Tail Injury

[oohmydog 82]

After a month of trying to get a tail injury on my lurcher pup sorted ,we are coming to the point of having her tail docked anybody owned a lurcher with a docked tail and how did it affect her ,she is not a hare dog but as been bred for general mooching atb

[Westy76 546]

Yeah mines docked,makes zero difference imo

[block end 242]

After a month of trying to get a tail injury on my lurcher pup sorted ,we are coming to the point of having her tail docked anybody owned a lurcher with a docked tail and how did it affect her ,she is not a hare dog but as been bred for general mooching atb

whats happened to it mate is it broke

[the big chief 3,099]

My old lamping partners dog broke the tip but got infected and had most of it off ran as normal

[sawyer 94]

My mates had half a tail and it ran fine.

[BIGLURKS 874]

Got the same problem with mine right now it's a pain too get them healed right cos they bang them of every thing they have alrdy docked abit of but it will prob need too have the whole lot taking of in the end

[oohmydog 82]

The bitch as really been in the wars ,she took the end of her tail just greeting me and caught the end on the side of the kennel ,what ever us or the vet as done to protect it its been chewed of and the wound opened up raw ,but she split the side of her head open on a corrugated sheet on top of 2 bales nailing a rabbit which as been treated with antibiotics and steroids ,with the bitch in pain for over a month with one thing or another and we are not making any progress with the tail at all

[skycat 6,174]

This might seem a totally irrelevant question, but what are you feeding the bitch on? I ask this because I have noticed that dogs fed on a properly balanced raw diet seem to heal much more quickly than those which are fed on complete foods, especially if that food is cereal based (in other words, containing more cereal matter than meat)

 

An example was an adult dog I took on which had bleeding sore end to tail and an open abscess on his hock. The previous owner said that it wouldn't heal. After a month on a raw diet both had completely healed and the fur was beginning to grow back.

 

I'm not saying that a raw diet cures all, and obviously if the tail has been so badly damaged it can't heal: exposed bones etc, then a change of diet is unlikely to do anything, but it is something that is worth considering, plus protecting the tail so it can actually have a chance to heal without damaging it mean time. Do you have any photos of the tail?

[paulus 26]

use old carpet to line any areas of the kennel and run that are causing the tail to split, have you tried the toilet roll and gaffer tape approach

[Giro 2,648]

 

 

Mate done similar with masking tape..

 

Gaffa tape is the way forward

[paulus 26]

 

 

Mate done similar with masking tape..

 

Gaffa tape is the way forward

everyone needs a roll in there first aid kit

[oohmydog 82]

She is fed on flesh and broth with dry food mixed in penny

[oohmydog 82]

Paulus we have tried everything the vets let us have some Kevlar tube and dressed it 2 days later off it come we are using the sports dressing tape and have tried coating the outer dressing with pepper and chilly paste to try and stop her taking the dressing of ,we stopped the second lot of antibiotics Thursday and it as gone down hill again at the minute we have got the tube used for the dishwasher drain up 3/4 of the tail and then the strapping out of reach with the cone on her head after the last 4 weeks we aren't holding our breath ,I will try and put a photo of this dressing on

[paulus 26]

Paulus we have tried everything the vets let us have some Kevlar tube and dressed it 2 days later off it come we are using the sports dressing tape and have tried coating the outer dressing with pepper and chilly paste to try and stop her taking the dressing of ,we stopped the second lot of antibiotics Thursday and it as gone down hill again at the minute we have got the tube used for the dishwasher drain up 3/4 of the tail and then the strapping out of reach with the cone on her head after the last 4 weeks we aren't holding our breath ,I will try and put a photo of this dressing on

i to tried everything and the only thing i found to work was gaffer tape. it does take the fur off when you need to change it though, lining everywhere in the kennel and run with old carpet will also lessen the chances of it re splitting whilst healing along with a lampshade on the dog to stop it chewing at it, if you then limited her freedom to lead walks only and away from anywhere that it could knock its tail then you should make progress