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I do not know if something bit him or irritated him. For now I am putting peroxide and that seems to help it to scab over, but then he bites on it again and it starts to bleed. Should I get him one of those cones to go around, his neck? What should I use as treatment for the bleeding tail?

2007-03-29 06:59:18 · 5 answers · asked by louie2701 1 in Pets Dogs

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i would put some kind of medical cream on it and wrap it so that he wouldnt be able to chew on it

2007-03-29 07:04:39 · answer #1 · answered by j_breezy 2 · 0 0

I've seen this a couple of times in practice. The tail is irritating the dog and he can do some pretty serious damage to it. You can stop him biting by putting a collar on him, but of course it's awful to have an itch you can't scratch!

Vets treat this by clipping and cleaning the area with medicated solution, possibly injection some steroid around the area for healing, and then bandaging until healed - and providing a Buster collar (cone)! They may prescribe an anti-inflammatory instead of a sterioid. All this can be done concious if your dog will tolerate it, so it won't be particularly expensive.

I'd just take him to the vets if I were you, and have this sorted out once and for all, rather than waste time and possibly money with home remedies. Bear in mind there's a small possibility there could be something more sinister going on there to cause the irritation - maybe a tiny foreign body or a skin problem. Fairly unlikely it is anything particularly troublesome, but i'd want to be sure.

Chalice

2007-03-29 07:14:12 · answer #2 · answered by Chalice 7 · 0 0

I've owned Great Danes for many years and have never seen or heard of that behavior before. My advice would definitely be to take him to a vet, especially since he is biting to the point of causing his tail to bleed. I don't think putting a cone on him is any kind of answer because while that will prevent him from biting his tail it does nothing to address whatever issue is CAUSING him to bite himself.

2007-03-29 07:11:32 · answer #3 · answered by Packrabid 2 · 1 0

He may have allergies. This happened to my big dog. He has "change of season" allergies, and used to itch and bite all kinds of sore spots into his coat, tail and feet. Sometimes his face would swell up and he'd rub it raw!!! (Poor baby) We took him to the vet several times for antibiotics, steroids and antihistimines until we started to notice a pattern. Now I give him antihistimines and a small amount of steroids when the allergy starts to act up and we havn't had any more troubles. So take him to the vet so that yo can be sure that is not the problem. It took us about $400 to figure it out!!!

2007-03-29 07:11:45 · answer #4 · answered by sparklepup 4 · 0 0

I think a cone would be a good idea to let the tail have a chance to heal. Maybe even put some neosporin on it. Then you need to figure out why he did that.. if he did..first I would check for allergies.. any redness in his ears? between his toes? weepy eyes? If you do find those things think about what he is eating... might need to change brands... it could also be a freak thing too.. but you need to cover all your bases.

2007-03-29 07:10:58 · answer #5 · answered by greyskymourning82 4 · 0 1

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