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    Please help!!vet wants to put down my cat.

    Jo-Jo is a male cat, he is 7 months old, primarly an outside cat, 4 days ago I noticed he had blood on his tail, checked him out, did not look really serious, could not find him later that day, I was worried about him, we looked all over, Very early next morn. we found him , he was bleeding alot worse from tail, I called the vet, gave him a bath, to see where he was bleeding, vet said to put pressure on cut and bandage it , did that....said to bring him in next day, I took him to the vet, which I trust and have known for years, took him in and the girl up front set up the surgery for tail amputation,said call later that day to see how he was doing, I left, did not want to but I did, 2 hours later, the vet called and said he examined jo-jo and said he was suffering extensive nerve damage, incontenience, bloody urine, and spinal damage,lots of brusing and he cannot control his bladder, the vet said surgery of cathader sewn in might help,probably not,and asked if I wanted to put him down,that he would not survive,I chose to pick up my cat from the vet, and bring him home, he is very reponsive and was walking all over the house yesterday, following me everywhere,eating really good and drinking alot of water, he has no bladder control he goes pee 4-5 times a day,while he is laying down,or if I hold him,what do you all think?

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    In your position I think I would keep a close eye on Jo-Jo and see if there are any signs of him suffering before making any decision. He is so young and might get some bladder control as he gets older
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    Oh how sad, the poor kitty! If I were you I think I would take jo-jo to another vet to get a second opinion. Good luck with whatever you do, keep us updated!

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    You can also get 'kitty diapers' or really small human pullups. That would help for a while.

    Prayers that Jo Jo gets well soon!

    Does he still have his tail???
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    the vet did not amputate the tail, because he said jo-jo would not live anyway, but thanks for your prayers and with my help and jo-jo's strong will , I pray he will surive, he is very happy about being inside, and the blood in his pee is hardly there, just alittle. the vet said the tail will fall off on it own.

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    I'm so sorry to hear this. I would also get a second opinion about this. Good luck and please continue to keep us updated about him.

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    Absolutely get a 2nd opinion.

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