Thank you for your continued replies and encouragement. It really helps me to try and look forward as this is all getting me down quite badly now. My Boy is doing so well apart from the Tail/Toilet issues.

I am just a little worried how he will cope with another anesthetic such short time later.

the vet will guide you I am sure... But my scarf was hit by a car and exceeding shocked when she had her anaesthetic, but as I say it was the turning point for her in both the character and the toilet issues... still requires laxatives even now tho... (that might be me though being neurotic and wanting to make things easier for her)....

Talk to your vet, but my vet said the tail had to come off for any chance of survival - this was at the time when he gave her a slim to non-existant chance... both he and all the nurses were very surprised that she pulled through.

The tail pulls down on the spine thus constricting the bladder, with the weight off, it frees it up a bit.... I can't say any more as it is your decision, but I am sure the cat will be fine with the anaesthetic... the vet wouldn't do it if he had any major concerns.

C x

Well over the last week or so I have read up a lot on this broken tail thing and I am quite convinced the Tail is what is causing my boy all his problems so I would rather he lost his tail and be a happy Cat again then a poorly unhappy one with a dangling dead tail.

We will see what the Vet says this afternoon but I dare say a decision will have to be made today.

Thanks again

Saw the Vet tonight, he is pretty happy with all of Binx's healing but he told me my fears were correct and he is going to lose his Tail. I have to take him in Thursday or Friday to have it amputated.

My poor Baby, another week with the dreaded cone lolol xx

Hi we had a 2 year old cat which had its diaphram repaired. It was a young healthy cat with no other health issues. No idea how it got the rupture. There was no trauma associated with a motor vehicle collision. Most probably the injury was sustained from jumping from height.

The stomach and liver had gone up into the cats chest cavity restricting its breathing and heart function.

We had the repair done and it was pretty touch and go for a few days after the operation. I would say the cat was at deaths door for 3 days, but managed to pull through. We made it a bed and put water and a small amount of food next to it. When the cat was very sick you wonder whether it would have been best to put it to sleep.

Slowly the cat got better. I would say it took about a month in total for the cat to fully recover. Now she is back to her own self, but somehow the bond and understanding is now stronger.

I think it comes down to your cats will to pull through the operation and recovery. Its a pretty major ordeal, but if the cat is young and fit, it should pull through.

You must remember he has gone through a major op and for most humans they would be on their backs for quite sometime - he may not have full control of his bladder at the moment so I wouldn't worry about the odd mishap (peeing on you) - just be glad he has managed to pee without assistance. It will probably take time for everything to settle down but I am sure your vet will keep you up to speed with his progress.

I hope he gets well soon.

I hope he got well a long time ago - this thread is from 2009!

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