Posted by: Shari Ziegenbein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Tammy,
I don't know if this is this dogs problem, but I was at handling class on
Wed and there was a discussion about "cold tail" Apparently it causes the dog to
have a "paralyzed" tail. My instructor was saying that it was caused by being
washed in cold water, or swimming in cold water. And it is temporary. Like I
said, this may not be your dog's problem, but something to consider.
Shari and the fawn ladies
in Paso Robles, Ca.
Tammy Kinkade wrote:
> Posted by: "Tammy Kinkade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Has anyone ever heard of this?
>
> If a dog's tail "quits working" - if they can't hold it up, they should be
> put to sleep.
>
> One of my mom's corgis has not been able to hold her tail up - it literally
> is dragging on the ground - she cannot raise it to potty. One of mom's
> co-workers had this happen to her dog and her vet said that if it didn't get
> better they'd have to put the dog down because she wouldn't be able to potty
> correctly and that it would/could cause some sort of blockage of her
> intestines (or something like that). The dog did get better so they never
> went to another vet for a different opinion.
>
> What would cause this to happen suddenly? Mom is taking Molly to her
> chiropractic vet in Toledo on Saturday in hopes that an adjustment will
> help.
>
> This is really something to think about - who would ever have thought that a
> droopy tail would be "life threatening"?
>
> Tammy Kinkade
> Defiance, Ohio
> w/my "little" helpers - Hoss & Samson the Great Danes and Pooh the fuzz
> bucket
