Thank you both for your replies! I've tried to scruffed him but the rascal flops onto his belly so I can't get at him and I've still a little nervous about lifting up his back area too forcefully so not to do more damage to any recovering nerve areas. I'm having some success now with holding him by ...

Hi, My lovely little cat had an accident last Saturday, March 2nd. He's a (nearly) three year old tom who loves to play outside and explore. We're not exactly sure what happened but basically the result has been a break in his tail, where it joins the spine. It's been a hellish week. Our vets were k...