My cat lost part of her tail.

by Jennifer


My cat Ookii is a five year old female and my two year old daughter accidentally banged the cat's tail (about halfway up) in the bedroom door. The cat lost some fur but didn't bleed or anything so I assumed it was fine. After about two weeks it had scabbed over and the cat started to bite at the scab so I went to take a look at it and it fell off. The cat is now missing about a two inch strip of fur around the "new" tip, I called my local vet and they said this wasn't uncommon for a tail injury. The skin is now healed and is no longer red or scabby but I was wondering if you had ever come across something like this before and if the missing fur will ever grow back.


Answer from Kate
HI
No if she has actually lost part of her tail then this won't grow back. However if it is just skin and fur then this should heal.

I must admit i have never heard of a part of the tail simply dropping off as it would be very painful unless it was the very tip. But then again I am not a vet and so could not say for sure.

Anyway losing a part f her tail will not affect her and she will till be able to live a normal kitty life. :)

best wshes kate

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Tails lost half her tail
by: Anonymous

My 20 year old cat Tails lost half her tail,she thinks she's a dog she lives under the shelf she want sleep in her bed she appears to be ok she want come near me but still eating and drinking.Any suggestions?

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Do you mean recently? If so, you must get her to a vet somehow before infection can set in. best wishes kate
Yes I have had and incident
by: Kamryn Cheesman

It all started one morning and my cat got out and we have like this little crawlspace under the house well the door was open outside to the crawlspace and my cat got in it and she must of got attacked by a raccoon or a fox and like the tip of her tail was all scabbed and all the fur was still on it and I was looking at it and I found that there was a little piece hanging off so I kept on inspecting it and as I did the tip of her tail came off so I wrapped her tail so she wouldn't bite at it and it worked so the next morning I took the bandage off and it wasn't bleeding and I kept on thinking like did I do it but I kept on wondering I was like oh yes it's the fox for the ratcoon must of attacked her and now she's better so I thank this article for helping me with my cat I was freaking out so I googled it

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