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Post by quackingtim on Dec 18, 2007 22:39:28 GMT -5
He has cold water tail. This is the first time I have seen this. I can tell he is in a lot of pain. Not much you can do for him, asprin and rest.
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Post by hoosiercanuck on Dec 18, 2007 22:41:07 GMT -5
I know - my Lab had it about 2 months ago. Freaked me out thinking that I had broke her tail or something. Hope she'll be OK. It took my Winnie 2 days to get over it and me about 3 days to get back the sleep I lost being up with her all night.
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Post by choppy on Dec 18, 2007 22:48:47 GMT -5
Dang sorry to hear that! Guess those cold floodwaters got to the pup...
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Post by hountzmj on Dec 18, 2007 22:54:15 GMT -5
Ok... for us non lab owners on here. Can you explain?
I've never heard of this?
--hountzmj
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Post by hoosiercanuck on Dec 18, 2007 23:02:36 GMT -5
I don't think it's just confined to labs - When your dog is in the water doing retrieves, particularly the cold water and the tail doesn't get dried out before you put her in the seat/kennel for the dry home the muscles in the top of the tail where it connects to their body will cramp up to where there tail just hangs down and looks like it is broken. It is extremely painful for them and only aspirin and time will make it better.
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pwoller
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Post by pwoller on Dec 18, 2007 23:06:43 GMT -5
What can be done to prevent this?
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Post by jwkimber45 on Dec 18, 2007 23:22:59 GMT -5
MAn that suck Tim!!! Hope he feels better soon!!!
pwoller, they say the best thing to do is air the dog prior to the ride home and dry them off prior to as well.
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pwoller
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Post by pwoller on Dec 18, 2007 23:35:25 GMT -5
What do mean by air the dog?
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Post by quackingtim on Dec 19, 2007 0:22:43 GMT -5
What do mean by air the dog? Let them dry out. There is no sure way to keep this from happening. It's just one of those things that happens. |
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Post by bsutravis on Dec 19, 2007 5:51:49 GMT -5
Never heard of it before....... Hope he gets over it soon Tim! Perhaps a few Scooby snacks will help!  |
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Post by jwkimber45 on Dec 19, 2007 7:21:27 GMT -5
"Air" the dog. Let them run free for a few min to dry off, loosen up, go to the bathroom, etc etc.
Similar to walking for a short distance or what ever after a run....(I wouldn't know anythign about this....excecise, whats that??? LOL)
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Post by Ozpa on Dec 19, 2007 11:48:03 GMT -5
Poor Ruddy! Man that dog wags his WHOLE BODY. He's gotta be the worst dog that could happen to...always happy always wagging. Yikes.
Todd
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Post by Adam Brown (BGGoosekiller) on Dec 19, 2007 11:56:18 GMT -5
Good luck Ruddy!
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Post by quackingtim on Dec 19, 2007 14:45:26 GMT -5
Man that dog wags his WHOLE BODY. Todd When he is happy, he wags his whole body. I always thought it looked goofy. Now it's goofy not seeing his tail move. He is playing fetch w/my slippers today, even did his happy dog tap dance, but still no tail wagging. |
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Post by honkenbutch on Dec 19, 2007 16:23:27 GMT -5
Tim, TomTom and Thor wish him well. TomTom is just like Rudy, his tail wags, so does the rest of him.
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Post by quackingtim on Dec 19, 2007 18:04:40 GMT -5
Ruddy is trying to sleep standing up w/his head on the couch. I don't think it's working real good for him.
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Post by chicobrownbear on Dec 20, 2007 10:12:55 GMT -5
Give him half a viagra. That might raise his tail some.
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Post by quackingtim on Dec 20, 2007 14:31:10 GMT -5
Give him half a viagra. That might raise his tail some.   ;D  Great idea. You got some for sale. |
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Post by chicobrownbear on Dec 22, 2007 18:28:44 GMT -5
Give him half a viagra. That might raise his tail some. ;D Great idea. You got some for sale. I normally only take a quarter of one, just to keep from peeing on my shoes. |
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