> Subject: Right-bending tail?
> Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 21:06:54 CET
> From: Silje Gamst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Hey!
>
> I noticed something weird today. One of the pups had a tail who looked all
> wrong. It is not laying right behind the gerbil like it should, no, this
> tail is sticking to the right like an angle. The tail starts of like a
> normal tail, but then, like an angle it bends to the right, and the pup
> appears to have a little lump on the base of his/her tail. These pups have
> barely opened their eyes so I can't imagined what have happened with the
> pup, maybe it was born like that, I don't know?? Have anyone experienced
> something similar(if you understand what I mean)??? I must say i'm sorry
> about my english...
>
> -Silje
Your english is fine. I had this happen with one of my
pups. I believe the tail was broken very early on, possibly
during birth or even in the womb, and healed crooked. She
was perfectly healthy and went on to become a mother!
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