licking issues...
new foster lolly has a bit of happy tail. mostly it is just wheepy/raw pink and not bloody and scabby. but i cannot get her to leave it alone. i have tried 3 different 'anti lick/gross taste' sprays...
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Someone told me if you wash your hands with alcohol it will get that bitter apple stuff off.... not sure though because I have never had to try it. I would try the e-collar. It may not totally keep...
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I don't know if this is a bit over the top, but what about a soft or basket muzzle, when you are not with her and keep spraying when you are with her?
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A bite not collar might work a little better than an e-collar ( www.bitenot.com), and vets usually stock them. With an e-collar the dog can still twist around, but with the bite not, their movement is...
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I have an idea that might work, when I was working with race horses one summer, and we had to wrap coffin bones before exercise, what we would do is put a soft cushion layer down and then vet wrap...
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I read something on the net once about wrapping the tail, then pulling the tail throught the legs and wrapping it to their belly until it has a chance to heal. Also, greyhounds commonly have happy...
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well, we got an e-collar. and there is no way i'm going to get it on her with out getting bitten. she FREAKS out and barks and jumps like the house is on fire. i made malcom wear it around the house...
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All I can say is good luck getting the muzzle on! Ty has a soft muzzle that I am going to put on him when he first plays with Jet after her operation. Not that he is aggressive but he will be rough...
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sad update... (sorry all at once... my internet was out for a week) so lolly became more than just a little obsessive about her tail. i got it to stay wrapped and form a scab from sunday-monday. she...
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Sorry to hear that Karen. I almost had to amputate part of Major's tail last winter after a severe injury. It is so hard. Luckily I was able to save it. My Greyhound had to have his tail amputated...
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I'm really sorry to hear about Lolly. Sounds like you did all you could to save her tail, but hopefully she will be more comfortable now without it.
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Karen..that is so sad about Lolly but it sounds as if you did everything imaginable. Btw...congrats on adopting Malcom!!!
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Sorry to hear about Lollys tail, the same thing happened to my sisters American Bulldog. They tried wrapping it and sedating her but she continued to get to it and she did the same thing, she chewed...
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Okay, I battled a terrible happy tail syndrome. I eventually had the tail amputated which was the only complete cure to the problem. However, I had to keep Jax from getting to his tail while it...
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