I have a Weimaraner, with a tail. Recently he cut the end on of it. Im thinking he did it in his crate because when i wake in the morning to let him out he wags his tail and i searched the crate and found a sharp bit in it, ive sorted that out. But since he cut it, even though its healing, every time he wags his tail and hits it on something eg the wall etc, it breaks the scab open again and i end up with blood splats all over the place. I could put a  bandage over it but then he will just bite it off. Has anyone get any ideas of what i can use to stop it breaking open?

Hi Ya Michelle

We used to get this a lot with Weims in kennels - one reason why many of them are still docked, just goes to show how easy it is for them to damage their tail.  Anyway I don't really know what you could put on it other than a bandage - we used to get the tube that a bandage is wrapped around (just a bit wider than the tail) and pop that over the end of the tail, we then used to bandage around that so that basically if they wagged their tail the tube got smacked rather than the skin and damaged area - you could then spray the bandage with some bitter apple to stop him chewing it of?

May work but I know how determined some dogs can be when it comes to bandages!

Good luck and give Bruno a hug from me :)

Hiya Kelly :D hows u? Thanks for that advice, will have to give it a go cos ive got no other option, thanks xx

We had the same problem when our pup took a little chunk Kayla's ear, everytime she shook her head the scab would get knocked off and blood would splatter all over! She had stuff from the vet, and even tried bandaging her ear to her head(did NOT work at all), even stypic powder didn't work but in the end we used E45 cream and within a couple of days it was healed perfectly. I don't know what is in it that works so well but we call it magic cream, if the dogs have any scratches etc or even rashes a bit of E45 soon sorts it out.
HTH :)

Oh cool, will get some of that then too :D, just hope he doesnt lick it off! THanks x

Yes, be careful, ours seem to think it tastes nice and one of my rats once escaped in my parents room, into their cupboard and chewed through a tube and ate half the contents....and lived to tell the tail :D

OMG :O :D

Get som e alum from a pharmacist and mix a solution of 5ml powder in half a pint of warm water. You can add a few drops of TCP if you like. Dip the end of the tail in this a few times a day. The alum is an excellent styptic and stops the bleeding - it also toughens skin; the solution is used to prevent bedsores. In between times when the tail is dry again you can gently rub on a little baby oil to keep the skin supple.

The best thing to keep it protected and to let it heal is to go to a garden centre and buy a tree support - they are brown and about 5 feet long with holes in.  Obviously you cut it to size leaving a bit to hang oover the end so he can't lick it and tape the other end to the tail with elastoplast.  I had a dog with this problem and treated it successfully this way.  You can also buy Umbilical powder from the Chemist (or you used to be able to) and that is good for drying it up and healing it.

Yeah the umbilical powder is really good, think it's called Xyzal or something like that :d  Always forget its name.

Sterzac?

Xyzal is an anti-histamine :D :D

I have seen both hair curlers (plain ones) and empty syringes used on tails to protect them and give them some air as well.

Buy some plastic skin from germoline. From boots the chemist.  Apply this over the wound, and make sure that you put some on every day. This will form a layer over the scab and may help it heal.

I used this from recommendation from a show exhibitor as my bitch cut her ear, and would shake it. It took 12 months for the ear to heal. As she would break the scab, the plastic skin worked on her.

R