our lab keeps hurting her tail with no obvious cause, is this common with labs?

Question

she takes a few days to get comfortable, it's not broken, does she need a vet?

Answer 1

There is also a thing called cold tail or swimmers tail. My lab got this after we had been swimming for a long time, I took her to the vet and there is no treatment it just goes away. she held her tail down and would not wag it and would not sit in certain positions until it healed.

Answer 2

It might be because she wags it a lot and thus hits it on things which hurt it. That happened to my lab mix dog. She just kept hitting her tail on things. We took her to the vet and he said that it happens all the time. He calls it "happy tail syndrome" and sometimes the tail need to be docked. The tip of my dog's tail came off because of it, but fortunately everything healed after that.

So take your dog to the vet and just to make sure. Good luck.

Answer 3

Very common for Labs to "pop" the tip of their tail and leave a trail of blood splatters on the walls. The other common problem is called "cold tail". It is a pinched nerve and the tail will hang like a limp rag

Answer 4

Our black lab used to wag her tail so much (and hit everything around her with it!) that it would bleed. It used to heal itself within a couple of days but one time it just kept bleeding... We took her too the vet and unfortunately they had to dock her tail; it'd happened one time too many. She was absolutely fine afterwards though and never had trouble with it again; she only lost the "brush" bit on the end and had half of her tail left still.

The new black lab doesn't wag her tail so much so has never had the problem. My advice would be to get your lab checked out at the vet - it could be just that they're an overly-enthusiastic wagger too, but at least a checkup would give you peace of mind.

Answer 5

Sometimes dogs like to chase their tails. That is common for a lot of dogs.

But a few days to get comfortable? She might not need a vet, just a distraction.

Answer 6

She may be hitting it against something when she wags. Most labs are oblivious to where their tail is going.

Or has she been swimming? I think labs can injure their tail from too much swimming when they are not used to it. I think it's called cold-water tail.

http://labtails.blogspot.com/2005/07/limber-flaccid-tail-syndrome.html

You'd be best to ask the vet though to make sure it isn't something more serious.

Answer 7

Is she used to being interior with you? If she is then the storage in spite of the undeniable fact that quieter for her is actual no longer seen as her territory and he or she'll be attempting to go them to the place SHE feels risk-free! Did you get her used to the container and the storage until eventually now? the place ever you save them nonetheless mum wouldn't have unfastened get right of entry to to the exterior. i might concentration on that immediately so as that she would be in a position to't get exterior with them. I used to reproduce cats and have additionally had one canine of my own and a foster canine supply start and that i used the eating room because it replaced into the quietest place interior the homestead! The canine slept there generally and their beds have been placed into the whelping section a pair of weeks until eventually now. Now the doggies are older it must be nicely worth attempting. If she generally sleeps interior the storage then only go away them there with the get right of entry to blocked. If she is commonly used with she would be in a position to't get out she ought to settle. in elementary terms you should verify on them, if too many people or toddlers are allowed close to then which will create a panic and could reason fatalities. you should replace the newspaper as often as this is mandatory yet go away her slumbering section or 'nest' on my own. In a weeks time you should start gently dealing with the doggies waiting to start the socialisation and homestead preparation that they'll want commencing a week later, that's whilst different adults could be presented or older to blame toddlers.

Answer 8

Not common with any dog.

Something is causing it whether she is doing it to herself, if she has an underlying problem with her tail or she is getting into something, that is what you and your vet will need to discover.

Answer 9

I have had two labs and have never seen either of them do that, I would most definitely take her to a vet.
Good luck

Answer 10

I know hip problems with labs are common.....don't know about their tails, though.....take her to a vet....maybe it is her hip.......