Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / January 2004

Hi everyone --

Just thought you would like to know that the kitty I found with the tail injury
may be recovering from his incontinence.  I took him in for a consult with a
surgeon, about getting his tail removed, and the tech that did his exam said
that his anal sphincter is working - !  I think the problem is that since he
can't lift up his tail, he is just soiling himself because of that.  This
morning when I went to express urine from him, his bladder was pretty much
empty - I didn't find a pee clump in the litter box, but his blanket was wet, so
I suspect he's starting to be able to control his pee flow also.  He's scheduled
to have his tail amputated on Friday morning.  Hopefully that will improve the
whole excretory situation.  I'm a little bit concerned that he doesn't appear to
have produced much urine today, but he's been out and about on my screened
porch, so I might have missed it.  If he's dry tomorrow, I want to take him in
for a kidney function test to make sure he hasn't sustained kidney damage as
part of his injury, resulting in his kidneys shutting down.  Is this likely?  He
has been producing plenty of pee since I found him on Jan. 22nd -- does it make
sense that he would suddenly stop producing it now that he's on the mend?

I'll post again to let everyone know how he does with his tail surgery and
subsequent recovery.

M9