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Hello all,
After an almost year-long delay (caused by health and work problems), my little Plucky went for his neutering operation on Tuesday. At the same time, the vet shaved his tail down to the skin (except for a little tuft at the tip) because Plucky, being very virile and all, had a bad case of stud tail...and some blackish, matted fur in his tail.
Plucky is a stray whom I found near death under a bush in front of my house a year ago. He'd been in many fights and had lacerations, eye infections, nose gashes and puncture wounds, but I had him patched up at the vets and have been babying him indoors ever since.
Well, now that he has been fixed...his behavior is unlike any other cat I have ever had. His appetite is fine, more than fine, and he drinks plenty...but he seems truly aghast at his tail being shaved. His tail whips about madly, even when resting, and he runs around the house and acts as if he is about to jump out of his skin! He occasionally "scoots" on the floor, and he has a very, very hard time sitting or doing anything else involving his hindquarters.
The vet said this is a combination on completely emptied anal glands, and irritation from the neutering. They gave me some pain killers for my little boy, but even with those...he seems more upset than any beastie I have ever cared for. The tail itself is normal in color but other parts are light blueish or dark red...maybe because of his constant licking of it.
He isn't crying out, he eats, and he sleeps (once his tail stop spazing out!) but I am still worried about him.
After an almost year-long delay (caused by health and work problems), my little Plucky went for his neutering operation on Tuesday. At the same time, the vet shaved his tail down to the skin (except for a little tuft at the tip) because Plucky, being very virile and all, had a bad case of stud tail...and some blackish, matted fur in his tail.
Plucky is a stray whom I found near death under a bush in front of my house a year ago. He'd been in many fights and had lacerations, eye infections, nose gashes and puncture wounds, but I had him patched up at the vets and have been babying him indoors ever since.
Well, now that he has been fixed...his behavior is unlike any other cat I have ever had. His appetite is fine, more than fine, and he drinks plenty...but he seems truly aghast at his tail being shaved. His tail whips about madly, even when resting, and he runs around the house and acts as if he is about to jump out of his skin! He occasionally "scoots" on the floor, and he has a very, very hard time sitting or doing anything else involving his hindquarters.
The vet said this is a combination on completely emptied anal glands, and irritation from the neutering. They gave me some pain killers for my little boy, but even with those...he seems more upset than any beastie I have ever cared for. The tail itself is normal in color but other parts are light blueish or dark red...maybe because of his constant licking of it.
He isn't crying out, he eats, and he sleeps (once his tail stop spazing out!) but I am still worried about him.