MY FOSTER KITTEN LOST HER TAIL
Wilma came into my fostercare in November 2020. She was the cutest and most perfect kitten. She was sweet, playful and cuddly. At the time I had a homemade scratching pole that she loved to play on. But if I had known the trouble that would come with the scratching pole, I would've never let her play on it.
One day when I came home I noticed Wilma had something on her tail. When I took a closer look, I could see that it was bleeding. So I checked her tail and there was a little wound on it. I wanted to know where it came from, so I inspected everything in my room.
On the scratching pole I noticed some screws were sticking out, so she probably cut her tail open on that.
I spoke to the animal shelter and they told me to just wash it out and desinfect it everyday. So I did that for a couple of days, but I noticed Wilma kept licking her tail and the wound kept opening up and getting worse.
At this point I felt like I needed to call the vet to make sure it didn't get worse.
Unfortunately, from that moment Wilma's tail got worse very fast. I noticed the end of her tail was harder than usual and she couldn't move it anymore.
When we got to the vet, she told us that the end of her tail was already dead and that it would continue to spread to her back if we didn't amputate her tail.
As this was the only option to keep Wilma healthy and alive, I agreed. It broke my heart knowing that she would lose her tail because of my poorly made scratching pole.
When I went to pick her up, I was so nervous to see how Wilma would feel. Luckily she was alive and kicking and didn't seem to mind too much. But when we got home, she wouldn't stop licking what was left of her tail. She even bit on the threads and tried to pull them out. When I tried to touch it, it was obvious that she was hurting.
We tried everything to make her stop biting the threads. We made her a collar, but she would shake it off every time. We tried to put a bandage on her tail, but that fell off even faster. Then we put tiny sock on her tail, but again she took it off. So the only option was to keep an eye on her all the time.
As the days passed, I noticed that the wound was not opening up anymore and that it was healing nicely. Wilma was playful again and she didn't have any trouble with her balance. The moment to put her up for adoption came closer and closer.
The only thing left to do was to take the threads out of her tail. Wilma had become very protective over what was left of her tail so taking out the threads was a hard thing to do. I tried to do it alone and even got my sister to help me, but we couldn't do it. So I made a new appointment at the vet to help. We had to hold her very tightly, and after a few bites and scratches we finally managed to get the threads out.
This was the moment that Wilma was ready for adoption. Her wound had healed and she was fully healthy. She left to a very loving family and made a new friend! She is living her best life! I received some pictures of Wilma in her new home, which you can find below.
Purrs and paws,
Amber
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