limp tail

[deltahunter49]

[digger]

[donia]

[Jeff]

[BamaK9]

[cdwyer]

[MSU Dawg]

[taddy1340]

[Dogzeye]

http://www.woodhavenlabs.com/limbertail-update704.html

Or a more heady explanation

http://www.vetmed.auburn.edu/uploads/im ... _Paper.pdf


At any rate 'cold water tail' has absolutely nothing to do with cold or water. It is simply overuse, and some other research I have read suggested there was a protein enzyme deficiency that caused the muscular swelling. A note to the reader here... this same research also suggested there was a link between this deficiency and the "lock up" some working dogs experience where their lower extremeties shut down. Some of the fellas on this board that train for a living have seen this - Where a dog becomes imobile from the front shoulders back, but still attempts a retrieve by dragging itself from front shoulders.

Tally has a real problem with his tail, at the first sign of swelling we start cooling down and then rest. If you push it too hard you will see that tail hang for days. By shutting it down early, it is usually gone within hours... this was learned the hard way.

[deltahunter49]

[Chocolate Seal]