A week ago today, my younger sister saved a small kitten, 8 or 9 weeks old, from certain death in the road. Her tail was in terrible shape, with no movement and much of it necrotic. We got her to the vet immediately and the tail was amputated. She was wormed and tested for the standard diseases and came back clean. There was apparently some nerve damage done, as she has been fecal and urinary incontinent since we brought her home, and likely before. Aside from that, today she is thriving and eating like a little horse, but we have to wash her several times a day due to repeated bouts of diarrhea. We also express her bladder several times a day.
In the days since the amputation, she has shown interest in using a litter box, but nothing ever happens for her. At first, she passed no urine at all unless we expressed her with great difficulty, but now she occasionally dribbles and has no trouble being expressed. This brings me to my question: how likely is it that she'll recover control of her bowels and bladder? I'm already thoroughly committed to caring for her regardless, but it would be nice to know if there's any hope.
In the days since the amputation, she has shown interest in using a litter box, but nothing ever happens for her. At first, she passed no urine at all unless we expressed her with great difficulty, but now she occasionally dribbles and has no trouble being expressed. This brings me to my question: how likely is it that she'll recover control of her bowels and bladder? I'm already thoroughly committed to caring for her regardless, but it would be nice to know if there's any hope.