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Can anyone help w/ tail issue?
So, as if I don't have enough issues to be returned for the Lemon Law here in Illinois...I have a "happy" tail. All you Dane parents know about that Danger Zone within a 3 foot radius from our backends! Well, I've managed to bust open about 2 inches from the end. Mommy cleans it (and my body from all the wagging and tossing blood around) everyday and puts antibiotic ointment on and covers it with vet-wrap so I don't lick it off (how rude!). But, still I can't control my excitement apparently and break it open every single day! Mom's afraid that soon we'll get an infection or with my luck, get to the point of amputation eventually. Does anyone have any ideas of how to protect the end of my tail???? Grandma thinks a pool noodle toy would be funny, but PLEASE there has to be something more fashionable! Thanks! P.S. Just an FYI ~ we haven't heard from the hospital yet, but I'll let you all know as soon as results come in...
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I can help you- bear with my explaination.
Get a rubber "O" ring about 3/4 inch diameter.
Cloth tape
a four foot cloth leash
OK- here goes, tie the leash around her waist with the clip under her belly. Tape the "O" ring to the tip of her tail about an inch in from the damaged part. Clip the leash's clasp to the "O" ring and it should hold her tail under her belly. Out of the banging zone and under her for safer wagging. This method is described illustrated online, I will see if I can find it again.
I accidentally caught a tail in the tailgate of the explorer causing a similar injury and this method is what finally worked for him.
105 days ago by WeLoveOur7Dogs
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