My senior cat's tail has a popping knot. Is it broken or dislocated?

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I have a senior cat and when I came home work she was sitting on me and I noticed that she had a knot about 2 inches down the tail. I put a little pressure on it to see if it was tender and I felt/heard little thing like popping/moving/grinding together. Is it broken or Dislocated or what? Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Female | spayed | 12 years and 6 months old | 5 lbs

Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

That could represent a subluxation (partial or complete dislocation) of the tail vertebras with arthrosis process around. A check up and possibly radiographs are needed to confirm that, but it is not painful it is likely to be an old lesion and unlikely to be clinically significant.

My senior cat's tail has a popping knot. Is it broken or dislocated?

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