Answer: A many-tailed bandage is rectangular binder which covers the lower part of the
chest and abdomen and is used to protect wounds in those areas. It is not a type of a
bandage that is often used on a cat, probably because suitable size are not made
commercially. But it can prove useful, for example in protecting spay wounds where cats
have a tendency to interfere to them. It can be made of linen or muslin, or any reasonably
strong, closely woven material.
For an adult cat, the rectangle needs to measure approximately 8 to 9 inches by up to 2
feet, depending on the animal’s width, Straight cuts are made about every 1 ½ inches along
each of the short sides. These cats should run for about one third of the material’s width,
thus producing a number of ‘tails’ along each of these sides; the number of each side must
be equal.
If necessary, a dressing of cotton wool or lint is first applied to the wound and then
the bandage is placed beneath the chest and abdomen with the tails protruding on either
side. Each pair of tails (right and left) is in turn brought up the sides of the animal and
the tails tied together over the cat’s back.
