Marcie somehow bloodied the tip of her tail. No idea how. Probably
one of the other dogs, but it doesn't really make much difference.
She's a very waggy little girl, and we have had blood droplets (teeny)
and smears here and there. I sprayed some Curad Spray Bandage on it
yesterday, and it did the trick, at least temporarily. She wants to
lick the tip of her tail and I can't see much being able to prevent
that.

Do I hope for the best and that it will just heal on it's own with her
licking/ignoring cycles? Should I trim hair (blood making the tip
feathering a little sticky)?

This isn't a major injury. There is very, very little blood. Just
thought someone else may have some thoughts.

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Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

Janet Boss wrote:

This isn't a major injury. There is very, very little blood. Just
thought someone else may have some thoughts.

Depends on just how licky she's being. If not much, I'd wait and
see. If she's really bothering it, I'd whip out the Cone of Dqqm
for a few days. Also, I'd watch to make sure Rudy isn't pestering
it. Given Marcie's penchant for fur chewing, though, I'm guessing
Rudy's not the problem.

If the injury is bad, or she keeps reinjuring it by whacking it into
things, then it might be time to consider tying the tail down. It
doesn't sound that serious, though.

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Shelly
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Shelly wrote:

If not much, I'd wait and
see. If she's really bothering it, I'd whip out the Cone of Dqqm
for a few days. Also, I'd watch to make sure Rudy isn't pestering
it. Given Marcie's penchant for fur chewing, though, I'm guessing
Rudy's not the problem.

No, Rudy is not the problem (although since she grabs his tail in the
yard, he sometimes turns and grabs hers, so he may be the origin of the
actual injury). She's not bugging it much. She was a bit more
yesterday midday (when it was first happening) but just a here and there
now and easily diverted with a leave it.


If the injury is bad, or she keeps reinjuring it by whacking it into
things, then it might be time to consider tying the tail down. It
doesn't sound that serious, though.

No, it isn't. But my inlaws are staying with me and I've asked them to
not stop in my narrow hallway to pet the dogs. Whacking against walls
is not conducive to healing!

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Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com