Last night we noticed that our one cat Ichiban (or as I affectionately call her Bon Bon) had quite the swelling at the base of her tail and she was in pain when we touched it. This morning I brought her into the vet and left her so that I could go to work. I got a call about an hour later saying that she does have an abscess and a fever so they need to put her under to remove it.They said she MAY also have a fractured tail but wouldn't know until they could put her under and manipulate the tail more. They said that they'd put a drain in her as well. I was unclear about the whole drain thing and didn't ask because the tech was kind of hard to hear over the phone. Is anyone familiar with this? I am assuming that they put this drain in and tape it to her tail and then it stays in for a few days? Also, if it is indeed fractured, is it just a matter of waiting for it to heal? |
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Our poor cat has an abscessed tail :(
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I'm guessing you have all your answers now directly from ;your Vet? If not, please let us know.
Hoping your little Ichiban is doing well in his recovery.
Hoping your little Ichiban is doing well in his recovery.
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Yes, she is doing well. There was no fracture (yay!). She has the small tube attached to her tail and we can take it off after 4-5 days. She is playing and eating and chasing after and retrieving bottlecaps and her usual self. Well she was pretty much her usual self before we discovered the abscess.
