Cats tail broken

MrsTinks

woofwoofwoof it may or may not be included... best bet is to check with the vet receptionist. Is the cat insured? If not... now would be a good time to get that sorted...

emilyt

woofwoofwoof wrote: »

emilyt, must be the week for it. Exactly the same thing happened with my cat today, I got home from work and noticed he was holding his tail down and only moving the end bit. He wouldn't let me touch it near his spine, so I looked in google, found all the horror stories about amputated tails and took him to the vet. He had an abcess, vet said another cat had bitten him. Abcess was squeezed (I had to sit down at that stage!), he was given a painkiller and antibiotics. He has to take an antibiotic every morning and night for the next 5 days and I'm very happy to say his tail was back up again half an hour ago and he is now zonked out.

It cost me £44.00!!!! and the vet made another appointment for me to bring him back on friday for a checkup - does anyone know will I have to pay for this or is a checkup after treatment usually included in the first price?

Hi there woof,
Your poor cat. He will be feeling so much better now. Good job you noticed.
I took my cat back today and the appointment was free. I paid £64.00 when i originally took him. Lets hope you won't have to pay out again.
My cat was a stray and we have had him 11 years now. He is always fighting with other cats and we take him about 4 times a years because he has had a bite that has turned into an abcess. Never had his tail bit before. He must be getting old and slow.

Take care
Emilyx

woofwoofwoof

MrsTine wrote: »

woofwoofwoof it may or may not be included... best bet is to check with the vet receptionist. Is the cat insured? If not... now would be a good time to get that sorted...

He is insured but the excess is £50.00! He's a lot better today again, his tail is a bit 'twitchy' though - looks quite funny as he's walking along. Anyway, I've been bathing the abcess with warm salt water and I'm amazed that he just lies there and lets me do it. Getting him to take the antibiotics is another story though - he's looking at the little cat treats with suspicion:rotfl: