I held my cat and dropped him on the couch when I was playing with him and he fell on his lower back/tail (closer to the bum) and I also dropped him accidentally when I was holding him and trying to multitask (was filling up his food bowl) and I believe he fell similarly. I don't remember which one happened first and if his tail looked like this after the first or second incident but I attached a few videos at the end of this thread.
Also, my friends who own cats said if he broke his tail in the slightest, he would be in excruciating pain and I would know it for sure. I wonder if another organ was hurt or if there was nerve damage to the point he didn't feel the injury because of how CLEAN the cut of the nerve or whatever it was happened....
Another important piece of information, I learned that when you pet your cat on the lower back, they raise their bum high up, mine almost never does it and if he does it is very brief. After he fell he was glued to the floor and his bum was raised high, he also walked like that and I freaked out so I picked him up and pet him on the balcony and I am fairly certain he walks and plays normally now or close to 100%.
Did he just temporarily get hurt? Just like we ight stub our toe and walk as if it's broken but it just hurts for a few hours or a couple of days? I really want his tail to function as it did before and I feel so responsible. I promised myself not to play rough with him anymore and be super cautious going forward.
Do I ice the area for him or bandage it? I wonder if I shouldn't have touched it at all, I want it to heal completely and hope I don't have to take him to the vet as the examination and x-rays will cost money I don't have and I hope he heals naturally and regains full control of his body parts and tail. I really don't know what happened, can you help me out by watching a few videos I posted?
Please if you don't mind watch each video and don't skip any since they all have something which will help you figure out what might have happened. I am letting him rest now. Thank you everyone.
First Video
Second Video
Third Video
Fourth Video
Fifth Video
Leo ALWAYS walks with his tail raised high, whether with a little hook at the end or full on straight tail high or at least body height level. It is evident this is not normal for him at all, and the bum raising earlier was very awkward and I am not sure why he did that. I hope he will fully recover and regain full functionality of his tail and whatever got hurt within a few days from now by resting.
Also, my friends who own cats said if he broke his tail in the slightest, he would be in excruciating pain and I would know it for sure. I wonder if another organ was hurt or if there was nerve damage to the point he didn't feel the injury because of how CLEAN the cut of the nerve or whatever it was happened....
Another important piece of information, I learned that when you pet your cat on the lower back, they raise their bum high up, mine almost never does it and if he does it is very brief. After he fell he was glued to the floor and his bum was raised high, he also walked like that and I freaked out so I picked him up and pet him on the balcony and I am fairly certain he walks and plays normally now or close to 100%.
Did he just temporarily get hurt? Just like we ight stub our toe and walk as if it's broken but it just hurts for a few hours or a couple of days? I really want his tail to function as it did before and I feel so responsible. I promised myself not to play rough with him anymore and be super cautious going forward.
Do I ice the area for him or bandage it? I wonder if I shouldn't have touched it at all, I want it to heal completely and hope I don't have to take him to the vet as the examination and x-rays will cost money I don't have and I hope he heals naturally and regains full control of his body parts and tail. I really don't know what happened, can you help me out by watching a few videos I posted?
Please if you don't mind watch each video and don't skip any since they all have something which will help you figure out what might have happened. I am letting him rest now. Thank you everyone.
First Video
Second Video
Third Video
Fourth Video
Fifth Video
Leo ALWAYS walks with his tail raised high, whether with a little hook at the end or full on straight tail high or at least body height level. It is evident this is not normal for him at all, and the bum raising earlier was very awkward and I am not sure why he did that. I hope he will fully recover and regain full functionality of his tail and whatever got hurt within a few days from now by resting.
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