Tail problem

[Nancy McClelland]

Our Great Dane Bender has had "happy tail", bare spot from hitting something while wagging. It healed and was just a bare spot for a couple of years. He did it again 2 months ago--we have tried ointment, wrapping with guaze, and taping it over--he won't leave it alone and 3 days ago it looked like a massacre all over the backyard as he chewed the tape and bandage off as well as the tip of his tale--bone showing. Took him to the Vet and he now has a 4 inch tale, but is not recovering as quick as we hoped--hopefully we can bring him home tomorrow while we wave goodbye to vacations for the next 2 years--he's now more expensive than all the dogs I've had in the last 50 years.

 

[Nancy McClelland]

He's home and it's healing nicely--just strange having a Dane with only a 4 inch tale. Took 2 hours to clean the house and the backyard--looked like a scene from "Carrie".

 

[Preitler]

Poor boi...

It's a shame vet costs are so high in some places...

 

[Nancy McClelland]

More bad news--he's not doing well--can't get up and putting him outside to feed and void is next to impossible for us. Have Monday appt. to have him PTS unlees he starts doing better in the next 2 days.

 

[DelawareRunner]

So sorry to hear all this, that's awful. My parents had a Golden that broke his tail and had it amputated. It was then a four inch stump.

 

[Nancy McClelland]

He's doing better so we did not make that "last" vet trip--he wasn't eating much while he was there (4 days) so he was weak but is now back to what is normal, for him--just "no tail" which is kind of weird--also a 4" stub now.

 

[Nancy McClelland]

Found the real problem--Nancy gave him a "pain" and he could ot get up again--the pills are the real problem--without them he's doing fine.

 

[Hutch Happiness]

Is he doing any better now?

 

[Nancy McClelland]

Well, he only has a 4 inch tale, but he's still with us--also the most expensive dog we've ever had.

 

[TreasuredFriend]

More than $1200 perhaps, @Nancy McClelland. I forget if that was the cost for one of our bun's treatment over the course of one week.

- This is positive news that you did not take the PTS trip and your Great Dane boy is doing better!

I hope he will not feel bad about his 4-inch stump.

A bun acquaintance accidentally rolled back his wheelable office chair and caught his bun's tail in the process. A speedy trip to savvy DVMs and they were able to remedy. He became a tail-less house bun for many years afterwards. Good not to have a mirror to remind ourselves ...

 

[Nancy McClelland]

Way closer to $2K--he's cost us more than all the other 9 I've had over my lifetime.