doesn't feel like playing. > Kathy A cat can cope perfectly well with an amputated tail. It's strange but it doesn't freak them out and they don't normally notice that it's missing, (their balance can be affected, though). I would think an amputation is preferable to the pain and discomfort he might be feeling with a broken tail. And then, of course, there's the risk a part of the tail might die and, who knows, might turn gangrenous. As always, it's best to follow the advice of the vet. That's what we pay them for! Hope your puss feels better soon. -- Becks http://www.toontalents.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Charles Montgomery Burns -- "Oh, meltdown. It's one of those annoying 'buzzwords.' We prefer to call it an unrequested fission surplus." ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~: |
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