Amputation of tail in cat

1. AMPUTATION OF TAIL IN CAT
Dr.Sharon A J
MVSc Schoalr

2. Case Report
 CASE DETAILS
 Name & Address : Smith , Nedumbuzha
 Case No : F7064
 Date : 13-04-16
 Animal : Tom cat
 Species : Feline
 Breed : Non descript
 Sex : Male
 Age : 1 year
 Body weight : 3 Kg

3. History
 Reported that the animal met with an accident and not moving its tail.

4. Observation
 Temperature : 102 F o
 Mucous membrane : Pale
 Fracture of the tail could be detected,
 Tail Necrosis
 Wound on the middle of the tail
 No reflexes or perception noticed.

5. Treatment suggested
 Tail docking

6. Site
 Above the seat of injury

7. Preparation of site
 Shaved the tail above the wounded area. Cleaned and dressed with povidone
iodidne.

8. Anasthesia
 Injection zokent 10 ml X 1
Sig 0.8 ml intra muscular
 Injection Xylodac 10 ml X 1
Sig 0.2 ml intra muscualr

9. Surgical technique
 Put an U shaped incision on both dorsal and ventral aspect of the tail.
 Disarticulated the joint in between the Coccygeal vertebrae.
 Ligated the two lateral and one middle coccygeal artery.
 Put subcuticular suture with cat gut.
 Put vertical mattress suture with nylon on skin.
 Applied cotton with tincture benzoin.
 Bandaged

10. Post operative care
 Roscalin Dry Syrup X1
 Sig 0.5ml Bid for 5 days

11. Discussion
 INDICATION
Irreparable injury
Malignant diseases
Tail necrosis
Tail paralysis

12.  ANASTHESIA
 Sedation with ring block anaesthesia in recumbent position in dog and cat
 Epidural anaesthesia in standing or recumbent positing In bull or cow.

13.  SITE
 Above the seat of injury
 Enough length to cover the vulva in cows and anus in Bulls is left if possible .

14.  ANATOMY
Muscles 1. Sacrococcygeus dorsalis
2. Sacrococcygeus lateralis
3.Intertransversalis caudae
4.sacrococcygeus ventralis
5.compressor coccygeus
Vessels 1.Middle coccygeal and Lateral coccygeal vessels

15.  TECHNIQUE
 V shaped skin incision made on dorsal and ventral surface of tail
 Raise two triangular flaps of skin
 The bases of flaps should corresponds to the intervertebral space
 Ligated the arteries
 Disarticulated the joint
 Skin sutured with simple interrupted mattress sutures.

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