incontinent kitty - help -

Hello,

My foster cat is incontinent. Less than 1 year old. Born this way. Seen a vet. Radiographs show a small abnormality along spine near tail. I've recently been told that there is a small possibility that surgery could correct it. I know I am not giving a ton of information here but am mainly looking to find anyone who has had success with treating pet incontinence with surgery. He needs to have his bladder expressed twice a day and he doesn't always make it to the litter box to poop. Sometimes but not always.  

Is he a manx?  I know sometimes that breed has issues...something to do with their tails being either missing or extremely short.  It's called Manx syndrome

Here's a longish thread on it:  http://www.thecatsite.com/t/278268/manx-syndrome

I've not heard of anyone doing bladder surgery, but I could have missed it.  I know in the above thread, several people discuss just using pet diapers and that seemed to work great .  Check it out.

mrsgreenjeens said:

Is he a manx?  I know sometimes that breed has issues...something to do with their tails being either missing or extremely short.  It's called Manx syndrome

Here's a longish thread on it:  http://www.thecatsite.com/t/278268/manx-syndrome

I've not heard of anyone doing bladder surgery, but I could have missed it.  I know in the above thread, several people discuss just using pet diapers and that seemed to work great .  Check it out.

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He is not a Manx but he no longer has a tail. We had it amputated because it was limp and numb and he kept biting it so hard it would bleed all over the place. He also walks a little funny. His brother is much more ataxic than he is but has control of his bladder for the most part.

Well, upon further reading, the cat doesn't HAVE to be a manx to have this syndrome, and now that you have mentioned that his brother also has some issues,  it's very possible this is a "breeding" problem, and they could both actually have it, or something similar.  This article may be of interest to you:  https://purrfectlove.net/2015/06/what-is-manx-syndrome 

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mrsgreenjeens said:

Well, upon further reading, the cat doesn't HAVE to be a manx to have this syndrome, and now that you have mentioned that his brother also has some issues,  it's very possible this is a "breeding" problem, and they could both actually have it, or something similar.  This article may be of interest to you:  https://purrfectlove.net/2015/06/what-is-manx-syndrome 

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Interesting. An abnormality would have shown up on a radiograph, right? I can't seem to find that info but have a friend who has a cat with Manx syndrome. She looked after my foster while I was away but when I dropped him off she let me feel where her kitties spine ended. It wasn't painful for him. He's also incontinent. I'll have to try and look into it further. Thank you!