Pulling a cat's tail can easily cause cats to suffer from cauda equina syndrome, because the cat's tail has many slender branches like a ponytail, which are connected to the bladder, anus, coccygeal nerve, pelvic nerve, hypogastric nerve, and sciatic nerve of the hind limbs. Once the base of a cat's tail is injured, it may cause urinary incontinence.

Pulling a cat's tail can easily cause cats to suffer from cauda equina syndrome, because the cat's tail has many slender branches like a ponytail, which are connected to the bladder, anus, coccygeal nerve, pelvic nerve, hypogastric nerve, and sciatic nerve of the hind limbs. Once the root of the cat's tail is injured, other parts will also be affected, and in severe cases, it may cause urinary incontinence.

1. When the cat’s tail is touched, it screams in pain (coccygeal nerve damage)

2. The tail cannot move or feel (coccygeal nerve damage)

3. Cats cannot control excretion (pudendal nerve damage)

4. The cat’s hind legs move strangely, uncoordinated, or always refuse to move (sciatic nerve injury)