This is even worse than the dog getting sprayed! Do NOT read if you have a weak stomach

I am so grossed out right now -- I've never seen this before!
As you all know my 8 year old cat, Rosie, was sick and almost died in the spring. At the time her tail hurt her and I suspected it had been broken, but that seemed secondary to keeping her alive. After her antibiotics were finished her tail didn't seem to bother her any more and she had been doing really well. She's been happy, put the weight she had lost back on, eating, playing, and even greeting visitors that she knows when they drop by. Last night she came to bed with me. She was happy and purring and was still sleeping at the foot of my bed when I fell asleep.
This morning when Sam started to climb into bed at 6:30 for a cuddle before starting his day he got part way up and said, "What is that?" He was pointing to something at the foot of the bed. I couldn't see what it was in the dim light so dh turned on the light.
"That's the end of Rosie's tail," he said. I looked and sure enough it was the last two inches of Rosie's tail. There's really not a whole lot that grosses me out, but this did (still does), but I pulled myself together and went to find Rosie. I was worried she was going to be in severe pain or bleeding or I would find her dead or freaking out somewhere. I found her sleeping on the stairs. When I spoke to her and started to pet her she purred and "talked back" and is now happily following me around the house.
She seems fine right now, but obviously I'm going to be phoning the vet's office as soon as they open. It's all I can do not to freak out and take her to the emergency clinic though!

Oh My! I hope she'll be okay. {{{HUGS}}} for you and Rosie!

I've been doing some Googling and apparently this isn't all that uncommon. I'm still about to puke though and I'm still calling the vet's office as soon as possible!

Rebecca, I was googling for you, there's a lot of people who's cat's tail had been broken and fell off ...... try googling 'cats tail tip fell off' and see if there's anything that helps you along.

Poor Rosie
I'm such a cat lover.


My friend's dalmation had a similar thing, ok not really similar, it's tail got closed in the door, breaking the tip off....

the dog was still happy and playful, except it was wagging it's tail and bleeding .... and well, you can imagine how the walls looked. lol

Posted at the same time Rebecca! lol

Will Rosie let you wrap her tail with gauze, or will it make you sick ?

I think she'd pick at the gauze. She's still just snoozing/purring here at the desk in front of me. The stupid thing is that if she was bleeding or in distress I'd be in there doing kitty first aid no problem. I think I'm more bothered by the fact that she's not bothered! LOL!

OK well in the interest of your tummy, we won't discuss why it possibly happened. lol
I'd be doing just the same as you, planning the vet and trying to push the rest out of my mind until I got her there!

Sam seemed OK

Sam's fine. He's had some breakfast and is playing wii. I'm much more bothered than anyone else! LOL!

Wow, looks like it lost blood flow and closed it self off. I know they do it to dogs and other animals with rubber bands for the short tail look. I bet she is fine, but that would freak me out since it was not planned.

EEEKKKKK!

But not much bothers me since my Dad is a big gane hunter and we always had odd parts in the fridge from bears or deer, lol

Oh poor Rebecca, I would freak and then freak again. Mrschia is probably right, it lost blood flow and was basically dead on there, so Rosie is probably better off without it. Be thankful there is no blood involved. Can you see where it was, does it look okay, any signs of irritation or infection? I wouldn;t wrap it either if there is no blood it will just make her more aware of it and it could irritate it.

I talked to the vet. They'll squeeze her in if she starts to act uncomfortable, but at this point she's still fine and the vet is in surgery all afternoon so they said to keep an eye on her and when I get the stomach to take a good look at it I could soak it in epsom salts if I thought she needed it. I have some first aid spray for pets so maybe I'll try that -- I think I could do that soon. I just can't get over the way she's just wandering around, mewing and purring as if nothing happened! It's probably just as well since I'm grossed out enough for everyone!

Poor kitty, poor Rebecca!
If she isn't bothered then leave it alone, she'll mess with it more if you mess with it.
She will be fine, just leave it alone.

ANd I would have totally freaked out if I had woken to that

LOL, sorry, its just funny.

I fiqure it died and fell off. I used to casterate my goats that way. its the safest as less painful way to do it.
Anyway. she will lick it if it needs cleaning. I'd just leave her be and try not to freak..

I might be grossed out if I found it, but hearing about it doesnt bother me at all.

I had forgotten about farmers cropping tails/castrating animals by tying the part off! I knew a couple of old timers who did that, but haven't seen it in years! I think it was being caught off guard that got to me more than anything -- that's definately not how I expected to wake up. Plus, this wasn't some random sheep, this was my baby and she lost her tail on my bed! LOL!

lol @ random sheep

Sorry, I'm kinda sick that way I'm still ROFLMAO

(not poor kitty losing her tail but at what Rebecca's face must have looked like)

Rebecca1340 wrote: Plus, this wasn't some random sheep, this was my baby and she lost her tail on my bed! LOL!

LOL I understand, when I started doing it this way (cheaper, less mess, and MUCH easier!!) I was always afraid I would find mountain oysters in the feed trough (cause goats climb on EVERYTHING, and were ALWAYS in the feed throughs.) Luckily I never did!

That would be SO disturbing. I'm so glad it didn't happen to me, LOL! I would have freaked. This way, I can just laugh at Rebecca for freaking.

chelle wrote:

Rebecca1340 wrote: Plus, this wasn't some random sheep, this was my baby and she lost her tail on my bed! LOL!

LOL I understand, when I started doing it this way (cheaper, less mess, and MUCH easier!!) I was always afraid I would find mountain oysters in the feed trough (cause goats climb on EVERYTHING, and were ALWAYS in the feed throughs.) Luckily I never did!

Well goats do eat everything...

Oh and Karen and Scar, thank you for the support during my trauma

Oh, I DO support you! I'm just glad it's not you supporting me.

OMG poor kitty I think I would have tossed my cookies. YUCK. Hope all is well

Chelle, they have a big one day event here in Idaho, Rocky Mountain Oyster Day-= never been brave enough to try them. But when we raised goats, they did sometimes use that method to castrate them also. Rebecca, finding the cat's tail in bed would freak anyone out- she is probably happier without it now.

(trying to picture chelle castrating goats) where's a goat emoticon when you need it?

Actually, I've had cats leave worse things than the end of their tail on my bed in the dead of night! Give me a piece of tail any day!

Rosie will be just fine Rebecca ........ if she was going to have suffered any ill/infectious effects she likely would have done so long ago ....... have you ever really banged up a nail and ended up losing it .......... kind of, sort of the same thing

ROFLMAO!!

Actually Kelly, when they got up big enough they were so agervating that you didnt mind it LOL

LOL Rebecca, I never thought about THAT happening to them!

ida, I have never had them either. Now just plain ole goat meat.. I like that. But I dont eat oysters of ANY kind.. LOL


I didnt think about that muggins! You are right.. My cat had KITTENS in my bed UNDER the covers. LOL That was nasty