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Injured Tail; Not allowed to heal...

post #1 of 8
1/15/12 at 4:23pm
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Our cat just won't leave his tail alone...  The wound is the result of a deep bite from another cat well over a month ago now about halfway the length of the tail.  We first thought it was broken until he slowly regained movement.  The trouble now is that he just won't leave it alone.  He is wearing a collar but is still able to reach the wound when he really strains to do so.  The next collar size up is too large...  The tail develops a nice scab and then he re-opens the wound again.  He does this after every few days.  We would really appreciate some advice if anyone has any.    Thanks in advance.  

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post #2 of 8
1/15/12 at 5:09pm

Have you talked to your vet about it.  I hope you can learn a way to deal with this.  Maybe someone else will come along and give you some good advice.   Sorry, I haven't had this experience, so I don't know.

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post #3 of 8
1/15/12 at 5:17pm

Yeah, I'll bet a vet will have a way to protect the wound.  Could be as simple as putting something really nasty-tasting on it, to bandaging it, or some such thing.

 

Poor guy.  I bet that hurts, too.

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post #4 of 8
1/16/12 at 8:37am
I had a greyhound with a tail injury one time and we had a very hard time keeping it from bleeding unless we held gauze over it all the time. The vet put on a special wrap that he couldn't remove but kept pressure on it so that it stopped the bleeding and kept him from nibbling on it. So you can bandage a tail, although it can be a bit challenging.
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post #5 of 8
1/16/12 at 11:41am

Yep, definitely a challenge.  I think discussing with your Vet is your best option.  vibes.gifvibes.gifvibes.gifthat they can come up with something to keep him from getting at it long enough for it to heal.

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post #6 of 8
1/16/12 at 11:54am
Maybe an aluminium spray to protect hte scab? We use those a lot here in animal wounds.
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post #7 of 8
1/17/12 at 8:06am
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Right now we are trying a gauze wrap secured with gauze tape (in addition to the cone).  He has tried to get at it a couple times but then gives up.  So far so good for the first night.  Wish us luck, and thanks for all the responses.

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post #8 of 8
1/17/12 at 10:06am

Keep us posted.

 

Vets get pretty good, usually, at treating patients who don't understand why the terrible person in the white coat is making them feel so bad.  They learn the tricks, or at least the good ones do.

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