Terrier Eating His Tail

[forest of dean redneck 11,542]

No I reckon mushrooms right flea allergy ,seen it in a terrier before,first it started chasing its tail then it would chew.fleas would congregate around base of tail.

[shaneg 2,578]

I taught the same about the flea allergy but I've washed him up with sheep dip a few times went through him and not a sign of a flea. I think it might have started like that but now he's just got into a bad habit of doing it.

[bull mcabe 595]

It may be mites Shane. Sheep dip or any over the counter products wouldn't help that. You'll probably have to get a vet involved to find the root of the problem. Is it just the tail that's bothering him?

[leo1 134]

Try advocate and see how that goes

[neil cooney 10,416]

If the terrier is as clean as a whistle Rippem might be right and it might be a psychological problem.

Is the terrier very inbred and is he highly strung in other things he does ?

It probably wont work with an animal as determined as a working terrier but there is stuff you can get from vet supplies for putting on a sows teats to stop the piglets suckling, I think it used to be called something like Bitteralos or similar. Haven't used it in years but have a look and see is there something similar still available. It's very bitter.

[TOPPER 1,809]

NC its similar to the stuff you get for kids to stop them biting there finger nails

[bolty 45]

HAVE YOU GOT any ivomec about you if its a mite under the skin or mange it will sort it out but if hes got in to the habit it could be syclogical need to get him out break the boredom try the ivomec that will rule the mange and the mites out .

[bolty 45]

I HAVE HAD very good results with camrosa ointment you can buy the wash like a shampoo first then use the ointment very good for skin allergies and for healing wounds that want dry up .

[shaneg 2,578]

Yes neil he would be tightly bred and is a highly strung dog. I've gave him ivermec before with no job. I'm going to put him on a course of synlox and seen what happens I was talking to one of the lads earlier and he mentioned stuff like your on about neil so I'll try that to

[rippem 455]

If hes tightly breed more then likely he's got a menatal problem and you not gonna fix it. Unless you gove him Xanax or some other drug to keep his kind off it.watch first the tail then it will be his leg or something elese. Ill tell you now its now mange. Dogs like that have a problem in there head and it will always be there and the other owner knew this and this is why it was gifted to you because he didnt want to deal with it..you said if it keep up the tail will be gone in a coue weeks. Well if thats the z

Case instead of him mutilating himslef take him on amd have it removed. Then you will see if it foxs the problem or if its his mental state. Id bet its his mental state and will either chew higher up on his ass or go for a leg. Ivermect or soap isnt gonna cure it.

[shaneg 2,578]

I have to agree with u rippem. Every word of what your saying is exactly what has been going around in my head. I'm going to give him a week on antibiotics and after that if he's still doing it i will be putting him down.

[dogmad riley 1,343]

Had a mate who had an ebt bitch which chewed her tail so bad it had to be taken off. She had just had a litter of pups at the time

[rizla1 122]

these things start when the dogs get board then they get so bad they cant stop chewing. bitch i had some years ago started to do it and an old greyhound boy gave me some black tar ointment they use for horses hoofs dont the trick not sure what it was called

[neil cooney 10,416]

NC its similar to the stuff you get for kids to stop them biting there finger nails

I'd say Shane is on his way to fixing the problem, please God.

 

BUT, Topper , your post made me laugh. Did you go through the child cruelty that I did as a kid ?????????????

Because my parents used the actual stuff used for pigs to stop me biting my nails, LOL.

[neil cooney 10,416]

these things start when the dogs get board then they get so bad they cant stop chewing. bitch i had some years ago started to do it and an old greyhound boy gave me some black tar ointment they use for horses hoofs dont the trick not sure what it was called

Probably Stockholm Tar.

According to the old school it cures everything, from bad bites to leprosy.