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My cat broke its tail in two places?
So my cat broke his tail in two places somehow, about 1 inch from the base and 1 inch from the tip, aaannnddd the vet said if he is unable to regain use of it (like...lift it up again) then he would need to have it amputated cause obviously having a long appendage you have no control of hanging behind you 24/7 is a bit...risky.
Well it's only been about 4 days and he can already lift the tail at the base mostly, but he can't lift the end. I think the problem is since his tail is so damn long (seriously his tail makes up more than half his length..even the vets were like "WOAH") it's too heavy for him to pick it up while he is still sore. But Idk, I'm not the vet ^_^
SO anyway, what will have to happen if at the end of the suggested recovery time of 3 months he still cant lift then end but he can lift the base will they amputate the whole tail like they thought they would have to? or just up to the second break?
To anyone who see's this in the future who hasn't yet gotten a cat (or any pet for that matter...) this kinda thing is why you HAVE to make sure you can afford vet bills before getting a pet! This, in comparison to other things that could happen in an animals life time, is kinda minor! But it still cost me £200 for the x-rays and around £30 for his meds! Plus if his tail needs to be amputated that's another £280
So please, if you want to get a cat, dog, flying hamster, budgie or any animal... take into consideration that you MAY need to pay out more than you expected, anything could happen...
(Saying this cause I begged my mum when I was 13 to let me get a cat....and this is exactly why she didn't let me at the time.)
SO he had to have his tail off! He bit it and despite our best efforts it ended up getting infected and it had to be amputated earlier than expected... But he s now doing completely fine :) He's just currently rocking a bald stump with stitches xD
2 Answers
- J CLv 76 years agoFavorite Answer
They will amputate from the point where he cannot move his tail, probably. And a cat can do very well with a partial tail, or at least a nub or two. I've had a couple of foster cats and kittens who've had tail amputations, but theirs were cases of cats getting tails caught in the fan belt of a car. Sometimes it is tough for an injured cat to move properly - tail, leg, whatever. Let him heal for a bit and see what happens, but I'm not sure that I'd wait a full three months. The weight of the tail is going to cause the vertebrae in the tail to heal improperly if at all.
- Lazey WLv 46 years ago
My mother's cat had to get most of her tail amputated (The end of her tail was degloved by a door) I think she stayed at the vets overnight and when she came back her whole butt had to be shaved. She recovered pretty quickly and was back to jumping on counters within days. But her balance isn't as good as it would be if she had her full tail, and she may be experiencing phantom pains... But it beats dying of gangrene.
Where they amputate depends on how well the kitten's tail has recovered when he is brought it. If he still can't lift his tail they'll have to amputate to that break.
